Novel Award timetable 2024
Your guide to what happens when.
31 May
Competition deadline!
24 July
Twenty long listed titles announced here and on social media.
26 July
Long listed writers to submit a total 15,000 words, including synopsis and their original submission.
2 September
Five shortlisted titles announced here and on social media.
4 September
Shortlisted writers to submit a total 30,000 words, including synopsis and their previous submissions.
4 October
Writers informed of results.
19 October
Publication of our novel anthology with extracts from the twenty long listed novels.
Results published here and on social media.
15 November
Our 2025 competition opens!
