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Blue Pencil Agency Pitch Prize 2026
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-11-01
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Blue Pencil Agency
- Deadline
- 1 November 2026
- Where
- Online
- Compensation
- £500 prize for the winner, 7 winners receive 1-1 pitch meetings with literary agents in January/February 2027, editorial feedback, and industry insights.
- Disciplines
- writing, fiction
About this opportunity
The Blue Pencil Agency Pitch Prize 2026 is an international writing competition for unrepresented fiction authors. Submissions are open until November 1, 2026, with a £15 entry fee. The prize includes £500 for the winner, pitch meetings with literary agents, and editorial feedback.
Who can apply
- Open to unrepresented and unpublished authors of fiction over 18 years old.
- Minimum of 10,000 words written.
- Self-published authors are accepted.
- Entries must be in English.
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.