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Bath Children’s Novel Award 2026

Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-11-30

Type
Award
Organizer
NewWriters.org.uk
Deadline
30 November 2026
Where
Online
Compensation
£5,000 first prize; feedback for shortlisted and longlisted entrants; £1,980 online editing course for one longlisted entrant
Disciplines
Writing, Children's Literature, Young Adult Fiction, Picture Books

About this opportunity

The Bath Children’s Novel Award 2026 is a prestigious writing competition open to unpublished, self-published, or independently published authors of children’s and young adult novels, as well as picture book texts. Entries require up to 5,000 words plus a one-page synopsis, with a £33 entry fee and a top prize of £5,000. All shortlisted and longlisted entrants receive valuable feedback and development opportunities.

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