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2026 Novel Excerpt Contest — Judged by Chinelo Okparanta | $3,000 Prize!

Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-11-08

Type
Award
Organizer
The Masters Review
Deadline
8 November 2026
Where
Online
Compensation
$3,000 for winner; $300 for second place; $200 for third place; plus online publication and agent consultation
Disciplines
literary arts, fiction, writing

About this opportunity

The Masters Review is hosting its 2026 Novel Excerpt Contest, judged by Chinelo Okparanta, offering a $3,000 prize, online publication, and a literary agent consultation for the winning literary fiction excerpt. This international competition invites emerging writers to submit previously unpublished novel excerpts under 6,000 words, with a submission deadline of November 8, 2026.

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