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Novel Excerpt Contest
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-11-08
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- The Masters Review
- Deadline
- 8 November 2026
- Where
- Online
- Compensation
- $3,000 cash prize, online publication, and literary agent consultation (winner); $300/$200 cash prizes and publication (finalists)
- Disciplines
- writing, literary arts
About this opportunity
The Masters Review is hosting its annual Novel Excerpt Contest, seeking compelling, self-contained excerpts of up to 6,000 words from emerging writers. The grand prize winner receives $3,000, online publication, and a consultation with a literary agent. Submissions open on September 1, 2026, with a deadline of November 8, 2026.
Who can apply
- Emerging writers only.
- Writers with single-author book-length work published or under contract with a major press are ineligible.
- International submissions allowed.
- Previously unpublished work only.
- No translations.
- AI-generated or -assisted submissions disqualified.
- Friends, family, and associates of the guest judge are not eligible, nor are past winners of the Novel Excerpt Contest.
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.