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Novel Excerpt Contest
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-11-08
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Masters Review
- Deadline
- 8 November 2026
- Where
- Online
- Compensation
- $3,000 cash prize, publication, and agent consultation
- Disciplines
- writing, fiction, literature
About this opportunity
The Masters Review is seeking submissions for its annual Novel Excerpt Contest. Emerging writers are invited to submit up to 6,000 words from an unpublished novel or novel-in-progress by November 8, 2026. The winner will receive a $3,000 cash prize, publication in Masters Review, and a consultation with a literary agent.
Who can apply
- Writers who have not published a book or who have published a book with a circulation of less than 5,000 are eligible.
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.
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