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Virago/The Pool New Crime Writer award

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Closing date: 
21 May 2017
Entry: 
Women writers resident in the UK who have not had a book published or self-published No entry fee
Prize: 
A publishing contract with Virago including a £7,500 advance

Sarah Savitt, Deputy Publisher at Virago, and Sam Baker, Co-Founder and CEO of The Pool, are thrilled to announce the Virago/The Pool New Crime Writer Award, a competition to find a superlative new female crime writer for Virago - and we want your entries!  Read more

Daily Mail/Penguin Random House New Crime Novel Competition

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Closing date: 
5 May 2017
Entry: 
Residents of the UK who are 16 or over No entry fee
Prize: 
£20,000 advance and publishing contract with Century, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK, and the services of literary agent Luigi Bonomi

The Daily Mail and Penguin Random House have relaunched a major competition to search for a new crime-writing talent. The winner of the First Novel competition will receive a £20,000 advance and publishing contract with Century, an imprint of Penguin Random House UKPenguin Random House have more than 50 creative and autonomous imprints, publishing the very best books for all audiences, covering fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children’s books, autobiographies and much more. Click for Random House UK Publishers References listing, and the services of literary agent Luigi Bonomi.  Read more

Winchester Writers Festival Competitions 2017

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Closing date: 
15 May 2017
Entry: 
Open to all writers across the UK and around the world regardless of whether or not you attend the Festival Entry fees mostly £6
Prize: 
Various

The Festival's ten writing competitions are now open for submissions!

The competitions are open to all writers across the UK and around the world regardless of whether or not you attend the Festival in June.

Closing date: 15 May 2017. All entries must be submitted online. Winners will be announced at the Festival and on our website on Saturday 17 June.  Read more

CWA Debut Dagger 2017

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Closing date: 
17 February 2017
Entry: 
Only unpublished authors are eligible Entry fee £30 + VAT
Prize: 
£500

For 15 years the Crime Writers Association has been encouraging new writing with its Debut Dagger competition for unpublished writers. The submissions are judged by a panel of top crime editors and agents, and the short listed entries are sent to publishers and agents.  Read more

The Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Competition 2008

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Closing date: 
15 February 2008
Entry: 
The Debut Dagger is open to anyone who has not yet had a novel published commercially.
Prize: 
£500 plus two free tickets to the prestigious CWA Duncan Lawrie Dagger Awards and night’s stay for two in a top London hotel. All shortlisted entrants will receive a generous selection of crime novels and professional assessments of their entries, and will also be invited to the Dagger Awards Dinner.

The Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Competition 2008

 

The Debut Dagger is open to anyone who has not yet had a novel published commercially.  Read more

2nd Annual RBA International Crime Fiction Award

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Closing date: 
15 June 2008
Entry: 
It is open to writers anywhere in the world
Prize: 
125,000 euros in prize money, as an advance against publication of the winning novel

Awarded by Spanish publisher RBA Libros, this offers 125,000 euros in prize money, as an advance against publication of the winning novel.

It is open to writers anywhere in the world.

Unpublished crime novels can be submitted in either English or Spanish.

Closing date: 15 June  Read more

Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger 2011

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Closing date: 
5 February 2011
Entry: 
Eligibility: open to unpublished writers Entry fee £25
Prize: 
First prize: £700

The Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger

Closing date 5 February 2011

First prize:  £700

Eligibility: open to unpublished writers

Entry fee £25

Fancy a stab at crime writing? The 2011 Competition opened on 30th October 2010, and will close on 5th February 2011.  Read more

Killer Reads open submission

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Closing date: 
14 September 2014
Entry: 
Submissions open to all authors writing in English
Prize: 
Publication by HarperCollins Killer Reads imprint

HarperCollins is launching a new digital-first crime and thriller list, which will begin publication with the best finds from an open submission held this summer. Killer Reads will invite unagented submissions from 29th August to 14th September, in all crime genres from police procedurals to high-concept thrillers. No submissions will be accepted before 29 August.  Read more

Criminal Lines

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Closing date: 
3 May 2014
Entry: 
Open to all unagented, debut authors born or resident in the UK and Ireland including self-published authors.
Prize: 
£1,000

A M Heath is launching a new crime writing prize in association with author consultancy The Writers' Workshop.  Read more

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