Madeleine
Milburn’s are thrilled to open entries for their Madeleine Milburn Summer
Writing Competition, 2016. A world-renowned literary agency based in the heart
of Mayfair, London, they represent a dynamic and award-winning list of authors
published in the UK, US and international markets. The agency offers the
highest level of care to a boutique list of authors, working together
editorially and developing their work across all media. They are
dedicated to each talented author we represent, managing their writing careers
with passion, skill and ambition.
Now
they are keen to find a great new unpublished writer who can amaze them with an
incredible voice, writing and premise. The Summer Writing Competition is open
for adult novels with the theme of ‘Make
Us Scared’. That can be anything
from gritty crime and suspenseful thrillers to dark narratives, it’s completely
open to your interpretation and can even cross genres.
They
want it to be a book they cannot help but tell people about, a book that draws
us back to reading when they take a break and a book which leaves them with a
lot to think about.
JUDGES:
This
year’s judges of the Madeleine Milburn Summer Writing competition are two of
our Sunday Times bestselling authors Fiona Barton, The Widow and C.L. Taylor, The
Accident, The Lie and The Missing.
Fiona
Barton was discovered from a writing competition herself after being
shortlisted for the Richard and Judy Search for A Bestseller in 2014, and The Widow is still the bestselling
hardback debut of the year in the UK. C.L. Taylor is a two -time Sunday Times
Bestselling author, with over half a million copies of her books sold. Her
books are consistently featured on the top 10 eBooks on Amazon.
PRIZE:
The
top five entries will be selected by the Madeleine Milburn agency for the
shortlist. A winner will be chosen by Madeleine Milburn and our guest judges,
and they will receive a prize of £500 and an offer of representation by the
agency. All five shortlisted entries will receive comprehensive written
feedback from the agency. They
will offer representation to entrants whose writing they love. If you are offered
representation by another agency while the competition is running, please let
them know and we will withdraw your entry.
ELIGIBILITY
To
enter, you must be un-agented and the work submitted must be unpublished (work
from which an extract has been published in a literary magazine is fine). The
prize is open to writers from anywhere in the world, but the work must be
written in English.
HOW TO ENTER:
Entries
are open from Friday 22nd July and the closing date is 1st September 2016. The
shortlist will be announced on 8th September with the winner to be revealed on
6th October 2016.
They
ask for a cover letter including a brief author bio with contact details,
one-page synopsis, and a full manuscript to be submitted (or a minimum of
30,000 words if the novel is nearing completion).
To find out what they are looking for and for more
tips on your writing and submission, head to Writer’s
Corner on their website, and when you’re ready to enter submit your
manuscript to competition@madeleinemilburn.com
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