Alert! Debut Novel Competition

[Katie-Ellen]

Novels for the adult market wanted by Agents Conville & Walsh. It must be at least partly written, 30 k and preferably completed.

Sub deadline is Jan 31st, you cannot enter if you already have an agent. Well, that's not me, yet, 6 rejections clocked up, so....

What do they want?

'Novels which linger long in the mind.'

Details here: Word of Mouth Novel Competition

 

[Steven McC]

Thanks for posting Katie-Ellen. I may once again gather all my hope together, take a deep breathe, and plunge into the rejection chamber...

 

[Karen Gray]

Thanks for posting @Katie-Ellen Hazeldine

Damn it, 30 k? My first book (which is the shortest) is 3 times that :/ lol Och well... there's always self publishing. I think I am about 12 rejections down now. Giving it till I finish book 5. If I still have no luck then, I'll self publish the lot Thanks for posting though xxx

EDIT: Just checked... it's a minimum of 30K written. OH! Ok, will maybe give it a go then

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Saw it on Twitter. I tweeted another agent yesterday, pitched novel in a half tweet, and the agent asked to see 3 chapters.

 

[Karen Gray]

Hehe cool. Well my original stand alone novel that morphed into 3 then 5 books is now looking like an epic 3 series set of 15 haha! What the hell do you call that... 'Generational Fantasy.'

Still, I'm loving writing it so I can't complain. At least I know where it starts and ends. I'm going to give this a go and submit the first 3 I think

 

[Alistair Roberts]

Good luck to anyone and everyone. I've had two novels rejected by them, so I won't be trying again. Still waiting on an answer from a publisher, so I can wait, whilst still writing and editing

 

[K.J. Simmill]

Thanks for sharing. Good luck to any who enter ♡

 

[julieanne]

Thank you for sharing this information - I may well enter.

 

[Karen Gray]

Well after a mammoth run, my 3 novels are submitted fingers crossed

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Today is your last day to submit if you're going for this one.

 

[Jennifer Stone]

if i had another finished i would try but they've already turned down my book, so i don't want to re-apply just yet

 

[1408]

Good luck to all of you that submit! I'll have my fingers crossed for you just as soon as I finish typing this (I tried to type while finger crossing, wasn't too comfortable!). Keep us in the know.

 

[Lex Black]

Out of curiosity, has anyone submitted and heard back from this yet?

 

[Karen Gray]

We won't hear anything until the 14th of April when the winner and shortlisted are annoneed xx

 

[Lex Black]

Ah, I had missed that part. Thank you.