E: 01/11 The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition (Effort) £10,000

MaineBlue

The Times

Calling aspiring authors! We’re inviting entries to The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction competition. Here’s how to enter
Click here to read author Melvin Burgess’ introduction, and publisher Barry Cunningham’s tips
Your entry
Your full-length manuscript (no more than 80,000 words, with a suggested minimum of 30,000 words), suitable for children aged between 7 and 18, must be received by the closing date of November 1, 2013. Because of the large number of entries and substantial administration costs, an entry fee of £15 is charged. The address, submission criteria, payment details, tips and terms and conditions can be found at thetimes.co.uk/competitions and at doublecluck.com. If you do not have internet access, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition T&C request, Books, 3 Thomas More Square, London E98 1RL.
The longlist and shortlist
The Chicken House reading team will select a longlist of approximately 20 entries by January 2014, which will be announced on the Chicken House website (doublecluck.com) and at thetimes.co.uk/chickenhouse. Each of the longlisted authors will be notified and will receive an editorial report on their entry. A shortlist of five entries will be announced by Chicken House and The Times in March 2014. The winner, selected by a panel of expert judges, will be announced in the spring of 2014.
The prize
The winner will be the entrant whose story, in the opinion of the judges, demonstrates the greatest entertainment value, quality and originality.
The prize is the offer of a worldwide publishing contract with Chicken House, with a royalty advance of £10,000, subject to a signed contract.

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The judges
A panel of up to ten industry experts, including Barry Cunningham (publisher and managing director of Chicken House), Amanda Craig (children’s literary critic, The Times), Neil Blair (of the children’s literary agency, the Blair Partnership), and Melvin Burgess (children’s author).
Entrants must be aged 18 or over. One entry per person. Entries must be submitted by the author, not an agent. Entries must be the original work of the entrant and not previously commercially published and distributed, however, self-published works are allowed. The entrant must not have previously commercially published any whole children’s novel in any country. Resubmission of previous entries (excluding previous winners) is accepted. Entries must be written in English, picture books and graphic novels will not be accepted and illustrations will not be considered. Before entering, you must read the full terms and conditions which can be found at thetimes.co.uk/ competitions

MaineBlue

Oh poop. I didn't see there was a £15 entry fee. Does this need to be moved/deleted?

dream109

Think you also have to pay the £2 Times web subscription fee as its not letting me read all the the tips article x

serenity2012

This is way over the max £1.50 for comps posted. Has anyone asked for it to be deleted?

lynzpower

80k words

Thats like 2 phds