Cinnamon Press Novel Writing Award
The aim of this award is to enable new novelists or novella writers to achieve a first publication.
The winning author will have his/her first novel published by Cinnamon Press and receive a commissioning fee of £400.
- Entrants should not previously have had a novel or novella published
- Entries must be made by post.
- Please enclose sae (sufficient for response only, not return of work)
- Submit the first ten thousand words of your manuscript in a clear type script, double spaced.
- Please mark each sheet with a nom de plume and working title in the header.
- Do not put any other identification on the novel, but enclose a separate sheet with name, address, email contact, working title, nom de plume and titles of poems.
- Deadline for submissions –30th June 2008
- Entry is £16 per novel/novella.
- Please make cheques payable to ‘Cinnamon Press’ or you can pay online in a range of currencies using paypal
- Work will not be returned, so please keep a copy.
- Send your novel: Cinnamon Press Novel Writing Award, Meirion House, Glan yr afon, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, LL41 3SU.
- Entries from outside UK may be submitted electronically – contact jan@cinnamonpress.com
- Results will be sent to everyone who includes a sae or valid email by October 2008.
The selected top five authors will be invited to submit their complete manuscript and synopsis and the selected winner will receive a £400 commissioning fee, plus a contract to complete a novel (between 60,000 and 80,000 words) or novella (20-45,000) to be published by Cinnamon Press.
Send your novel to:
Cinnamon Press Novel Writing Award with a cheque for £16 per novel made out to:"Cinnamon Press" to:
Meirion House, Glan yr afon, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, LL41 3SU.
alternatively pay by PayPal:
and send in your Novel in the normal way stating that you have made a payment by paypal, giving your email address.
If you have any questions email