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423ssl=1 800w" sizes="(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px" /></a></figure> 424</div> 425</div> 426 427 428 429<div style="height:41px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 430 431 432 433<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1" style="color:#444444">Prize Terms</h1> 434 435 436 437<ul class="wp-block-list"> 438<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2" style="color:#444444"><strong>The Bath Novel Award 2026</strong> is a writing competition for emerging authors.</li> 439 440 441 442<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3" style="color:#444444">The closing date for entries is 31 May 2026 at 23:59 BST.</li> 443 444 445 446<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4" style="color:#444444">The winning writer will be awarded £5,000 GBP.</li> 447 448 449 450<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5" style="color:#444444">In the event of a joint win, the prize money will be shared equally between winners.</li> 451 452 453 454<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6" style="color:#444444">The winning writer will be announced at <a href="http://www.bathnovelaward.co.uk"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">www.bathnovelaward.co.uk</span></a> in September 2026 along with the names of all listees.</li> 455 456 457 458<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7" style="color:#444444">Longlisted entrants will be notified by email in late June 2026 and invited to submit their full manuscripts for the shortlist judging stages.</li> 459 460 461 462<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8" style="color:#444444">Longlistees win feedback on their 5,000 word extract and synopsis.</li> 463 464 465 466<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9" style="color:#444444">Shortlisted entrants will be notified by email in August 2026.</li> 467 468 469 470<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10" style="color:#444444">Shortlistees win feedback on their full manuscripts. </li> 471 472 473 474<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11" style="color:#444444">The writer of the most promising longlisted novel, as judged by Cornerstones Literary Consultancy, will win a place on the 18 week online course <a href="https://www.profwritingacademy.com/course/edit-your-novel-the-professional-way"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Edit Your Novel the Professional Way</em>.</span></a> The prize will be announced in September 2026. The prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative.</li> 475 476 477 478<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12" style="color:#444444">By entering, the winner agrees to an interview which may be published on our site and in any media for publicity purposes.</li> 479 480 481 482<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13" style="color:#444444">Entrants retain full copyright of their work. By entering all entrants who are shortlisted give us permission to post their opening pages on our site.</li> 483 484 485 486<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14" style="color:#444444">The Bath Novel Awards reserve the right to change the judge and non-cash prize without notice.</li> 487 488 489 490<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15" style="color:#444444">The judge’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into concerning this decision.</li> 491</ul> 492 493 494 495<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16" style="color:#444444">Submission Guidelines</h1> 496 497 498 499<ul class="wp-block-list"> 500<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17" style="color:#444444">Initial submissions should be a single Word document or PDF containing the opening of your novel, up to a maximum of 5,000 words and double-spaced in a size 12 font, followed by a <a href="https://bathnovelaward.co.uk/how-to-write-a-strong-one-page-synopsis/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>one-page synopsis</strong></span></a> in a single-spaced size 12 font. </li> 501 502 503 504<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18" style="color:#444444">As our prizes are judged blind, your name and contact details should not appear in your extract/synopsis document.</li> 505 506 507 508<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19" style="color:#444444">We recommend presenting your novel in industry standard format. If you are unsure what this is, please see our guidance page: <a href="https://bathnovelaward.co.uk/how-to-format-your-manuscript/"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">industry standard format for novel manuscripts</span></strong></a></li> 509 510 511 512<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20" style="color:#444444">Entries should not include any photographs, graphics, maps, artwork or cover images.</li> 513 514 515 516<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21" style="color:#444444">Novels should be submitted in English. </li> 517 518 519 520<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-22" style="color:#444444">The entrance fee for each novel is £33 inclusive of standard rate VAT and you may enter as many times as you wish.</li> 521 522 523 524<li class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23" style="color:#444444">Entries should be submitted using our <a href="https://bathnovelaward.co.uk/the-bath-novel-award/submit-your-a
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