National Literacy Trust and Bloomsbury Books announce New Children’s Author Prize 2015 for unpublished authors

A new writing competition to find the “next big thing” in children’s
literature has being launched by the National Literacy Trust in partnership
with Bloomsbury. The New Children’s Author Prize is set to unearth
brilliant new talent in writing for children.

Unpublished authors who enter the competition will be in with the chance of
winning a publishing contract with Bloomsbury, publisher behind the Harry
Potter series. The first prize will also include an advance of £5,000 and an
exclusive print run of the new author’s work.

To enter, authors should submit a 20,000–40,000 word children’s story,
targeted at children aged 8 to 12, with a 350 word synopsis and a 1,000 word
passage highlighted for judging in the early rounds. Entries cost £15 until
30 June and £30 after until the competition closes on 30 September. Stories
should be emailed to: author.prize@literacytrust.org.uk. All proceeds from
the competition go towards the National Literacy Trust’s work in tackling
low literacy levels in deprived communities across the UK. Visit
www.literacytrust.org.uk/authorprize for more details and how to enter