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National Literacy Trust & Bloomsbury launch competition

A new writing competition has been launched to find the next big thing in childrenā€™s literature by the National Literacy Trust in partnership with Bloomsbury.

Unpublished authors who enter will be in with a chance of winning a publishing contract with Bloomsbury. The first prize will include an advance of Ā£5,000 and an exclusive print run of the winning book.

A panel of judges – National Literacy Trust Director Jonathan Douglas, author and critic Nicolette Jones, Editorial Director from Bloomsbury Childrenā€™s Books, and childrenā€™s author Katherine Rundell – will select the winner.

Katherine Rundell won the 2014 Blue Peter Book Award for Rooftoppers which will be published this year by Bloomsbury. Talking about the competition she says, ā€œI’m thrilled to be part of the National Literacy Trust and Bloomsburyā€™s New Childrenā€™s Author Prize ā€“ with every great new book, there’s a new chance to ensnare a child into a love of reading and into the infinities that books and stories offer.ā€

To enter, authors should submit a 20,000ā€“40,000 word childrenā€™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 Ā£15 until 30 June and Ā£30 after until the competition closes on 30 September. Stories should be emailed to: [email protected]. All proceeds from the competition go towards the National Literacy Trustā€™s work in tackling low literacy levels in deprived communities across the UK.

For more information head over to www.literacytrust.org.uk/authorprize

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