Impress Prize For New Writers 2010
The prize is in its fourth year and its aim is to find exciting new, unpublished writing talent. The winner will receive a publishing contract from Impress Books and will be chosen from a shortlist by a panel of judges working in the book industry. Entries are now being accepted for the 2010 prize.
"Winning the Impress Prize in 2007 changed my life. From being a 'wannabe' writer I became a real-life author and member of the writing community. Since Impress Books published Consider the Lilies I have been invited to read at literary festivals, universities, libraries and book discussion groups.
"As a result of winning the prize and being published I was encouraged to work on a second novel and have signed up with a well established literary agency.
"The Impress Prize offers a chance to break into the highly competitive world of publishing."
Carol Fenlon, 2007 Winner
Previous winners:
2009: Homesick by Roshi Fernando (to be published autumn 2010)
2008: SAS Operation Galia: Bravery Behind Enemy Lines in the Second World War by Robert Hann (ISBN: 9780955623998)
2007: Consider the Lilies by Carol Fenlon (ISBN: 9780955623912)
Rules of Entry and Eligibility
£10 entrance fee - cheques to be made payable to Impress Books Ltd.
The prize is open to ANYONE aged 18 and over who has not published a book-length publication before.
Entries can be both fiction and non-fiction.
Submissions must be received no later than the 18th June 2010.
Entries should comprise of a book proposal and a sample chapter of no more than 6,000 words.
The proposal should include the following information;
Name and contact details of author (including email, mobile number and landline number)
Author biography
Rationale for publishing the book
Synopsis and/or contents
Market readership
Illustrations (if appropriate)
Proposed length
The sample chapter should be;
Written in English
Printed in 12pt typeface
double spaced on single sided A4 sheets
Maximum 6,000 words long
Developed such that it can be published in the following year,2011
Entries may be emailed as an attachment, but preferably posted to;
Impress Books
Innovation Centre
Rennes Drive
University of Exeter Campus, EX4 4RN.
If you are interested in entering and would like to receive more information about the prize and what we are looking for in the winning entry, please email richard@impress-books.co.uk
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