This prize is for an author over the age of 40 for a debut fiction novel, published or self-published in the UK (see guidelines), or unpublished. The author must not have had a novel published before, barring works for children. For unpublished manuscripts, submit the first 30 pages; longlisted authors will be asked to provide the full manuscript. And, “The novel must be a full length work in the English language by one author (not a translation, poetry, or short story collection and not a work for children).
The work must be a work of 'fiction or imagination or substantially of fiction or imagination'.”  
Value: £4,000, £2,000, £1,000
Deadline: 31 October 2026
Open for: Debut novelists over 40
Details here.
 

Deadline: October 31st, 2026