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The Novel Prize / How To Apply (Awards: $10,000 + more)

The Novel Prize is a new biennial award for a book-length work of literary fiction written in English. The prize is worth $10,000 and is open to both published and unpublished writers from around the world. The Novel Prize was organised by the following presses: Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo, and New Directions, with Fitzcarraldo Editions reading...

Writing Advice From The Founder of The Novelry, Man Booker Longlisted Author Louise Dean

‘Hello, It’s Ben from Simon & Schuster. Well, as you probably know I love your book and we’d like to be your publisher.’ That’s the phone call every writer hopes to get. Here are the 20 things I did to get that phone call, and then I’m going to give you the 5 things you...

Are There Benefits To Writing A Novel With Translation In Mind From The Outset?

Novelists know all about the challenges of writing prose in their native tongue. So much effort goes into creating a book that is engaging to the intended audience that most writers don’t have the energy to attempt to recreate their work in another language. However, there is a committed group of authors—some of them very...