Novel Competition

Irish Writers Centre

The Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair Competition


The Irish Writers’ Centre is organising a Novel Fair for first-time, which will take place on March 10th 2012. The Novel Fair aims to introduce up-and-coming writers to top publishers and literary agents, giving novelists the opportunity to bypass the slush pile, pitch their ideas and place their synopsis and sample chapters directly into the hands of publishers and agents.

The Centre is hosting a competition to allocate the stands at the fair, there will be between 15 and 20 stands in total. A judging panel of experienced industry professionals will select a shortlist of successful entries, presented to them anonymously. There is no limitation on style, genre, or target market, the only requirement being that the writer has not published a novel before.

Publishers and agents have been invited to come along on the day to the Irish Writers’ Centre and meet these writers in person. Each writer in attendance will have a stand at the Fair with copies of the synopsis of their novel, the finished novel itself and biographical material.

Representatives from Penguin Ireland, Transworld, O’ Brien Press, Lilliput Press, Hachette Books, Liberties Press, Little Island and Arlen House will be present on the day. Literary agents such as Marianne Gunn O’ Connor, Yvonne Kinsella, Emma Walsh, Ger Nichol and Paul Feldstein will also be present.

This is an incredible opportunity for first-time novelists.

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Deadline for submissions: November 11th 2011

For more information or queries e-mail: novelfair@writerscentre.ie

ThePinkCage

What a brilliant idea. Almost a pity my one found a publisher!