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2025 First Graphic Novel Award
Deadline: Tue 22 Apr 2025
The 2025 First Graphic Novel Award is for debut authors at any age, 18+: comics creators, cartoonists, or writers and artists who have not previously had a full-length graphic novel published. Open to creators over 18, of any nationality, resident in the UK.
The winner will be offered a contract by publisher SelfMadeHero to complete their work for publication and will be awarded a £500 cash prize sponsored by The bks Agency.
All entrants will receive brief feedback on their work. In addition to the judges’ comments, longlisted entries will be reviewed by literary agent James Spackman at The bks Agency and by chief book buyer Nessa Urquhart at Waterstones.
Entrants are required to submit 15-20 pages of a graphic-novel-in-progress, fiction or non-fiction. The panel of judges include publisher Emma Hayley, contemporary artist Janette Parris, and graphic novelists Shazleen Khan, Karrie Fransman and Oscar Zarate.
The First Graphic Novel Award is a biennial award run in partnership with The Cartoon Museum, publisher SelfMadeHero and independent graphic novel editor Corinne Pearlman. The First Graphic Novel Award is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Entry fee of £10 (or £5 concessions - low income, student, benefits)
Find out more here.
Deadline: The award is open for submission from 9 January 2025 until midnight, 22 April 2025.
Additional Information:
Location:
UK
Region(s):
UK
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