The 2022 Grindstone International Novel Prize is open to authors from all around the world, and is aimed at discovering and elevating new and unsung authors.
The prize is open to authors who are; unrepresented and unpublished, unrepresented and self-published, or previously published but currently unrepresented.
Authors may submit finished or part-finished manuscripts providing they are not currently represented by an agent. We forward all longlisted works to some of the best agencies in the UK such as Curtis Brown Books, Conville and Walsh, Janklow & Nesbitt, the Paper Literary Agency, the Good Literary Agency, and so many more.
Entrants are asked to submit the first 5,000 words of their finished or part-finished manuscripts, accompanied by a brief synopsis, via our integrated submission platform. Manuscripts must have a finished, or projected-finished length of at least 50,000 words.
Entries of all genres are accepted, with the exception of work aimed at children. YA is accepted
Prize List
Winner: £1,000
Runner Up: £500
4x Shortlist: £125
Longlist: Entries forwarded to affiliated agents.
Entry Fee: £20
Full details here
Deadline: Midnight, 1 October 2022