01-05-2025
Got a book idea? Write first three pages and you could win £75,000
An aspiring novelist is set to win £75,000 — for writing as few as 900 words.
A new book prize has been launched for those 'overlooked by the publishing industry', with applicants needing to submit just the first three pages of a planned novel.
The winner will then be supported for a year to develop their three pages into a full-blown novel.
However, even if that full-length work reaches the peak of the English language literary fiction world and wins the Booker prize, it would only secure the author £50,000.
The Next Big Story competition has been launched by The Novelry, a creative writing school which has recruited a judging panel including Yann Martel, the former Booker Prize winner.
Louise Dean, an author and
