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Apply For The Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize; Winner gets £15,000

Writers, apply for The Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. It is an annual award for adventure writing.

Deadline: The 2018 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize is open for submission 20th November 2017 – 12th March 2018.

The award is split into two categories:

  1. A prize for the best published adventure novel and
  2. A prize for the best unpublished manuscript by a debut author submitted for consideration.

The Best Published Novel category will accept entries published between 1st January 2017 and 30th April 2018. Proof copies will be accepted. The winner of the prize will receive £15,000.

The winner of the prize for Best Unpublished Manuscript will be given. T  he Writer’s Adventure Research Award. This award is an exceptional opportunity in the form of a £7,500 grant allocated for the winner to travel to undertake research for their next story. They will also be offered a mentoring relationship with Wilbur Smith’s agents at Tibor Jones & Associates.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

To know more about the criteria and submission details for Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, click here.

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam writes prose fiction and creative non-fiction. She is the founder of creativewritingnews.com. Her first novella, Finding Love Again was published by Ankara Press. Her second novella, The Heiress' Bodyguard was shortlisted for the Saraba Manuscript Awards. She currently works as content marketer for various online businesses. You can follow her at @cwritingnws.

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