Write Now!

Unpublished Authors!

Are you an unpublished, unagented author aged eighteen or over and living in the UK? Have you written a brilliant children’s book?

Then we want to hear from you! Submissions of three chapters and a synopsis can be made via our website and should be aimed at children aged nine to sixteen.

The winner will receive a cash prize and a publishing contract with Macmillan Children’s Books.

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Independent booksellers!

We need you!
Would you like to help us find the next big thing in children’s fiction? We need your expertise!

Engage your customers in the debate with the help of specially produced point-of-sale materials and giveaways and then have your say and place your vote on our website.

Existing judges can view the longlist by clicking the button below.


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VIEW THE LONGLIST

Longlist for Write Now

Macmillan Children’s Books announces today eight debut novels longlisted for the inaugural Write Now award. The prize aims to find a new debut novel, written for readers between the ages of nine and sixteen, which will be published exclusively for the independent bookshop trade. The competition received a wonderful range of entries, and this diversity is reflected in the longlist. The eight manuscripts cover comedy, tragedy and chilling horror and feature some quirky and unusual protagonists, including a delinquent genie, a Moon Dragon and the leader of a cat rebellion. 

Click here to see the full Write Now longlist


Follow us on twitter at @writenowprize for updates on the judging process.