Competitions.
The Challenge is to write a novel in a year!
Win a Tablet PC All finalists have the opportunity to get their completed book published.
The Book Challenge CLOSES on Friday 30 September 2022
You can email your entry to pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk with the Subject Line: The Book Challenge
or
CLICK HERE TO ENTER
If you have an idea for a novel that you would like to write or have written a book and not sure what the next stage in the process is, this is for you. To enter send in your book idea we will review the entries with industry experts. Writers of the best TEN ideas will be selected to be mentored by a professional writer who will work with you to complete your book and make it ready for publication. Your commitment is to 12 months of free mentoring from January 2023 to December 2023.
CLICK to read full entry details along with the Rules, Terms and Conditions.
Discover who won in 2022!
Core to the Pen to Print programme are our free to enter competitions.
The Book Challenge is our premier competition with the fabulous prize of support to write and publish your own book!
We have already seen Challengers publish and win awards for their books, so if you have a story that you have always wanted to turn into a book why wait, have a go! If you don’t have a book idea but love to tell stories or are more poetic, why not enter the Poetry and Short Story Competition? Each year we will feature an additional competition which could be playwriting, screenwriting, photography or film making; so you can explore other forms of telling your story.
We are sure you will find inspiration to put pen to paper which you may be lucky enough to see in print, good luck!
Each competition has outline details and links to its specific Terms and Conditions, to make sure you are eligible please read these carefully before you enter.
Please NOTE by entering a Pen to Print competition the author is giving permission for Pen to Print to publish and/or broadcast their work, if it chooses, digitally or in print. For these Terms & Conditions please CLICK HERE.
Any online and social media competitions may have different closing dates.
Always check the full Terms and Conditions of each competition for closing dates and entry requirements.
CLICK HERE for our How To Guide for entering competitions
COVID-19 Statement
Last updated: 09.10.2021.
All Pen to Print activity is now available online only.
Please do not post or hand deliver your entries. We currently only accept entries sent by email or using the submission form.
