After the overwhelming success of the 2010 CAL Scribe Fiction Prize, we are pleased to announce that entries will be open for the 2011 edition on 1 August.
Once again, we are searching for the best unpublished manuscript by a writer aged 35 or over. Entry forms will be available soon: keep checking this page for more details. This year, we will be encouraging writers to submit electronically, as a means of reducing paper wastage.
The inaugural winner of the prize, A Darker Music by Maris Morton, will be in bookstores everywhere this October. Last year's shortlisted manuscripts (Meg Mundell's Black Glass and Jane Sullivan's Little People) will also be released by Scribe in 2011.
About the prize
In August 2009, Scribe launched the CAL Scribe Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript by an Australian writer aged 35 and over, regardless of publication history. The winner receives $12,000 and a book contract from Scribe.
Many writers only find the time and have acquired the life experience to write fiction later in life. This prize recognises that there are many examples of late bloomers when it comes to writers, certainly in terms of getting published. Youth is already celebrated in so many ways, and Scribe wants to support writers who are emerging or still going strong in their prime.
It is Scribe’s intention that this prize will raise the profile of Australian fiction, demonstrate our commitment to local authors, and find a wonderful new voice and/or novel.
Scribe gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the CAL Cultural Fund.
More information here.
Once again, we are searching for the best unpublished manuscript by a writer aged 35 or over. Entry forms will be available soon: keep checking this page for more details. This year, we will be encouraging writers to submit electronically, as a means of reducing paper wastage.
The inaugural winner of the prize, A Darker Music by Maris Morton, will be in bookstores everywhere this October. Last year's shortlisted manuscripts (Meg Mundell's Black Glass and Jane Sullivan's Little People) will also be released by Scribe in 2011.
About the prize
In August 2009, Scribe launched the CAL Scribe Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript by an Australian writer aged 35 and over, regardless of publication history. The winner receives $12,000 and a book contract from Scribe.
Many writers only find the time and have acquired the life experience to write fiction later in life. This prize recognises that there are many examples of late bloomers when it comes to writers, certainly in terms of getting published. Youth is already celebrated in so many ways, and Scribe wants to support writers who are emerging or still going strong in their prime.
It is Scribe’s intention that this prize will raise the profile of Australian fiction, demonstrate our commitment to local authors, and find a wonderful new voice and/or novel.
Scribe gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the CAL Cultural Fund.
More information here.
