Goldfinch Books

Alton Arts Festival

The Goldfinch Books Novel Award is a £500 worldwide prize for manuscripts written in English by emerging novelists writing for adults and young adults, hosted by Goldfinch in partnership with the Alton Arts Festival.

The prize is open worldwide to writers aged 16 or over on the closing date.

Goldfinch Novel Award

Submission is required of the opening 3,000 words (max) of your novel for adults or young adults plus a 1-page synopsis. Your novel should be complete and be at least 50,000 words in its completed form. 

Those longlisted will be required to submit their full, completed manuscript for a second stage of judging before shortlisting (notification of longlist will be via email and through the Goldfinch and Alton Arts Festival websites). 

Goldfinch Novel Award

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