Entries for the Wilbur Smith Adventure
Writing Prize must meet the following criteria:
Published Work
1. The 2018 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing
Prize is open for submission on 20th November 2017 and closes on 12th March
2018. Any novel submitted outside these dates will not be eligible for entry.
2. The competition is open to writers of
any nationality writing in English.
3. Entrants may submit multiple works as
long as they were all published between 1st of January 2017 - 30th
of April 2018. Proof copies will be accepted.
4. The work in question must have been
published by a recognized trade publisher.
5. Entrants must submit two copies of the
completed novel, as well as a covering letter explaining why the work qualifies
as adventure writing (using the definition provided here ), to the following
address: The Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation, 2-6 Atlantic Road, 2 Floor,
London, SW9 8HY.
6. We reserve the right to disqualify any
entry if we have reasonable grounds to believe that the entrant has breached
any of these rules.
7. We cannot accept any responsibility for
any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrant entering the
competition.
8. We will act in accordance with current
UK data protection legislation in relation to your personal data. All personal
data entered is secure.
9. We reserve the right to amend these
rules where it is deemed necessary to do so or where circumstances are beyond
our control. We reserve the right to not award the first prize, where circumstances
are beyond our control, or if the judges’ overall verdict is that the level
of entries is not up to the required standard.
0. Submission of entry is taken to be an
unqualified acceptance of these rules.
1. The shortlist will be announced in May
2018.
Unpublished Work
Wilbur Smith & Niso Smith Foundation Image
1. The 2018 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing
Prize opens for submission on 20th November 2017 and closes on 12th March 2018.
Any novel submitted outside these dates will not be eligible for entry.
2. The competition is open to writers of
any nationality writing in English (you can read what we consider adventure
writing from the definition provided here).
3. You may enter multiple works but each
novel will be considered a separate entry.
4. Please download and complete the 2018
submission form and send it alongside your manuscript.
5. All submissions must be made via email (submissions@wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org).
6. Submissions must exceed 50,000 words in
length.
7. The author must not already have a novel
published by a recognized trade publisher.
8. Self-published books are eligible.
9. If you enter your novel in other
competitions and you win, please notify us and withdraw your submission.
0. Entrants must not be represented by a
literary agent.
1. We reserve the right to disqualify any
entry if we have reasonable grounds to believe that the entrant has breached
any of these rules.
2. We cannot accept any responsibility for
any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrant entering the
competition.
3. We will act in accordance with current
UK data protection legislation in relation to your personal data. All personal
data entered is secure.
4. We reserve the right to amend these
rules where it is deemed necessary to do so or where circumstances are beyond
our control. We reserve the right to not award the first prize, where
circumstances are beyond our control, or if the judges’ overall verdict is that the level
of entries is not up to the required standard for publication.
5. Submission of entry is taken to be an
unqualified acceptance of these rules.
6. The shortlist will be announced in May
2018.
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