Think you have what it takes to become a published author?

heat’s teamed up with Booksandthecity.co.uk and Simon & Schuster UK to find and publish a brand-new writer. To enter, you must submit a 2,500-word (maximum) short story, the plotline of which can be anything fresh, exciting, intriguing and surprising within the women’s fiction genre. Eat your heart out, Jessica Fletcher!

THE JUDGES

Sunday Times best-selling author Paige Toon

heat’s Brand Editor-inchief Lucie Cave and Book Reviews Editor/ Author Isabelle Broom • Emma Capron, Editor at Simon & Schuster UK

Sara-jade Virtue, Brand Director at Booksandthecity.co.uk

THE DEADLINE

All entries must be emailed to heatseeker@ simonandschuster.co.uk by 11pm on 30 September 2017. Late entries will not be judged, so don’t delay.

THE PRIZE

In heat’s most exciting and potentially lifechanging literary competition to date, the winner will get a mentoring session with best-selling author and judge Paige Toon. They will also receive an ebook contract from Simon & Schuster UK to include 25 per cent author royalties, and will ultimately have their debut published in ebook format. For more info and full terms and conditions, go to Heatworld.com/ heatseeker. Good luck!