HOW TO ENTER
PLEASE read this carefully because any entries that do not comply with the rules will be discounted. Full terms and conditions, which you must agree to and be bound by, are available online at dailymail.co.uk/crimenovel 1. Please submit your entry, consisting of the first 5,000 words of your novel in the English language and a synopsis of the rest of the plot in no more than 600 words. All entries to be printed on A4 paper with double spacing in font size 12 point Times New Roman. 2. Entries are to be posted or sent by courier (not emailed) to Daily Mail First Novel Competition, c/o Penguin Random House Group, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA by 17.30 GMT on MAY 5, 2017. Entries received after this time will not be judged. (DO NOT SEND YOUR ENTRY DIRECT TO THE DAILY MAIL) 3. All entries must include a cover sheet with your full name and contact details, including home and email address. You must also confirm in writing that you have read and agree to the full list of terms and conditions available online. 4. Entrants may submit more than one entry to the
competition, but each entry must be original material, and must NOT have been submitted in the previous year’s competition. No manuscripts will be returned, so keep a copy of your work. 5. All entries must be original, previously unpublished works of crime or thriller fiction. Entrants must not have previously published a novel — this includes novels that have been self-published or are available only as eBooks. 6. Entrants must not be currently represented by a literary agent. 7. All entrants must be in a position to deliver their complete manuscript no later than NOVEMBER 30, 2017 should they win. 8. The competition, which is free to enter, is open to anyone aged 16 or over who is a resident of the UK or
Republic of Ireland, except for employees (and their families) of the Penguin Random House UK Group, Associated Newspapers Ltd and any other company associated with the competition.
EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT FOR ONLINE WRITING COURSES
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