The Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize
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Important notice: given the current situation with Coronavirus (Covid-19) there has been a delay to the announcement of the longlist. We are working hard to get the longlist finalised and published as soon as possible.
The 2020 Fiction prize is now closed for entries. Thank you & best of luck to all who entered.
Celebrating its tenth year, the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize is famous for helping undiscovered female writers launch their literary careers. Founded in 2010, by Professor Janet Todd OBE, the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize has gone from strength to strength with many shortlisted and winning authors securing publishing deals and furthering their writing. Judges are seeking writers who combine literary merit with ‘unputdownability’ and the Prize has developed a formidable reputation for attracting first-class writing talent.
Prize ceremony
This annual occasion has been instrumental in introducing previous winners to their respective agents, and allows attendees to mingle with industry specialists.
Free consultation with literary agent
All shortlisted entrants receive a valuable half-hour one-to-one consultation with our competition sponsors PFD (subject to them not already having an agent) who will give editorial feedback and discuss the marketability of the work submitted. In addition, the 2020 winner will receive a cash prize of £1,500.
The 2020 longlist will be announced early March.
This annual occasion has been instrumental in introducing previous winners to their respective agents, and allows attendees to mingle with industry specialists.
Free consultation with literary agent
All shortlisted entrants receive a valuable half-hour one-to-one consultation with our competition sponsors PFD (subject to them not already having an agent) who will give editorial feedback and discuss the marketability of the work submitted. In addition, the 2020 winner will receive a cash prize of £1,500.
The 2020 longlist will be announced early March.
Sara Collins was shortlisted for the Prize and has now published The Confessions of Frannie Langton. Sara says: “Little did I know when I was shortlisted that within two years I’d have signed with an agent, finished the novel, and agreed book deals in several territories as well as a TV option. I’m still pinching myself.”
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Europe’s most hotly contested women’s fiction prize celebrates its 10th year
Read about the 2019 shortlist here
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Sarah Brooks, who works in East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds, beat over 600 entries to become the winner of the 2019 Prize with her novel The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands. Sarah says:
“Winning the Prize has been really life-changing. The whole experience was fantastic." |
About the Prize
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The Fiction Prize is for a novel by a woman over the age of 21 that marries literary merit with unputdownability. The work can be on any subject at all. We welcome submissions of literary fiction and genre fiction equally. Novels for young adults or children are acceptable if they are mainly word-based; picture books are excluded.
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