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To enter the 2025 Fiction Prize, please complete the form below.
Deadline for paid entries: 12 noon on Friday 31st January 2025. Deadline for sponsored entries: 12 noon on Monday 27th January 2025. If you have any queries, please refer to the T&Cs or email fictionprize@lucy.cam.ac.uk

Address*

Please upload the first ten pages of your novel here as a PDF. Include a one-paragraph pitch and a one-page synopsis immediately following the ten pages. Combine all the above into one PDF attachment, meaning the total page count should be no more than twelve.

Remember, your attachment must be titled in the following format for it to be accepted -  Initial_Surname_Title_of_Novel

One file only.
16 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.
Please enter your type of entry*
Applicants must provide proof of financial eligibility. See our 'How to enter' page for more details.
One file only.
16 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip.
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