First Five Pages Competition

The lovely people at Farnham Literary Festival have asked me to publicise their Farnham’s First Five Pages Competition.

Entrants must submit the first 5 pages of their novel plus a 250-word synopsis. The novel does not already have to be finished. There is no set theme or style of writing, but entries should be unpublished and original.

The prizes are:
First place – THE PARIS PRIZE FOR FICTION (sponsored by best-selling author B.A. Paris) – £1000 and a critique
Second place – £300
Third place – £200

There is a £10 fee per submission and entrants must be unpublished (self-published is acceptable).
Closing date is Wednesday 31 December 2025 – so plenty of time to get writing!

As always, please check the full terms and conditions before entering.
Good luck and enjoy!

Farnham Literary Festival also a run Flash Fiction competition if something shorter is more your thing.