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Joan’s answer to this was that ‘One needs to be always on the lookout - It is a case of selection of suitable ingredients out of the mass that flows past every day – things said by people, overheard conversations, things read in the papers, heard on the news, seen in the street…’ She […]
I'm getting very excited about this competition because it seems so well thought out and I love the fact that you can enter even if you haven't completed the manuscript.
This is how the judging will be done.
As mentioned in my previous post, the closing date is December 1st. For that you need the best synopsis you've ever written and 1500 words taken from anywhere in the novel.
(My advice: do NOT wait until the last possible minute to enter. I know writers thrive on the pressure of deadlines but there is something to be said for giving judges time to appreciate the lasting qualities of your work). The organisers plan to whittle entries down to 18 strong shortlist by about the 12th of December and their names will be published in the January edition of Sussex Life. They will then be invited to submit more of their novel. How much more is up to each short listed entrant - it can be the whole thing or just part. I'm told that an entire novel has no greater chance of winning than a part manuscript.
John Parsons, ex M.D. of Harper Collins publishers, will head the judging panel, and has stressed that the judges are looking for potential...
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I love all of this — vivid images, strong narrative, the shock of recognised emotions, the embedded folk rhymes — so accessible but not predictable. And just beautiful.
Aaaah, yes indeed. And thank you for being so quick on the uptake! I should start collecting them…
Please do! Before they get lost! I look forward to a new poetry collection, Tumblers, for all those examples tumbling out of books…