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Oxford/42 New Writing Prize 2025

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42 United Kingdom 2025

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A multi-disciplinary storytelling competition organized in conjunction with the University of Oxford. It invites aspiring novelists, playwrights and screenwriters to submit fiction works and samples in various formats for consideration. The winner receives prize money and professional representation by 42.

Benefits

Prize money (£1,500) and professional representation by 42.

Eligibility

Open to anyone aged 18 or over who is an aspiring novelist, playwright or screenwriter and living, working or studying in the UK at the closing date for submissions.

Application

Submit a synopsis (up to 300 words) and an elevator pitch (up to two sentences) for a work of fiction, plus one of the specified manuscript formats and send via email.

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