Date
31/03/2019
Open to International
About the Writing Competition
2019 International Rubery Book Award is now OPEN for self-published and independently published books
PRIZES
Book of the Year £1500 (approx 2000 US$; 1800€ )
The winning book will be read by a top London Literary Agent
Plus a minimum of the 3 category winners each winning £150 (approx 200$, 180€)
Closing date 31st March 2019
Judges
We have secured three high profile judges:
Paul McDonald – senior lecturer in English and Creative Writing at the University of Wolverhampton. He is the author of fifteen books, including three novels and three collections of poetry.
Kerry Hadley-Pryce is a PhD student who has had two novels published; The Black Country and Gamble. She was awarded the Michael Schmidt Prize while completing her MA.
Clare Morrall – her debut novel, Astonishing Splashes of Colour, was shortlisted for the MAN Booker Prize. Morrall was also shortlisted for British Newcomer of the Year 2003. Her fourth novel, The Man who Disappeared, was selected for the TV Book Club 2010. In 2012 The Roundabout Man was released to critical acclaim.
Website with Writing Competition details: http://www.ruberybookaward.com
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