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The 2018 First Novel Prize
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The 2018 First Novel Prize

November 23, 2017December 20, 2017 phoebemorganauthor3 Comments

I'm really honoured to have been asked to judge the 2018 First Novel Prize next year alongside literary agent and author Sam Copeland. Sam and I will be reading manuscripts next summer and entries open in February 2018, so if you are an unpublished or self published writer (i.e. you own the rights to your… Continue reading The 2018 First Novel Prize

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