John Dean – Crime Writer

A reminder that a number of competitions are open for entries from writers living in the North of England. Open now until 5 February 2026 are: 

• The flagship Northern Writers’ Awards, for emerging and established writers of fiction, narrative non-fiction, and poetry. 
• The Northern Debut Awards, for debut writers of fiction, narrative non-fiction, young adult fiction, and poetry.
• The Great Northern Read Award, for the debut writer of a gripping novel across any genre, such as crime, romance or fantasy. 

Plus, the Hachette Children’s Novel Awards are still open until 12 January, the Young Northern Writers’ Awards until 5 February, and the Children’s Books North Network Prize until 26 February.

More awards will open in the New Year. More information is available at  

https://newwritingnorth.com/ where you can also enter.