literature

  • Exciting opportunities for writers as awards open for entries

    The first Northern Writers’ Awards for 2026 – The Hachette Children’s Novel Awards and Young Writers’ Awards – are open for submissions. Debut writers of middle grade and early teen fiction can win £3,000 and a nine-month programme of mentoring and support from Hachette Children’s Group.  The Young Writers’ Awards are also open for ages…

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