When you click on the ‘Enter Now’ button for each individual competition, you will be directed to the entry platform which shows full entry guidelines for that specific genre.
Please email us at: competitions@iaminprint.co.uk if you cannot find the answer to your question in the FAQs or the competition guidelines when you click through to the entry platform.
The competitions close on Thursday 22 May 2025 at 12:00pm BST. Entries will NOT be accepted after this date and time. Please make sure you enter in plenty of time.
Agented writers may only enter the Picture Book competition as this is not judged by an agent. All other competitions are judged by agents, so in the interest of fairness, the other competitions are restricted to unagented entrants. Please read the individual guidelines for each competition for more information.
Yes, self-published entries are accepted.
Yes, our competitions are open to international writers. All entries must be in English.
No. Do not include your name on your entry. The judging will be completed annonymously. Please refer to the individual guidelines of each competition for more information.
Each competition entry costs £13. See each individual competition for the rules on how many entries can be submitted per fee. A summary of what the fee covers is answered under the Question “Why is there a fee to enter the competitions?”. Please also see the sponsored entry section for details on who can enter at a 50% reduction or for free.
Yes, you can enter as many as you like!
There are four YA categories, for example, being judged by four different agents. If you think your novel fits Horror, Romance, Sci Fi/Fantasy and YA, you can enter the same sample text into all four competitions! Each entry will be charged separately.
You may have also authored different books. If, for example, you are writing two crime / thriller novels, you can include two extracts on two separately paid entries within that category.
And finally, if you are a multi-talented writer who is writing different stories for Picture Books, Middle Grade, and adult Historical fiction, you can choose to enter all three stories in the three different categories.
* Sponsored entries are limited to one free or discounted entry per individual so choose your best work to showcase.
(What we would advise against, is to submit the same book into the same category more than once – this does not increase your chances of success).
When deciding to enter more than one category, please enter and pay for each one separately as the system does not let you pay for multiple genres in the same transaction.
No, it does not need to be exactly 3,500 words, but we would recommend getting as close as you can to the 3,500 words without going over or stopping in the middle of a sentence.
The competitions will open on Monday 7 April 2025 at 09:00am BST.
The competitions close on Thursday 22 May 2025 at 12:00pm BST.
The shortlists will be announced on Monday 23 June 2025 on the www.iaminprint.co.uk website and across our social media platforms.
The winners will be announced on Monday 14 July 2025 on the www.iaminprint.co.uk website and across our social media platforms.
The shortlists will be announced on Monday 23 June 2025 on the www.iaminprint.co.uk website and across our social media platforms.
The winners will be announced on Monday 14 July 2025 on the www.iaminprint.co.uk website and across our social media platform.
No. We will only publish the shortlist / entry title, not the actual document.
The one-page synopsis can be single line spaced. Your text, whether 2,000 words or 3,500 words should be double line spaced.
Yes, you can, but it must be counted within the 3,500 words. It cannot be additional to the specified word count.
No. The title is not counted within the 3,500 words.
No. Your manuscript does not need to be complete to enter, but you do need a one-page synopsis for some of the competitions. Please see the individual guidelines on each competition for more information.
The fee for each paying entry goes towards covering the numerous costs of running the competitions, some of which are detailed below: