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New Voices Award
New Voices Award
Do you have dreams of being a published author? Do you have no idea how to get your manuscript into the hands of the right people? Enter the FAN EXPO Vancouver x Dundurn Press New Voices Award!
This new initiative created by Canada’s leading independent book publisher Dundurn Press in conjunction with FAN EXPO, Canada’s largest pop culture event producer will go to a Canadian author who has yet to publish their first book!
How it works
Dundurn Press is seeking one English-language book-length manuscript, fiction or nonfiction (no poetry or books for children)
The Dundurn Press / Fan Expo New Voices Award competition is open to any Canadian resident eighteen years of age or over who has not previously published a book-length work.
In addition to publication and promotion of the winning manuscript by Dundurn Press, the winning author will receive a prize of $1000 as well as a VIP pass to Fan Expo Vancouver 2024.
Please send your submission to submissions@dundurn.com by May 1, 2023
Please include “Fan Expo New Voices Award” in the subject line of your email.
For more info – https://www.dundurn.com/resources/new-voices-award
At Dundurn Press, we seek to reflect the diversity of our society through our organization and the books we publish. We welcome your submission and the contribution you can make to Dundurn Press given your culture, ethnicity, race, gender identity, age, disability, sexual preference, and beliefs. If you haven’t seen yourself sufficiently reflected through books in Canada, we strongly encourage you to submit your work so that others can hear your voice!
What to include in your submission email
· Please include an introductory email introducing yourself and your project; let us know about what writing experience you do have and include your social media handles. Tell us a little about your project, including why you decided to write it and how much work you have left to do.
· Attach your manuscript or proposal to your email. (Word file preferred, but a pdf is okay, too.)
· Include “Fan Expo New Voices Award” in the subject line of your email.
For Fiction:
· Send full manuscripts only, please.
· Use 10pt to 12pt type and single or double spaced; include page numbers, title, and your name in the header or footer.
· Include a synopsis of your book of one to two pages.
For Nonfiction:
· Send three sample chapters (or a full manuscript).
· Use 10pt to 12pt type and single or double spaced; include page numbers, title, and your name in the header or footer.
· Include a synopsis of your book of one to two pages, or a table of contents and chapter by chapter outline.
Please send your entry to submissions@dundurn.com.
Please include “Fan Expo New Voices Award” in the subject line of your email.
The deadline is May 1, 2023.
Please do not send your manuscript by mail or deliver in person. We will only consider entries that are received at submissions@dundurn.com