What to submit:
A first, unpublished work of fiction in English (translations into English from other languages are permitted only if the work has never been published in any language).
A manuscript of between 60 000 and 100 000 words in length.
Two securely bound, typed A4 copies (1.5 space, 12 point font).
A separate one-page summary of the manuscript.
A separate one-page biography of the author with all contact details including telephone numbers and email address.
The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript.
What not to submit:
Memoirs, Short stories, History, Geography or other non-fiction books will not be considered. No drafts will be considered. Entrants are strongly advised to ensure that manuscripts are submitted in their final, publishable form. Published novelists may not enter this competition, even under pseudonyms. However, published authors of short stories, plays or poetry may enter their first novels.
Send to:
Jacana Media
EU Literary Award
PO Box 2004
Houghton
2041
No late manuscripts will be accepted.
No emailed entries will be accepted.
Manuscripts will not be returned.
The jury’s decision will be final. No correspondence will be entered into.
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Previous winners of the European Union Literary Award, all available in Jacana paperback
The Silent Minaret by Ishtiyaq Shukri
Bitches’ Brew by Fred Khumalo
Ice in the Lungs by Gerald Kraak
Other fiction titles by Jacana
Saracen at the Gates by Zinaid Meeran
Black Petals by Brian Rostron
Counting Sleeping Beauties by Hazel Frankel
Native Nostalgia by Jacob Dlamini
Shiva’s Dance by Elana Bregin
The Lahnee’s Pleasure by Ronnie Govender
Beginnings of a Dream by Zacharia Rapola