Cheshire Novel Prize

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Put Fridays in your diaries from 31st October 2025. Our podcasts will drop Fridays at 0001. Yes these are weekly! We have 6 episodes to start + a bonus ep in December -more news soon but follow us on the place beginning with S and rhyming with clack!! #TheTorturedwritersPodcast

This week we are archiving all our old Instagram lives with our judges since we started the prize in 2021. So do follow us on Instagram to watch!

We are delighted to announce the 2025 Cheshire Novel Prize Shortlist! The standard was so high this year but many congratulations to our shortlisted writers and also to our super talented long-listed writers too. The winner will be announced on the 3rd November 2025 at 2pm!

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Put Fridays in your diaries from 31st October 2025. Our podcasts will drop Fridays at 0001. Yes these are weekly! We have 6 episodes to start + a bonus ep in December -more news soon but follow us on the place beginning with S and rhyming with clack!! #TheTorturedwritersPodcast

Exciting Shortlist announcement today at 2pm! A reminder that the reason the feedback is later going out this year is because we opened for entries 5 months later in May - we normally open January 1st - feedback will go out from November 1st 2025 to January 2026! See you later

And are you a tortured writer who would like to appear on our podcast? Do you have a problem with your book you want solving? If so, email us entry@cheshirenovelprize.com and tell us your torture and we will come back to you if we can feature you.

We are launching our Tortured Writers Podcast - just Write your F****g novel on November 1st 2025. Agents, publishers, booksellers and writing craft advice for everyone along with a few goodies to give away- #watchthisspace #writers #writing #writerscommunity

Cheshire Novel Prize Is starting a Podcast Hello and thank you so much for taking the time to answer the survey. We are so excited about the podcast which will start the first week in November 2026.

Cheshire Novel Prize is starting a Podcast launching In November 2025, and we want to design the podcast with you specifically in mind. So, if you could take two minutes to answer the survey below by 8th October 2025, we would really appreciate it!

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And a great competition from
Joffre books for writers of colour. 👇

A great competitions here - Am Heath for aspiring novelists 👇

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6 weeks live teaching! We are giving away 10 places for summer school Saturday for £99 for those who cannot afford the £249- it starts this Saturday and you can find all the details herecheshirenovelprize.com/summer-school - if you are interested email us at entry@cheshirenovelprize.com

We close our registration for summer school this Monday 22nd September so don’t miss out!! cheshirenovelprize.com/summer-school

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We have a few places left!

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This week I had a really difficult few days creatively and so yesterday I booked a coaching call
With @katielseaman.bsky.social and today I am on 🔥 I cannot recommend Katie enough

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Come join us!

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I will be live teaching the last summer school until 2027 so if you want to join us you need to be quick! Registration closes on 15th September and the course is as cheap as chips all online with materials and recordings provided plus a chat forum!!

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Thanks Mark!

This course significantly improved my writing. So glad I invested. Thanks Sara 🙏

I did this course last year and it was so incredibly useful. I’ve since applied Sara’s editing techniques to all my writing. Definitely worth the investment! Plus, I met a wonderful group of writers who’ve become great friends & trusted beta readers #WritingCommunity #amquerying

Not long to go to register for our six week writing course! cheshirenovelprize.com/summer-school
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