Undiscovered Voices - SCBWI British Isles - Deadline Approaches!
Kats -- thanks for posting this. I just wanted to post our official reminder that we're sending out -- the deadline for submission in June 1st. Best of luck to everyone submitting!
SCBWI-British Isles anthology contest deadline approaches
The deadline is fast approaching for SCBWI British Isles’s second Undiscovered Voices anthology contest. This is a great opportunity for unagented, unpublished writers living in the British Isles to break out of the slush pile.
The stories to be included in the anthology will be selected by a fantastic panel of editors and agents including: Julia Churchill, The Greenhouse Literary Agency; Zoe Duncan, Scholastic Children’s Books; Lindsey Heaven, Puffin Books; Sarah Manson, Literary Agent; Jo Unwin, Conville and Walsh; and Emma Young, Macmillan Children’s Books. In addition, award-winning author Melvin Burgess will serve as the honorary chair.
The first anthology in 2008 helped many of its authors take the next steps on the road to publication – four of the twelve selected authors signed book contracts following their selection and seven of the twelve signed on with agents.
Undiscovered Voices 2010 will include a dozen extracts from early readers up through young adult novels. To showcase new talent and promote SCBWI members to UK and US editors and agents, the anthology will be printed in early 2010 and sent free of charge to U.S. and U.K. children’s book editors and agents. The anthology is being produced thanks to the kind support of Working Partners Ltd. There is no submission fee but only unagented and unpublished members of SCBWI British Isles are eligible. New members stll have time to join. The submission deadline is Monday 1st June 2009.
Please visit
www.undiscoveredvoices.com for more details. Any questions on eligibility or submission guidelines should be directed to
[email protected].
Sara Grant and Sara O’Connor
Undiscovered Voices Co-Editors
