Our 2024 competitions are now closed for judging. Good luck, everyone. 🍀🤞

Competition closing this Sunday at 23.59pm, UK time. Good luck, everyone! 🍀🤞 www.searchlightawards.co.uk/competitions/

Just a little reminder that our competition closes this Sunday at 23.59pm, UK time. For everyone working hard to submit before the deadline you can do it! www.searchlightawards.co.uk/competitions/

We’re seeing our entrant badges popping up all over social media 🙂. If you see one please join us in wishing the writer good luck. We know how hard everyone works on their stories and we like to celebrate every entry. www.searchlightawards.co.uk/competitions/

Could you be our winner? Just over one week left to enter - go for it! Please share with your writer friends. We don’t want anyone to miss the deadline. Thank you! www.searchlightawards.co.uk/competitions/

This year we’ve introduced an amazing 2nd place prize for Best Picture Book Text 2024. It’s a detailed editorial review of the manuscript from top editor Natascha Biebow, MBE. Natascha has over 30 years experience commissioning and editing picture books. www.searchlightawards.co.uk/competitions/

CLOSING SOON! Just over 2 weeks left to enter. First prize: cash award and a call with our agent judge. Second prize: editorial feedback. All shortlisted entries: featured in our coveted Agent/Publisher Pitch Book of Winning Stories. www.searchlightawards.co.uk/competitions/

Absolutely thrilled that Lorna Hemingway is judging Best Picture Book Text 2024. Last year our agent judge Becky Bagnell offered representation to our winner Sarah Dollar. Opportunity knocks! Deadline: 1st September. www.searchlightawards.co.uk/competitions/

Judged by literary agents Lorna Hemingway and Rachel Petty. 1st prize: £1000 - novel opening, £500 - picture book text. 2nd prize: editorial feedback. Shortlisted entries: featured in our coveted agent/publisher pitch book. Go for it! 🍀🤞 www.searchlightawards.co.uk/competitions/

Searchlight’s Pitch Book of Winning Stories is working its magic again. Six of our nine shortlistees for Best Chapter Book 2024 have already received interest from agents and publishers. To enter one of our other competitions see here: www.searchlightawards.co.uk/competitions/