This is fantastic competition for emerging kids authors - terrific feedback, amazing communication and a passionate community. I am biased of course! But I also believe it to be true. Oh, and there are also many funded places, so get writing everybody!

From our lovely winner 2023! Thank you Maggie!

I'm writing my dissertation this year, so I don't think I'm going to enter (Waaaaaa!!!) but you all should, because the feedback is so amazingly helpful. Seriously. Enter!

Last year I came across Cheshire Novel Prize Kids is open for entries in mid-Dec and decided last minute to submit. It was my very first competition and I am so happy I did it! I learnt so much and was thrilled with the feedback I received. I am excited to submit again this year! Good luck everyone! 🤞

Well here we go. We proudly announce our Cheshire novel prize 2024 winner & highly commended- congratulations to Tanya and Gabriela!

Here are all of our listed titles for CNP 2024! Congratulations to everyone who entered! cheshirenovelprize.com/writing-tips/c…

You can read all of our interviews with our 9 shortlisted writers and their excerpts here. Congratulations to each and every one of these wonderful writers who are all hugely talented and such lovely humans too!! cheshirenovelprize.com/2024-shortlist…

A massive THANK YOU to our AMAZING 2024 judges: Rachel Neely, Clara Foster, Darcy Nicholson, Hayley Steed and Elvin Mensah for your fantastic insight, dedication and feedback! 💖💖

Announcing our 2024/25 Kids judges on Monday! Plus our primary and secondary school kids judges will be back for year 2. CNPkids prize is now open until 1st January 2025 and guess what? EVERYONE gets feedback. All the details here: 👇 cheshirenovelprizekids.com

This is how we roll!

We will be revealing 2024 CNPKids prize judges today at 2pm - our kids prize is now open until 1st January 2025. £1000 prize money and EVERY entrant gets feedback.

we are excited to announce our 2024 Kids Prize Judges. Two agents and our wonderful last year's Kid's prize winner. Inviting winners to judge and handing over their crowns is something we are excited to do. Read what our judges are looking for here: cheshirenovelprizekids.com/judging-panel

We are so excited to welcome Joanna Moult from Skylark literary agency as a judge for our 2024 CNPKids prize. Skylark is an agency we have always admired because of their passion for finding and supporting talented writers and helping judge competitions. Thank you Joanna!

A massive welcome to Lorna Hemingway from Bell Lomax Moreton as our second judge for CNP Kids 2024. Thank you so much Lorna. Lorna says: “A novel that shines is one that is truly unique. I want to read stories that I have never come across before.”

And a huge CNP welcome to our final Judge Maggie Womersley. Maggie was the winner of the 2023 Cheshire Novel Prize for Kids with her YA Thriller, Supers. Maggie has a MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck College, London. Welcome Maggie!

Our 2024 kids prize is open for entries until 1st January 2025. We are taking PB, first chapter books, middle grade and YA and have 3 amazing judges. Find out more here: cheshirenovelprizekids.com

We are reading now and cannot wait to read your work. Our Instagram Lives to talk all things kids writing will start mid November. Keep your eyes peeled for more news.

Our kids prize is open until 1st January 2025. We are waiting to read your picture books, first chapter books, middle grade and YA.