Closing date: 1st December 2022
The mission is to create a cultural body of work that entertains and informs about green solutions, inspires green behaviour and raises awareness of the necessary transformations towards a sustainable economy.
Eligibility:
Open to all adults (18+) of any nationality, as long as the submission is in English and has not been published elsewhere.
The competition is open to novels that are either:
- Partially complete (at least 50%) in the first draft phase, or
- Fully complete and unpublished (between 50,000 and 100,000 words).
Prizes:
£1000 for the winner and £500 for runner up, plus half price manuscript appraisal (worth £300-400) for the top three entries.
Judging Criteria:
Entries must conform to the green stories criteria of showing a positive vision of what a sustainable society might look like or include green solutions/policies/characters in the context of an otherwise mainstream story. It does NOT have to have an explicitly green theme.
Entry Fee:
Free
Submission Guidelines:
For full details and submission guidelines please visit
www.greenstories.org.uk/upcoming-competitions/orna-ross-adult-novel-prize/