The Dundee International Book Prize, the UK’s most lucrative crown for unpublished authors, opens for entries.
Competition organisers are looking to find a stand-out debut novel from a field featuring some of the world’s best undiscovered novelists.
Dundee International Book Prize 2015 offers the winner a £10,000 prize and a coveted contract with Cargo Publishing.
Last year the competition attracted more than 400 entries from across the globe.
The winner was Amy Mason, with her novel The Other Ida described by the judges as “a fresh, lyrical, fearless and very funny exploration of identity and fame”.
The competition is a joint venture between Literary Dundee and the Dundee One City, Many Discoveries campaign.
Ten writers have launched their careers after winning the prize since its inception in 2000. Authors hoping to follow in their footsteps have until midnight on February 19 to put forward their entry.
All entries will be read before a shortlist is drawn up later in the year. The judging panel will then debate the merits of the finalists before the winner is announced at the Dundee Literary Festival in October.
Anna Day, director of Literary Dundee, said: “I’m anticipating another great year for the Dundee International Book Prize. I really look forward to the variety and the excitement of the process.
“People pour their heart and soul into their novels and we feel privileged to read them.”
More information, including a full set of rules, can be found at www.dundeebook prize.com.