The Women’s Prize Trust is thrilled to launch Discoveries 2025 – the fifth year of our popular writer development programme and prize for unpublished writers, run in partnership with Audible, Curtis Brown Literary and Talent Agency and the Curtis Brown Creative writing school.
From today, we are delighted to invite women in the UK and Ireland to submit the opening of their novel in any genre – up to 10,000 words – for the chance to take part in a bespoke creative writing course, secure personalised mentorship packages, access expert feedback, and join a supportive community of emerging writers, with one overall winner receiving representation with a literary agent and £5,000.
We have three authors on the judging panel for 2025 – Claire Kohda, Dreda Say Mitchell, and Chloe Timms. They will be joining Women’s Prize Founder Director, Kate Mosse (chair), Curtis Brown literary agent Jess Molloy and MD of Curtis Brown Creative Anna Davis, in the search for undiscovered writing talent in the UK and Ireland.
Submissions are open from now until 13 January 2025.
Details on how to enter can be found at:
