Deborah Rogers Foundation awards £10,000 to a first-time writer whose submission demonstrates literary talent and who needs financial support to complete his or her work.
Your submissions should be 20,000 to 30,000 words of a work in progress, either fiction or non-fiction. Your in progress work must not be under option or contract. Applications are only open to writers who have not previously published a full length book. Submissions should be accompanied with a brief synopsis and a short biographical note.
Submissions should be in 12 point font, double spaced in a Word Document or PDF format. Submit your application through Deborah Rogers Foundation’s online submission form. Should you experience any problems with the form, contact support@deborahrogersfoundation.org for technical support.
Entrants must write in the English language and reside within the British Commonwealth and Eire.
Judges comprise of three writers and two Rogers Coleridge & White (RCW) agents. The winner of the Award will be announced in the summer of 2016.
For more information and to contact the foundation, email info@deborahrogersfoundation.