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We are looking for original ideas, a fresh voice and a story children will love. Best childrens writing competitions the school reading list. Almond press is an independent publisher of dystopian and apocalyptic short fiction. Awards provide instant credibility which can influence purchasing decisions. On monday at the savile club, in the downpour of the british summer, our ten judges sat down over coffee and biscuits to decide on the winner of the 2016 timeschicken house childrens fiction competition. Details for the bath childrens novel award 2020 will be announced here on 15 june with entries invited from 15 june until 29 november. List of book awards contests updated 2019 tck publishing. International prize for aspiring and selfpublished writers of childrens fiction.
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