Gutsy Great Novelist Chapter One Prize
Deadline: March 3, 5pm EST
Brought to you by Joan Dempsey, award-winning novelist, the 6th Annual Gutsy Great Novelist Chapter One Prize is awarded for an outstanding first chapter of an unpublished novel. First prize is $1,000; 2nd is $500; and 3rd is $250. The prize is open internationally to anyone over 18 writing a novel in English in any genre for adult or YA readers (fiction only). $20 entry fee. Winners will be announced on April 14. Learn more.
Read the winning entries from 2025, selected from 769 submissions.
