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If the novel has been self-published through amazon, is it still eligible to enter the competition?
Nearly 40k words in for my submission! Now I just need to not hit the writers block wall!
Oooooh! What an opportunity! I have donned my imagining head and writing hat, in readiness. Now waiting for a visit from the ideas pixies.
Hi Patricia, entrants must be unagented and not previously have had commercially published any whole children’s novel in any country. Please refer to the full T&Cs to see whether or not you're eligible: http://www.chickenhousebooks.com/terms/#competition_terms
Say you haven't been pubbed in MG novels, but other things...could you submit an MG novel??? PJM
Jazz says...
Hi Samuel - yes, self-published novels are eligible. Good luck!