Mslexia 2014 WOMEN'S MEMOIR COMPETITION

Mslexia memoir competition

2014 WOMEN'S MEMOIR COMPETITION



We're looking for memoirs written by previously unpublished women memoirists. Submissions need to be the first 5,000 words of a full-length memoir, written in prose, and narrate actual events in your life.
1st Prize: £5,000

Five other finalists will be offered free professional feedback by The Literary Consultancy
Judging Panel:

Julie Myerson (memoirist, novelist)

Jenny Brown (literary agent)

Jane Martinson (Women's Editor, Guardian)

The six shortlisted authors will be invited to meet literary agents and editors at a special networking event in London.
Closing date: 22 September 2014

Please note: To constitute a full length memoir, it must total at least 50,000 words.

Please make sure you read the competition rules before entering.

Enter the competition