Inkandescent

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Inkandescent’s Green Light Prize seeks unpublished, bold and imaginative full-length genre-fiction novels from underrepresented writers for a royalty-based publishing pathway.

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Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomanceCloses Jun 1, 2027Fee: £25; limited discretionary free entries are availablePays: Publication with Inkandescent under a royalty-based publishing contract, with editorial development and support.

The Green Light Prize is open from October 1, 2026, until June 1, 2027, for unpublished full-length novels of 40,000–90,000 words. Submit a one-page synopsis and the opening 5,000 words; longlisted writers will be asked for the complete manuscript. Genre fiction includes horror, weird fiction, thrillers, noir, crime, science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, adventure, and romance.

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