Hey gang, check it out. The Greenhouse Funny Prize is back. And guess what: this year, it’s open to North American writers!
Last year’s competition saw over 700 entries, and Pip Jones was our winner. Julia Churchill quickly sold Pip’s book, SQUISHY McFLUFF, THE INVISIBLE CAT, to Faber Children’s Books in a 4 book pre-empt.
So we’re putting out a call for funny stuff, from quirky picture books to wry y.a. The winner will receive an offer of representation from Greenhouse.
Wait, what?
That’s right. The winner gets rep’d people. Not bad.
Entry guidelines:
The Greenhouse Funny prize is open to un-agented writers writing funny fiction for children of all ages.
To get a good sense of the voice and where the character is headed, we’d like to see the first 5,000 words PLUS a short description (a few lines) of the book AND a one page outline that shows the spine of the plot. Please send this as a Word doc attachment.
If you’re submitting a picture book (or shorter fiction that comes in under 5,000 words), then send the complete text.
Please send your entries to funny@greenhouseliterary.com
If you’re writing from the US or Canada (ie, North America), please put NA in subject line. If you’re writing from UK or the rest of the world, please put UK in subject line.
The deadline for submissions is Monday, 29 July.
The shortlist will be announced Monday, 12 August.
The winner will be announced Monday, 19 August.
The US/Canada and the UK will have separate judging and shortlists and we will choose a winner in each territory.
Entrants will receive an acknowledgement on receipt of script, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
North American entries will be judged by myself and guest judge Jill Santopolo, Executive Editor at Philomel, Penguin. UK entries will be judged by Julia and guest judge Leah Thaxton, Publisher of Faber Children’s Books.
Winners will receive an offer of representation from the Greenhouse and the UK winner will also get full weekend ticket to the wonderful Festival of Writing (worth £525). The runners up will each get five of Greenhouse’s favourite funny books.
Thank you! This looks great : )
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Here’s a great opportunity for writers of humorous children’s books.
Reblogged this on a Portia Adams adventure and commented:
Nice, for any of my blogging friends who write children’s books. I think I have a graphic novel I started a decade ago I might dust off and take another read through… probably not to enter in this, but its a nice reminder!
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Is this open only to complete manuscripts?
Yes, we’d like to consider full, complete manuscripts. Thanks!