Pubished Date: 22/04/2026
Deadline Date: 23/06/2026
London Writers Centre in partnership with the Eve White Literary Agency have launched the There Is Only Narrative Competition to find new writers of non-fiction from backgrounds underrepresented in UK publishing.
The competition is open to entries from midday on Wednesday 22 April 2026 and will close at 5pm on Tuesday 23 June 2026.
It is free to enter and open to unpublished and unagented UK-based writers aged 18+ who identify as one or more of the following:
- Black, Asian, Global Majority
- Disabled
- LGBTQIA+
- Low-income*
- Working Class upbringing
*We define low-income as earning on or below the Living Wage and/or in receipt of benefits such as Universal Credit.
What are the prizes for the Competition?
From the competition we will be selecting a cohort of 4-6 writers who will receive ongoing support from the Eve White Literary Agency and London Writers Centre. This will include:
- A group session with the author Damian Le Bas
- Individual 121 meeting with agents from the Eve White Literary Agency
- A group session with London Writers Centre
How to enter
The competition is to find new non-fiction projects through entry of a mini-proposal document at a maximum of 3,700 words in total and consisting of:
- Title and Subtitle (Subtitle is optional)
- Pitch – 25-40 words
- Summary of Project – 200-300 words
- Author Biography – 150-300 words
- Extract from proposed project – 3,000 words maximum.
All entries are managed through London Writers Centre’s Submittable, which is accessed through this link: https://spreadtheword.submittable.com/submit
Before you enter, please read:
To help prepare your entry, the Eve White Literary Agency has written a free guide to writing a non-fiction proposal document. Please enter your email address in this form to receive your guide:
Eve White Literary Agency – There Is Only Narrative Free Guide – Fill in form
We have also created a drafting document. Please click here to download it.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
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