We are pleased to announce the January 2014 Slush Pile Challenge.
This time the challenge has been set by Clare Whitston of Oxford University Press.
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| Clare Whitston is the Acting Commissioning Editor for children's fiction Oxford University Press |
THE CHALLENGE:
We would like the entrants to think about a character that would work for the 7-9 year old market. We would like a profile of that character, some background information and world building too. (Maximum 1 page for the character profile and maximum 2 pages for the world, minor characters etc) It could be a boy, girl, animal or alien! What are their likes/dislikes? Do they have any significant relationships and what world do they live in?
The brief is really quite open but what we would like to see is the spark of a really fantastic, fully-formed new character, and how stories with that character might work.
We’d like to find a character who feels fresh and different from the competition out there. Entrants should think about what makes their character special and how they are planning to communicate that to their young readers.
THE REWARD:
OUP would like to invite the winner to OUP for the afternoon, for editorial feedback and a brainstorming session to help them develop storylines based around this character.
OUP will help them flesh the world out further and think about how they might create a book or series of books with their winning character at the heart.
OUP would also like to invite one of our designers to the meeting to talk about how they might like to present their package and give them an insight into how the pre-publication process works.
Send in your entries by 2nd February 2014.
This Competition is now CLOSED! Results in March!
This Competition is now CLOSED! Results in March!
Who is eligible?
You need to be a current SCBWI un-agented member, resident in the UK.
If your entry is selected for a given Slush Pile Challenge, you will not be able to enter for any other challenges.
To join SCBWI and take advantage of the many opportunities to raise your profile: market your work, meet fellow writers, artists, the gatekeepers to publication, while being supported in the development and pursuit of your craft, visit scbwi.org.
What do you need to do?
Send in your entry (as Word Document) to competitions@britishscbwi.org by 2nd February 2014.
The word document should only contain the 3 pages or less (1 page for the character profile and 2 pages for the world and the minor characters). Do not include your name, address or email address in the word document.
In the email - please write your full name as it appears in SCBWI membership records, your character's name and your email address.
The Process
We will choose 15 entries randomly and send to the editor for review.
The editor will pick a winner and also tell us why.
The winner will be put in touch with the editor for the editorial meeting at OUP.
Good Luck Everyone!
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