Breaking into the publishing world can be challenging. Connecting with the right agents, editors, and publishers is critical, and it can be downright dizzying to figure out who's right for your work and how to connect with them.
Roadmap x Aevitas Authors is thrilled to announce our inaugural competition: The Next Chapter Prize!
Roadmap has helped screenwriters and television writers sign with agents and managers. Now, Roadmap x Aevitas will be helping book authors learn how to get signed by literary agents and connect with editors and publishers.
Aevitas has represented the writers of more than 120 New York Times bestsellers. Books by its clients appear regularly on major bestseller lists in the U.S. and around the world and have won major awards and fellowships such as the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, MacArthur Fellowship, PEN/Faulkner, Guggenheim Fellowship, National Book Critics Circle Award, Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, Nobel Peace Prize, as well as the Tony, Grammy, Emmy, and Academy Awards.
Deadlines & Announcements:
- Early Deadline - 7/31
- Regular Deadline - 8/31
- Late Deadline - 9/30
- Top 25 Announced - 11/18
- Top 10 Announced - 1/31
- Winners Announced - 2/16
This year we've assembled an impressive roster of judges to read the finalists' pages so we can crown our winner!
Judging Panel:
- Caroline Marsiglia - Memoir
- Mary Moore - Science Fiction/Fantasy
- Chris Bucci - Mystery/Thriller
- Lauren Liebow - General Fiction
Prizes:
- Grand Prize Winner per category - 1 Virtual 30 Minute Meeting with the judge in your category & 6 Free Classes in Roadmap x Aevitas Authors Program
- Top 10 - Featured on Roadmap Writers' Website & 3 Free Classes in Roadmap x Aevitas Authors Program
- Top 25 - Featured on Roadmap Writers' Website
Entry Instructions
Following your registration, you will immediately receive a confirmation email that will serve as your receipt and will also include instructions for submitting your material. To upload your material, click the link in your "Order Summary" of your confirmation email to access the competition-specific material submission form.
YOU MUST SUBMIT WITHIN 48 HOURS OF REGISTRATION.
*Entries received after this deadline will be disqualified.*
If you do not receive your confirmation email or have any difficulty with the link to submit your material, please email competitions@roadmapwriters.com.