The 2016 Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition is now open until December 18th, 2015.
The competition is for full-length novels (min 30,000 words, max 80,000), suitable for children/young adults, aged somewhere between 7 and 18 years.
Prize: a worldwide publishing deal with Chicken House, with an advance of £10,000 (subject to contract) plus representation from a top children’s literary agent.
More here.