The Val Wood Prize 2023: The Hungry Tide 30th Anniversary Special by Val Wood [English Author; Prizes of Rs. 10k]: Submit Entries by Aug 31!

Submissions are invited for The Val Wood Prize 2023 by Val Wood, who is an English Author. Submit your entries by August 31, 2023!

Val Wood, formerly published as Valerie Wood is the award-winning author of romantic historical novels set in and around Hull, City of Culture 2017.

Val Wood was born in Castleford but now lives in Beverley. She has written 27 novels, all set in and around Hull and the East Riding. Her first novel, The Hungry Tide, published in 1993 won the Catherine Cookson Prize for Romantic Fiction.

The Val Wood Prize for Creative Writing 2023: The Hungry Tide 30th Anniversary Special. 

Entries are now being accepted for The Val Wood Prize for Creative Writing 2023: The Tide

This year, they are back with a brand new theme and a brand new judging panel. Having previously been associated with Hull Libraries, the competition is now solely independent and all of its entries will be received by and judged directly by the competition’s namesake, Val Wood. 

This year’s competition celebrates 30 years since the release of Val Wood’s award-winning debut, The Hungry Tide. 

The winner of the competition will receive £100 (Rs. 10k+) and a signed copy of The Hungry Tide. The winning entry will be published on the website valwood.co.uk and shared via various social media outlets.

There will be two further prizes and the winners will receive signed copies of the Hungry Tide upon it’s re-release in October. 

Maximum of 1 entry per person to the maximum word count of 1500 per entry. 

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