Novel Competition Guidelines

Returning for a second year, The Little Lit Novel Excerpt Competition allows writers to send through whatever their working on, any genre, at any stage of completion. Winner/s and runners-up get published and shared across our socials.

WHAT WE ARE PROVIDING

The Little Lit is a new literary magazine aimed to promote and celebrate the Indie Writers of New Zealand. Competitions give writers a chance to gain confidence to share their work, earn feedback, and add to their creative CV by getting published. Competitions come with a small entry fee in order to keep The Little Lit running.

WHAT’S INVOLED

Entrants can submit a maximum of three chapters of their work-in-progress or UNPUBLISHED novel for a one-off fee of $5, but each new section must be clearly identified. Any additional submissions (more than three) will only be accepted after an additional payment of $5. All work remains the property of the author and can be submitted elsewhere.

One winner will receive publication in The Little Lit, a bio uploaded to 'Our Creatives' page, promotion across our social media pages and newsletter, and more. Runners-up may also receive publication and promotion.

HOW TO ENTER

1) Get your submission ready
Choose what you'd like to submit and proofread your work.

2) Upload your submission
Enter using our 'Submit Your Work' form provided on the competition page.

3) Pay the $5 entry fee
Payments are made via Stripe at the time of entry.

4) You're all set!
Winners will be notified before The Little Lit goes to print.

To see the previous winners and check out our current competitions, head to the link below: