Inkitt.com Call for Novel Submissions

What You Win

• $300 USD
• Contest winner badge on cover picture and promoted on special Novel Contest Winners list
• Eligible for a future publishing deal

About Us

Inkitt is a new boutique publishing house. Our first novel launched mid-2016, and since then, we’ve published over 50 novels.

Curious to know more? Read what our published author, Lauren Garcia, says about Inkitt here

Check out our past winners here

Terms of the contest:

• Submissions close on December 31st, 2018

 

• 1 winner will be selected
• Due to the volume of submissions, it could take up to three months (*Subject to Change*) for the winner to be announced
• The winner is going to be determined by Inkitt based on reader engagement, with votes also counting for 20% of the final decision
• You must own all rights
• No entry fee
• All genres except fan fiction accepted
• Multiple entries are allowed
• Novels must be in English
• You retain all rights to your stories while posted on Inkitt
• Previously or currently self-published books are accepted
• If you win, you must be willing to extend your manuscript to the mandatory word count if your word count is below our requirements
• Required word counts per genre:
• Erotica – 20,000
• Romance – 40,000
• Mystery – 60,000
• Thriller – 60,000
• Horror – 60,000
• Sci-Fi – 80,000
• Fantasy – 80,000
• YA – 40,000

How to enter, visit:

https://www.inkitt.com/novelcontest?utm_source=affiliate_writelife

The Romance Novelist Contest

 

 

The Romance Novelist Contest

Submit your finished romance novel

of 40,000 words or more

for the chance to win $1000.

Deadline: December 15, 2016

Visit the website for details on how to enter!

inkitt.com/romancenovelist?utm_source=cl_writingcontests

 

The Sci-Fi Novelist Contest

 The Sci-Fi Novelist Contest

Submit your finished sci-fi novel

of 40,000 words or more

for the chance to win $1000.

Dates: Nov. 21 – Dec. 04, 2016

Visit the website for details on how to enter!

www.inkitt.com/scifinovelist?utm_source=cl_writingcontests

The Fantasy Novelist Contest

 

The Fantasy Novelist Contest

Submit your finished fantasy novel

of 40,000 words or more

for the chance to win $1000.

Dates: Nov. 28 – Dec. 11, 2016

Visit the website for details on how to enter!

www.inkitt.com/fantasynovelist?utm_source=cl_writingcontests

The Romance Novelist Contest

 

The Romance Novelist Contest

Submit your finished romance novel

of 40,000 words or more

for the chance to win $1000.

Dates: Nov. 14 – Nov. 27, 2016

Visit the website for details on how to enter!

inkitt.com/romancenovelist?utm_source=cl_writingcontests

 

The Sci-Fi Novelist Contest

 The Sci-Fi Novelist Contest

Submit your finished sci-fi novel

of 40,000 words or more

for the chance to win $1000.

Dates: Nov. 21 – Dec. 04, 2016

Visit the website for details on how to enter!

www.inkitt.com/scifinovelist?utm_source=cl_writingcontests

The Fantasy Novelist Contest

 

The Fantasy Novelist Contest

Submit your finished fantasy novel

of 40,000 words or more

for the chance to win $1000.

Dates: Nov. 28 – Dec. 11, 2016

Visit the website for details on how to enter!

www.inkitt.com/fantasynovelist?utm_source=cl_writingcontests