Announcing the longlists for Searchlight’s Best Novel Opening Competition and Best Picture Book Text 2023. Huge congratulations to everyone who entered - we loved your stories. Thank you so much for sharing them with us. 🍾🥳 searchlightawards.co.uk/picture-book-t… searchlightawards.co.uk/novel-opening-…
@WritingAwards Can this really be called an international contest if all the longlisted writers are from the UK?
@WritingAwards Congratulations to everyone on these brilliant lists! 🎉
@WritingAwards Huge congratulations to everyone on this list🥳 I didn’t make it this time but remember the lovely feeling when I did, so to those who were unlucky this time, keep going!!
@WritingAwards Huge congratulations to all on the list! 🎊
@WritingAwards Congratulations to everyone on the list!!
@WritingAwards So thrilled to have been long-listed! Good luck all 👍🏻
@WritingAwards Huge congratulations to everyone on both lists! 🎉🎉