Best Published Novel

Best Published Novel | Prize: £10,000

The winner of the 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize is Saltblood by Francesca de Tores. Read more about the awards here, and the book, here

The Best Published Novel award is designed to celebrate the best adventure stories of the last year. We invite novels to be submitted by publishers and literary agents. The award accepts entries by authors of any nationality, writing in English. Every autumn, under guidance from an expert judging panel, the title of Best Published Novel is presented to one winning author. 

Submissions are currently closed. The award will open again in 2025.

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