Launch of the 2027 Exeter Novel Prize

September marks the launch of the 2027 Exeter Novel Prize following a successful year with over 700 entries from around the world - an increase of more than a third.
We will gather to celebrate the start of the new submissions round which ends on January 31st 2027 with an Awards event in early summer.
We'll also be announcing a new development within the prize thanks to the generous financial support of Exeter based Penguin author Orlando Murrin and the Clotted Crime group of Southwest crime writers .
Join Orlando, Anna Cohn Orchard, from Exeter City of Literature and the Word Kitchen team for a glass of fizz and nibbles .
Many thanks to the staff of Exeter Library and Libraries Unlimited for their enthusiastic support.