The winner of our new award for debut writers over the age of 50 is announced...

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Rural: The lives of the working class countryside

Rebecca Smith

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Ritual of Fire

D V Bishop

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Music in the Dark

Sally Magnusson

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Out to Sea

Helen Kellock

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Escape Room

Christopher Edge

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The Party House

Lin Anderson

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Homelands

Chitra Ramaswamy

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How to submit your work

We love reading new work but, as a small agency, we can only consider submissions at certain points of the year. Please check back for our 2023 submission information.

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Jenny's list

Jenny’s list will be open to new submissions of narrative nonfiction from Scottish-based writers from 13–19 November.

Lucy's list

Lucy’s list will be open to new submissions of middle grade fiction and picture book illustrators and picture book author/illustrators from 13–19 November.

Lisa's list

Closed to submissions while I catch up with reading.

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Founded in 2002, Jenny Brown Associates is the leading agency in Scotland and one of the foremost independent literary agencies in the UK.