Book B*tches Magazine

GOOD NEWS: We're EXTENDING the deadline to Friday 15th of April. Writers should ABSOLUTELY sub their short stories and excerpts. Guidelines are as below. this is UK&Ireland only & is specifically for non-white women & non-binary poc. Submission link: forms.gle/Qg9rEQZ6hdtAwW…

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AYOOOOO! Shortlist is officially with the judges!!!!! Some absolutely gems coming this year - can’t wait for you all to meet the winners!

@psanali_author yes, it was received!

@BookBitchesLit Hi there! I just submitted an entry via your online form, but I'm not very tech savvy, so I'm not sure if it worked. Could I just check if the form and attached documents were received? ☺️ Sorry for the trouble!

You have till FRIDAY to submit your short stories! We're particularly eager for some more romance, YA and crime!! Get your stories in for a chance to win £100/£200 and a consultation with an agent.

A reminder that you have until 15th of April to apply! Send us your romcoms, thrillers, YA and SFF stories! We want to see it all!!!!!!

Entries close next week! Get your short stories in for a chance to win £100, £200 and a consultation with an agent! Submit: forms.gle/x1iay7khamJdNp…

Announcement: a reminder that this is a competition specifically for women of colour and non-binary people of colour, and though we will not be questioning anyone's identities we DO ask that you do not exploit an opportunity that is specifically for this marginalised demographic

WRITERS! Remember submissions are open for Book Bitches. There is a £100 & £200 cash prize to be won, as well as getting published in a print magazine! Submit here: forms.gle/FrfQwZVf8QQxot…

OUR OFFICIAL LOGO! A very sexy book babe, Tilly, created this amazing piece for us! Unfortunately Tilly doesn’t have any socials, but look out for the cover in the next few months!

WE ARE OFFICIALLY LIVE & OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS! Please read the below submissions guidelines carefully, and submit accordingly. We clost on the 31st of March at midnight. Good luck! Submission link: forms.gle/4o5V6NazSMuW6w…

We was meant to open entries at 9AM but our editor-in-chief is stuck in her commute (we support strikes here) so instead it’ll open at lunch time!

Daphne is the founder and owner of Illumicrate. She’s also an award judge and event chair. She lives in London, and is a Chinese-Filipino born and raised in Manila. She can be found fangirling over first editions & fictional princes, and recommending books on social media.

Our last piece of amazing news! We are SO excited to announce that Book B*tches' first official sponsor is from @illumicrate, with it's founder @daphlt, providing runner ups with £100 and winners with £200. She will also be offering a 30 minute mentoring session with winners.

Basically, just don't be that guy and everything will be kushty. Thanks!

- Secondly, our founder - Soraya - would like to make it abundantly clear that any author who takes part in bigotry (be it racism, homophobia or transphobia) will be removed from the list. We withhold the right to withdraw applications if an author takes part in this behaviour.

Entries open tomorrow! Before that happens, we want to make a few things clear. Firstly, we will not be policing applicants' identities, but we do implore people to not take advantage and exploit opportunities that are specifically for women and non-binary people of colour. -

And finally, say hello to Rachel Yeoh! (@rachel_yeoh) Rachel is an Associate Agent building her list in literary, upmarket, book club and narrative non-fiction. When away from the books, she can be found on her yoga mat. She will be judging Bookclub & Literary Fiction!

Say hello to Hannah Todd! (@PalindromeTodd) Hannah is a literary agent looking for commercial fiction across the board. In her spare time she is learning to rollerskate and has taken up knitting. But not at the same time. She'll be judging Crime & Thriller and Romance & Romcom.

Ready to meet the Book B*tches team?!

We're back! You ready for us to announce more team members?!