Daily Mail/Transworld First Novel competition shortlist

The shortlist for the Daily Mail/Transworld First Novel competition has been announced. Following the launch of the nationwide competition in March, 820 novels were sent in by budding writers of which six have been shortlisted. The judges are in the process of selecting the winner of the competition. The winner, who will be announced at the end of October will receive a GBP30,000 publishing contract with Transworld, to be published by Bantam in April next year