Sheffield Novel Slam 2021

Monday 18 October

Creative Lounge, The Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, S1 2BX

Bring a one-minute pitch and a three-minute extract from your work in progress and compete for the title of Novel Slam champion 2021.

Sheffield Novel Slam launched in 2012 as part of the Off The Shelf festival of literature. Over the years, we've seen some fantastic writers pitch and perform their work in front of an audience.

This year you can join us in person or from the comfort of Zoom. You’ll get to see and hear from some talented, emerging authors from the comfort of your own home.

You could win free coaching, feedback and a read from agent Caroline Montgomery of Rupert Crew Ltd.

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How it works

This year, writers will compete over three rounds to become Novel Slam champion 2021. We also have a team of five judges.

Round one

Writers have one minute to pitch their novel. They then read the opening line. Once all writers have pitched, the audience and panel of judges will vote to choose their favourites to go through to round two.

Round two

The finalists will take it in turns to read three minutes from their work-in-progress novel. The judges will share their thoughts and offer constructive feedback to each writer.

Once all writers have read their work, the judges will have a great big chat, where they will discuss and choose the winner of Novel Slam 2021.