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Submit your finished novel, 40,000 words or more – no fan fiction, no other limitations on genre! It’s time to bring your manuscripts into the light and show them off to the world. We are once again looking for three novels to publish!

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Black Pearl

A mermaid princess is missing and her sister, the queen, wants her back. When she offers a grand prize to the first person to find her, who will win? Seven mermaids, a siren, or a fisherman? Alima ...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by vu291454

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A Second Chance

Nicole Black receives a new task: interviewing Ally Strong, the biggest pop star of her time. It would be the opportunity of a lifetime​, if it wasn’t for a minor detail – they’re ex-girlfriends.

Submitted almost 7 years ago by AWoodGirl

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I Dare You to Love Me

Inspired by Sarah Dessen and "She's All That," this is the tale of the arrogant boy who meets the damaged girl, the dare that results in healing, and the growing pains of teenhood. Brian Royland is...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by Becca Fox

The Mentor

NYC Detective, Luke Fox was at a cross road in his life and his career. The recent split from his fiancée impacted his work as a cop, and for the first time in his life, he was failing to produce...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by Steve Gee

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The Cliff in Mount Vernon

‘After all, we transform into a single substance in the end—that is worm food.' Straight out of the university, the unnamed narrator moves toward north to start his life in the township of Palette-...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by Ten-MinuteChronicles

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The Rise of Heroes Book 1: The Academy of Hidden Secrets

Considered as Lunar Star Academy's misfits,Team Hero knew that their time there will be difficult until they come across dark secrets of the legends, the fate of their worlds, and the end of them a...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by mysterious_moon12

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Summit Shock

Brutally raped and beaten by her perverted boot camp captain, a plucky New York State correction officer secretly taped recorded his demented confessions. When he penned ‘In Cold Blood’ Truman Capo...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by JodieACook

Tarnished. Book 1 (How I see me)

Have you ever felt like you weren’t good enough? Have you ever been called a freak or damaged? Take a walk with Emma and learn to love who you are on the inside. The feeling of being damaged seemed...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by rebekahnored

A Compilation

An erotic novel, where each chapter leads you to wonder what the next chapter will hold. We had parted ways so many years ago, but I still thought of him, and I still wanted to be in his life. I n...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by Nichole Kay

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The Battle of the Erathiel: Across the Enchanted Sea

The ancient elven race of the Erathiel embark on a journey across the Enchanted Sea to find a new home. With them travel the only remaining dwarves and humans from their land. They are struck by a ...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by Constanza Mayer

Starcorp 1: Escape from Sol

Sol System just isn't big enough for the two of them. In the 22nd century, the ultimate division among humans are Earthers and the Spacers. Hatred and fear are what forms the chasm between them, an...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by Horatio_Jaxx

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POCKET UNIVERSE

An amulet that contains the baddest criminals of all time? Space eating carnivores and chasms of death? How far will you go to escape the Pocket Universe? When an alien civil war lands John and his...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by PStubley

Dust

Dust is a modern retelling of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, with enough sex, drugs and violencel to balance out the teenage angst. What would you give to stay young forever? What would you take? How muc...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by MNPWilkinson

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Alliance: A Hero's Journey

Esile peered out from behind her tree at the Drukirds. She could see their gaunt, blue faces, and crude armour. There were many of them. The alliance was outnumbered. There was a time when the Ages...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by Stahljs

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The Collar and the Cavvarach

Can a teenage slave win the Krillonian Empire’s most important martial arts tournament and gain his little sister's freedom?

Submitted almost 7 years ago by Annie Douglass Lima

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Grimm Fantasies: Little Red

The Sacrifice, the lamb led to slaughter. The Protector, the burning light of redemption. And an ancient prophecy that tells of the end of werewolves. Only one human can stop it.

Submitted almost 7 years ago by Skye Nall

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This Is Not A Joke

When you hit rock bottom, the only way is up... unless you find a shovel. A guy, a girl, and half a kilo of methamphetamine. What could possibly go wrong?

Submitted almost 7 years ago by Laz. R. Gray

Hour Empty Child

In this world, in order to hunt monsters, you need a Class. What happens when you are forced to keep a Class with nothing but question marks!? This story answers you exactly that! Kudo Braven has a...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by TrinityNovels

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The Commander's Son

Love, babies, nurses, doctors and heroes combine with evil, heartbreak and war but Jurgen’s only care is Hilda, who he fears loves the Party more than she loves him, causing him to doubt his surviv...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by Erict

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The WifeCycle

Spiralling downwards into the inevitably of death at the hands of one of his lovers’ enraged husbands, can Alexander Hendricks rescue himself from total destitution before it’s too late? Haunted by...

Submitted almost 7 years ago by Christophor Rick

Prizes for Winners

About the contest

Win one of three publishing offers from Inkitt! No submission fees!

Submit your finished novel, 40,000 words or more – no fan fiction, no other limitations on genre! It’s time to bring your manuscripts into the light and show them off to the world. We are once again looking for three novels to publish!

The three winners will be determined based on their 'Contest Success Analytics'.

What you win

Three winning novels will be offered a publishing deal from Inkitt with the following terms:

Publishing Terms
  • By entering the contest, authors will retain all rights to their submitted works.
  • The best three novels will be offered a publishing deal from Inkitt with the following terms:
    • 50% of the royalties
    • A dedicated online marketing team with an initial budget of up to $6000
    • Editing
    • Cover Design
    • A free copy of Rough Draft, the up and coming writing app

    Travis Luedke is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of science fiction, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy. Travis is happy to answer any questions you have throughout The Novelist about expanding your readership and finding readers that love your novel.

Contest Terms

  • All novelists will have access to an exclusive dashboard where they can view the amount of reading-data that has been gathered on their novel
  • Once they reach 100%, they will be considered for publication at the end of 'The Novelist' contest
  • We're accepting finished novels of any genre with a minimum of 40,000 words
  • You have to own all the rights in order to participate. Only original novels are accepted
  • Previously self-published books are accepted as well
  • Multiple entries are allowed
  • We accept submissions from all over the world, but only in the English language
  • There are no submission fees, anyone is free to participate, no purchase necessary
  • Before submitting a story, be sure to check our guidelines page to ensure that you comply with all of our publication rules
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    • The winners will be announced on Inkitt.com, on social media, and by email to all participants

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