Leapfrog Press, an independent publishing house, has now opened their Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize, accepting full-length, unpublished manuscripts (minimum of 22,000 words) of novels, novellas, and short story collections. The prize features both Adult Fiction and YA/MG competitions, with separate finalist judges for each category. Winners in each category will be published by Leapfrog Press, and finalists receive $150 and recognition on Leapfrog Press’s website and social media.

We are keen to encourage quality, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid. They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.