Sapere Books is looking for writers to enter a competition with the chance to win a five-book publishing contract.

This competition is open to debut and unpublished writers as well as established writers and ghost-writers. There is no entry fee.

Write up a full synopsis (no more than 2000 words) and draft the first three chapters based on one of the briefs outlined on their website.

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.