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Our Grazia First Chapter competition is open!


***Entries for the 2022 First Chapter competition have now closed – keep an eye out for the winner announcement in…

Tue 8 March, 2022

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First Chapter Competition 2021: Runner-up Savitri Patel


The Women’s Prize x Grazia First Chapter competition ran for 12 years and has now been discontinued, with 2022 being…

Tue 13 July, 2021

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First Chapter Competition 2021: Runner-up Imogen Tazzyman


The Women’s Prize x Grazia First Chapter competition ran for 12 years and has now been discontinued, with 2022 being…

Tue 13 July, 2021

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Read our 2021 winning Grazia First Chapter Competition story


The Women’s Prize x Grazia First Chapter competition ran for 12 years and has now been discontinued, with 2022 being…

Tue 13 July, 2021

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2020 Grazia First Chapter winner Abigail Moss, on writing and support


In October 2020, we announced the winner of our tenth annual Women’s Prize x Grazia First Chapter Competition with a…

Wed 18 November, 2020

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Read our 2020 Grazia First Chapter winning story


  The Women’s Prize x Grazia First Chapter competition ran for 12 years and has now been discontinued, with 2022 being…

Thu 22 October, 2020

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From First Chapter to First Novel: Luan Goldie


Luan Goldie was born in Glasgow but has lived in East London for most of her life. She is a…

Thu 20 February, 2020

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Our Grazia First Chapter competition is open for 2020


They say that everyone has a novel in them. And, if you have ever dreamed of getting that novel published,…

Thu 20 February, 2020

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