Prize for Best New Fiction

The HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction is a bi-annual award, offering literary representation by CookeMcDermid Literary Agency and an advance and book publication by HarperCollinsPublishersLtd.

Call for Submissions

Submissions may be made only by currently enrolled students and previous graduates of UBC Creative Writing.

2022 Prize for Best New Fiction

The winner will be announced later this fall. The HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction is awarded bi-annually. The next opportunity will be in 2024.

Letters to Prospective Entrants

We invite prospective entrants to read the welcome letters from HarperCollinsPublishersLtd and the CookeMcDermid Literary Agency.

Rules and Regulations 

HarperCollinsPublishersLtd, in cooperation with the University of British Columbia School of Creative Writing and CookeMcDermid Literary Agency, is calling for submissions for the 2022 HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction (the “Call for Submissions”).

Past Winnners

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