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UV2024 Finalists The Undiscovered Voices 2024 Anthology features the talent of sixteen writers whose work impressed our judges and who have been selected as up-and-coming voices in the world of books for teens and children. 16 unagented and unpublished writers. Previous… Read more

We are thrilled to share the longlist of writers who will be considered for the Undiscovered Voices 2024 anthology. About the UV2024 Longlist These talented writers were selected from over 220 submissions from SCBWI members in the British Isles and the EU. In partnership… Read more

Adam was an Undiscovered Voices finalist in 2020. In this guest blog he takes a deep dive into the first chapter of his debut novel, The Girl Who Broke The Sea, to see how well (or otherwise) he did at… Read more

Thanks to our Undiscovered Voices founders, Sara Grant and Sara O’Connor, who put together this guide, you can figure out the best approach to writing your pitch. This year, the elevator pitch for UV submissions is 35 words. You don’t… Read more

Three, 60-Minute Undiscovered Voices Masterclasses Do you want to be one of the fresh, original voices featured in the next Undiscovered Voices anthology? The Undiscovered Voices team has created a series of three, 60-minute masterclasses to help you prepare your… Read more

I’m not going to lie to you – openings are hard. Balancing the structural work of world-building, plot, and setting with the artistic choices of character voice, narrative devices, and sentence rhythm is challenging even the most experienced authors. Add… Read more

We could not be more delighted to share the news that UV co-founder and all-around literary superstar Sara Grant is our UV2024 Honorary Chair! Sara Grant is a teacher, mentor, editor, and author of the CHASING DANGER series, DARK PARTIES,… Read more

Amber Caravéo is co-founder of Skylark Literary, a boutique literary agency that seeks and supports the very best in Children’s and YA fiction. Prior to founding Skylark, Amber was Editorial Director for Orion Children’s Books, working with a host of… Read more

Once again SCBWI British Isles plans to help fresh, new voices in children’s literature find agents and publishers through its Undiscovered Voices anthology project. Join us for an online panel discussion with this year’s Undiscovered Voices judges. This free event will tell you everything you… Read more

What’s the worst that can happen? You send in your extract and it doesn’t come anywhere. You feel disappointed and discouraged. Agents across the world add you to their ‘bad writer’ list, and you might as well give up writing… Read more