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Buku Fixi: Malaysian Novel Contest

Call for Entries: The 4th Fixi Novo Malaysian Novel Contest for a new Malaysian novel that is primarily in English.

The contest is open to Malaysian citizens and residents. Novels can range between 50k -70k words. Buku Fixi welcome all genres, except for crime.

Buku Fixi will publish the winning Malaysian novel written primarily in English. The winning writer will also receive a  RM1,500 cash prize and standard royalties for every book sold after publication.

To enter, you must send a review of any of the 15 Fixi Novo books still in print. Send as a Word attachment or your own Goodreads link of at least 200 words, pointing out what you like and/or dislike about one of the books. Send by 30 April 2024 together with the full manuscript of your novel (Microsoft Word) and 1-page synopsis to bukufixi@gmail.com.

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Enquiries about submissions should be directed to Buku Fixi.

Please note, this competition is run by Buku Fixi, not the Commonwealth Foundation.