Writers Magazine 2010

The Terry Pratchett Anywhere But Here, Anywhen But Now Prize

This generous new prize for unpublished authors has been set up by Terry Pratchett and Transworld Publishers

The winner gets a publishing contract with a £20,000 advance. First Prize in each category £1,000

Closing date 31 December 2010

Entry fee £5 

The judges will be Pratchett himself, author and broadcaster Tony Robinson, and Mike Rowley from Waterstone's, with two members of the Transworld editorial team.

Pratchett said: "Anywhere but here, anywhen but now. Which means we are after stories set on Earth, although it may be an Earth that might have been, or might yet be, one that has gone down a different leg of the famous trousers of time (see the illustration in almost every book about quantum theory)."

A shortlist of six entries will be announced on 31 March 2011. The winner will be announced by the end May 2011.

Submissions should be emailed to "pratchettprize@transworld-publishers.co.uk". Further details are available at the Terry Pratchett website and the terms and conditions are here.