HELEN LEDERER'S


COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT
The UK & Ireland's first comedy literary prize
we want to read your comedy novels!
Be ready with your witty
unpublished manuscripts,
or your published hilarity




ENTRIES for 2022/23 OPEN 5 SEPTEMBER 2022

ABOUT
the prize
Now in its fourth successful year, already...

Comedy Women In Print is the brainchild of comedian, author, actress Helen Lederer. Its aim is to recognise, celebrate and encourage witty women authors.
The Published Winner gets a massive amount of love from clever, celebrity judges and a stonking cash prize. The Unpublished Winners are published by Harper Collins and receive an advance and huge attention. The Unpublished runner upper's win a place on an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire and an MA in Comedy at Falmouth University.
Oh, and since you are one of the wittiest writers we've ever met - might you extend some love to our social media and even more wittily, here, to help us continue to do things and make things happen.










ways to get involved






2021 Awards Highlights


Dates for your Diary...
Entries Open
Monday 5 September 2022
Entries Close
Friday 14 October 2022
Longlist Announced
Wednesday 14 December 2022
Shortlist Announced
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Winners Event
Monday 17 April 2023


