Our idea is to emphasize the power, skill and enduring value of the short novel form: limit 30,000-70,000 words.
For example: (approximate word count in thousands)
West, Miss Lonelyhearts (30)
Camus, The Stranger (31)
Conrad, Heart of Darkness (45)
Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground (54)
O’Connor, Wise Blood, (58)
Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (59)
Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five (60)
The Grassic Short Novel Contest is no longer held. But our past winners are great examples of what a short novel can be. You can read all of their works on their pages as well as on Googlebooks and Scribd. If Kindle is your preference, you can find them in Kindle versions as well. Find links on each author’s page.