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HELEN LEDERER'S

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COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT

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The UK & Ireland's first comedy literary prize dedicated to celebrating witty women's writing

TA DA! CWIP 2025 IS READY 4 U!

Entries open 14 April 2025

DO IT!

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ABOUT
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having achieved so much excitement in its fourth year CWIP is gearing up for 2025

Comedy Women In Print is the brainchild of comedian, author, actress Helen Lederer. Its aim is to recognise, celebrate and encourage witty women authors. We’ve created a platform for both aspiring and established witty writers. CWIP not only offers a publishing deal to a NEW witty writer, but it also gives mega publicity and respect to the BEST funny fiction around. 
 

The Published Comedy Novel Winner gets a massive amount of love from clever, celebrity judges and a stonking cash prize.

The Unpublished Comedy Novel Winner is published and receives huge attention. The Unpublished runners up win either a place on an MA in Comedy at Falmouth University a place on an MA by Research in Creative Writing or writing mentorship from the University of Hertfordshire, or a Platinum Package from Fuzzy Flamingo

The Self-Published Comedy Novel Winner receives a publicity package from Atmosphere Press a selective ethics-forward hybrid publisher - equalling the value of over £2500. 

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. We can’t do it without you because, quite frankly, ‘Wit has truth in it’ - Dorothy Parker. 

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Bonnie Garmus - Runner-Up Published
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Helen Lederer, Sharon Horgan-(winner of honorary Witty Writer Impact Award) and Meera Syal
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Dawn Butler MP, Helen Lederer, Charlotte Nichols MP, winner of CWIP 23 Published - Michell Gallen, and head judge Angie Greaves
All our nonpublished to published CWIP winners - Sylvia Saunders 2023, Kirsty Eyre 2019, Faye Brann 2020, Rebecca Rogers 2021
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Nikki May - Winner New Voice Award
Jo Brand - Honorary Game Changer Award Winner
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Helen Lederer and Christina Carty (runner-up unpublished)
Helen Lederer, Llewella Gideon, Denise Welch and Louise Jensen (Runner-Up Unpublished)
Veronika Dapunt Runner-Up Unpublished
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2022/23 AWARDS EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

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Dates for your Diary...
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Monday 14th April 2025
Entries Open
 

Friday 23rd May 2025
Entries Close

Wednesday 16th July 2025
Longlist Announced

Wednesday 17th September 2025
Shortlist Announced

Monday 3rd November 2025
Winners' Event 

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