Undiscovered Voices is excited to announce the longlisted novels for UV 2026.
All of these longlisted stories impressed our panel of judges, and were chosen for their originality and quality of writing. With over 250 entries this year, the standard across the competition was very high. Thank you to everyone who entered, and who trusted us with their words – it was a thrill to read them all.
Shortlisted titles, and the authors of all the novels will be announced on April 20th 2026.
Any Second Now
Dancing Bear and the Hunter in the Stars
Fliss Grey in the Moonlight
Gethyn and the Wind Dragon
Invisible Isabelle
Kaleidosonic
Majorly Misunderstood
One Giant Leap into Murder
Operation ANNA
Rose of Bedel
Sidelined
Soar
Storymania
Sunnybrook Secrets
The Boy Wonder
The Daughter of the King
The Day My Gran Exploded
The Girl in the Mirror
The Last Scribe
The Light Beyond the Mountains
The Lost Hour
The Love in Your Words
The Other Poison Maiden - Part 1 of 3, The Toxic Queendom trilogy
The Space Pirate Saga - Arcturus and the Spiral of Shadows
The Wi-Fi Wizard of Maplewood
Truth Spinner
Whispers at Dead Penny Lane
You Will Be Next
Zack Stirling Isn’t Real