First Crime Novel Competition
deadline 12/17/2012; mystery/thriller; 60,000 words min.; $10,000 advance against royalties; details HERE: http://us.macmillan.com/Content.aspx?publisher=minotaurbooks&id=4933
View ArticleFREE Scribophile contest for October
Just got this from our friends at Scribophile: Hello from the Scribophile.com team! Halloween is my favorite holiday, so I wanted to make this month’s contest interesting. The theme is gothic...
View ArticleWin a trip to France – The Time and Place writing contest
The Time and Place Prize; open to all genres; 5,000 words max; $25 entry fee; deadline Nov. 30, 2012; details HERE: http://www.timeandplaceprize.com/
View ArticleContest for unpublished mystery novels
Discover Mystery Award; deadline March 30, 2013; $20 entry; prize is $1,000 and contract from Poisoned Pen Press; 60K-90K words; details HERE: http://www.poisonedpenpress.com/contest
View ArticleWords with JAM First Page Competition – judged by Sue Grafton!
up to 400 words; cash prizes; entry fee is $6 (euros) for first entry and $4 per entry thereafter; deadline May 31, 2013; details HERE: http://wordswithjam.co.uk/first-page-competition-2013/4573741026
View ArticleFREE mystery contest
Mystery Times competition; 3,000-7,000 words; no entry fee; deadline July 15; prizes; details HERE: www.buddhapussink.com/Mystery_Times_2013.html
View ArticleBook contest for horror, thrillers, suspense, apocalypse and mystery
Assent Publishing’s Bad Day Books is hosting; deadline is Oct. 31, 2013; 70,000-120,000 words for novels and 40K-50K for novellas; details HERE: http://assentpublishing.com/BadDaySubmissions.aspx
View ArticlePolis Books seeking new fiction authors
Crime Fiction; Sci Fi; Fantasy; Romance; Erotica; Commercial Women’s Fiction; details HERE: http://www.polisbooks.com/submissions/
View ArticleHarper Collins launches new digital thriller/crime/mystery imprint
The William Morrow Imprint is called “Witness.” Authors receive 25% up to 10,000 copies, then it goes up to 50 percent. Royalties paid month. Details HERE:...
View ArticleShock Totem seeks stories up to 5,000 words
Shock Totem, Curious Tales of the Macabre and Twisted–See Web site. What We Want: Fiction: ”We consider original, unpublished stories within the confines of dark fantasy and horror—mystery, suspense,...
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