Poisoned Pen Press invites aspiring mystery novelists to write, win, publish:
Poisoned Pen Press Now Accepting Submissions for the Second Annual Discover Mystery Award;
will award a $1000 cash prize and publishing contract to this year’s winner
Scottsdale, Arizona–
Poisoned Pen Press is now accepting entries for its second annual
Discover Mystery Award. A first book contest specifically for
unpublished writers trying to break into the mystery genre, the Discover
Mystery Award will include a $1000 cash prize, the Discover Mystery
title, and a publishing contract from Poisoned Pen Press.
Writers
unpublished within the mystery genre are invited to submit their
original mystery fiction manuscripts of between 60,000 and 90,000 words.
Entries must be received by 11:59 PM Pacific on March 30, 2013. The
Discover Mystery Award will be announced on May 31, 2013.
A
$20 entry fee applies for all submissions. For full details,
eligibility requirements, and manuscript submission instructions, visit:
www.poisonedpenpress.com/
Entries
submitted for the Discover Mystery Award will be judged by members of
the Poisoned Pen Press editorial staff, along with an as-yet-to-be-named
celebrity guest judge.
Poisoned Pen Press published Ronald Sharp’s No Regrets, No Remorse, the winner of 2012 Discover Mystery Award, in November.
Jessica
Tribble, Publisher at Poisoned Pen Press, stated, “ Poisoned Pen Press
is always looking to discover something new, which is why we launched
the Discover Mystery Award last year. We were overwhelmed both by the
volume and quality of submissions we received. While the competition was
stiff, we were thrilled to publish No Regrets, No Remorse by
Ronald Sharp, the winner of the first annual Discover Mystery Award. And
now we are looking for the next winner. We can’t wait to see what we
discover.”
In
addition to the grand prizes, Poisoned Pen Press will also provide
support in publicizing the winning work, and sharing information with
prominent booksellers. However, should no entry meet the standards of
the editorial team, Poisoned Pen Press reserves the right not to declare
a winner, or to offer the cash prize without publication.
4 comments:
I've noticed that some of my recent favorites have come from Poison Pen. I greatly appreciate publishers who try to look for ways to give so-far-non-published writers at least a chance to break the ice. Mostly, I prefer non-bestselling authors, and without houses like Poison Pen, there would be fewer of them.
If anyone reads ebooks Poisoned Pen Press often has the first book in a number of mystery series available either for free or .99 on Amazon. Just search in the Kindle store for the publisher name and sort by price low to high.
Poisoned Pen Press has long been one of my favorites, but that wouldn't come as any surprise to you, Lesa! :-)
Well, now I know what others mean when they say their response doesn't always appear. I answered both Joe and Sandy earlier today, and the responses never appeared. Thanks for the comments. I agree, Joe. It's a terrific publishing company with settings and characters that are different from the run-of-the mill mysteries. Thanks for the additional comment about the PPP, Sandy. And, it doesn't come as a surprise, Cathy!
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