The competition is sponsored by Minotaur Books and Mystery Writers of America.
Theme: Murder or another serious crime or crimes is at the heart of the story. The event is free to enter.
The Competition is open to any writer, regardless of nationality, aged 18 or older, who has never been the author of any Published Novel (in any genre).
All Manuscripts submitted must be original works of book length (no less than 220 typewritten pages or approximately 60,000 words) written in the English language.
The winning manuscript will be published by Minotaur Books. The winner will receive an advance against future royalties of $10,000.
We are keen to encourage quality submissions, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid. They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.
