Deadline: Closed
Prizes:
- First Prize: The First Place-Winner receives $1,000 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
- Second Prize: The Second Place-Winner receives $500 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
- Honorable Mention: Honorable Mentions will receive promotion in Writer’s Digest and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
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where can i find the guidelines?
found the guidelines – your new site takes getting used to.
Where did you find the guidelines? I’m still looking …
I’m still looking for the guidelines as well.
kmhumphreys – did you find them? You can find them here, http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions/wd-crime-competition/official-rules under the official rules. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Good luck.
Are we to use the three clues in our story A bank robbery, A theft, A murder?
Probably not.
You certainly can, but that is not our intention. Good luck and we look forward to reading your story.
Hello, The guidelines are not too specific about what type of crime fiction one may submit. Short fiction? The opening chapter of a novel? Thanks.
How many words?
I’m sorry, but I have to be a bit rude and tell you the guidelines are a bit lacking, at least in this gene. What exactly is mean by ”crime”, and how is it different from “Mystery”? (although I admit it’s hard in the outside world too. For example I don’t consider any of the Steve Berry books mysteries, yet that’s where I find them and many of the ”Saint” books weren’t mysteries in any sense of the word, yet that’s where you’ll find them in a library. Not too different from finding Fantasy with Science Fictions. Huh??)
But would a story about a cop breaking up a protest out of control be considered a ”crime” story?
And are we talking about ONLY fiction here? Could I write something about a real crime event? About the solving of it, or why it wasn’t?
You really, really need better guidelines with each gene.. Thank you..
I think the word “crime” is up to our interpretation. For instance, Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is about murder in the figurative sense. And it doesn’t say you CAN’T write about a real crime event. So you should do it, if you’re so inclined…
I am new to the site and ready to get started. I have printed out the rules and I found the word count, format, etc. I am assuming any type of crime story is accepted. I noticed one person asking about 3 clues, I didn’t find anything about that listed. If I am way off base here, would you please let me know. I am looking forward to giving this competition a try, and I don’t want to be disqualified because I didn’t understand what was needed.
Thank you
So all we have to do is write about a crime? That is the only qualification other than format and word count?
Where can I find a link to last year’s winners of the crime competition?
Also:
1. Can I edit a previously submitted manuscript and enter it in a different competition by WD?
2. Do grammatical errors disqualify you?
3. If you are chosen, does WD edit the entry before publishing it? Or do they allow the writer to edit the manuscript before it’s published?
Thank you!