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- 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.
Final Deadline: Closed
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Is there a specific thing it has to be about!?
I.e-
Some one chasing a person
The setting, characters, background!!
Please let me know!
Thanks
Dear Thrillerwriter,
No, it is only limited to your imagination. Have fun with it.
Thank you,
Tim deBord
Marketing Director – Competitions
F+W Media
tim.debord@fwmedia.com | 513-262-8114
I received an email with a “prompt” for this category. I wanted to know if the 4000 word count included it and if the “prompt” is the opening to my writing.
Looking at the previous post, I am now wondering it this prompt is correct?
hknutzen – it wasn’t really a “prompt” so much as trying to set the tone. You can certainly use it as a prompt but it is wide open. Good luck.
I wanted to know what one does if one doesn’t have a master card or visa. I am from Bangladesh. So, umm, should I email a check to the above address?
You may mail a check to the above address. Good luck.
I would like to inquire as to what the difference is between these genre competitions and the WD 7th Annual Popular Fiction awards. Those awards were advertised inside the back cover of the May/June 2011 issue, listing a deadline of October 1, 2011. I can find no reference to them, except prior years’ iterations, on this website. The deadlines for most of these genre competitions are different.
How many words for this story?
Never mind. Found it in “Frequently Asked Questions.”
What exectly is the wordcount for this Thriller contest?
Today’s the last day before the deadline but the website refused to debit my VISA card after I submitted my entry. Writer’s Digest may wish to upgrade the submission process so that payment can go through without problems. Now, it seems my work won’t be considered in the competition! Is it possible that entries like mine will be considered & payment made subsequently? I doubt!