Black Orchid Novella Award
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline May 31, 2021. Entries must be 15,000 to 20,000 words in length, and submitted by the deadline. Each entry must be an original unpublished work of fiction that conforms to the tradition of the Nero Wolfe series. The mystery should be "traditional" in flavor. The crime must be solved using the deductive abilities of the sleuth. No coincidences. The killer must be known to the victim. No random psycho shootings. The characters (male or female) must have an engaging relationship. There needs to be some wit. Pays $1,000 from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, plus, of course, publication in the magazine.
from: C. Hope Clark
The Carolina Slade Mystery Series, Bell Bridge Books
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