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The Mystery Writers Whodunit Writing Competition Award
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Four
finalists have been announced in a nationwide competition to claim the
2016 Mystery Writers Whodunit Award, to be presented at the 3rd Annual Mystery Writers Key West Fest, set for June 10-12 in Key West, Florida.
The
finalists and their titles are: “Coronado’s Trail” by Carl Bock of
Loveland, CO; “Murder with Kayaks in the Florida Keys” by Elia Chepaitis
of Grassy Key, FL; “The Crayon Box” by Paul Marion Geiger of Ocean
City, MD; and “Tequila Mockingbird” by Lewis C. Haskell of Key West, FL.
Candidates for the Award, which
is supported by the Marion Stevens Fund at the Community Foundation of
the Florida Keys and sponsored by Absolutely Amazing eBooks, were
required to submit the first three pages of a finished, but unpublished
manuscript to a judging committee led by celebrated mystery author
Sandra Balzo. Ted Hertel, an attorney, author, reviewer and past
executive vice president of Mystery Writers of America; Gary Warren
Niebuhr, library director, reviewer and author of numerous nonfiction
works on the subject of crime fiction; and Shirrel Rhoades, an author, film critic, media consultant and publisher of Absolutely Amazing eBooks completed the judging team.
Winner
of the Mystery Writers Whodunit Writing Competition and Award will be
announced at the upcoming 3rd Annual Mystery Writers Key West Fest and
will claim a Whodunit Award trophy, a book-publishing contract with
Absolutely Amazing eBooks, and Mystery Writers Key West Fest 2017
registration, airfare and hotel accommodations for two nights.
The
2016 Mystery Writers Key West Fest – “Murder & Mayhem in Paradise” –
is to include multiple workshops, presentations, panel discussions and
social events where attendees mingle with acclaimed crime fiction and
true crime writers, including keynote speaker, New York Times
bestselling author Robert K. Tanenbaum; New York Times and USA Today
best-selling author Heather Graham; acclaimed thriller and mystery
novelist Timothy Hallinan; New York Times bestselling author Lisa Black; award-winning crime and science fiction writer James O. Born; Sandra Balzo, author of the popular Maggy Thorsen coffee house series; Don Bruns, author of the "Caribbean" and USA Today bestselling “Stuff” series books; Michael Haskins, author of the Mick Murphy Key West Mystery series, and many others.
For
information on attending the 3rd Annual Fest as well as complete
Mystery Writers Whodunit Writing Competition guidelines and submission
details, visit www.mysterywriterskeywestfest.com.
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