The new issue of Cowboys & Indians arrived in my mailbox a few days ago and I was excited to see the details have been released for submissions for the third annual Tony Hillerman Mystery Short Story Contest. As a long-time Tony Hillerman fan, I've sure envied the past winners of this contest!
The winning story is published in Cowboys & Indians magazine, and the winner receives $1,500 in cash, a personalized, signed Tony Hillerman book and two tickets to the keynote banquet at the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference: Focus on Mystery. Excerpts from the winning entries are also posted at SFWorkshops.com. (You can also find contest guidelines there.)
Sound interesting? You mystery writers should take note of the following guidelines:
- Story must be set in the Western or Southwestern United States.
- Story must include at least one cowboy and/or Native American character.
- Stories must be original and not previously published.
- Word count may not exceed 2,500 words.
- Manuscripts must be typewritten, single-sided, and double-spaced.
- Submissions must include a cover sheet with name and contact information; following pages must each include story title and page number.
- Entry fee is $10; those who want a judge's critique should add $100. (Payment must be made payable to Wordharvest, the co-sponsor.)
- Entries must be mailed to Mystery Short Story Contest, Cowboys & Indians Magazine, 128 Grant Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Your submission must be postmarked by 15 September 2006.
Want more details? Have other questions? Visit www.sfworkshops.com, or email or call Wordharvest (Wordharvest@yahoo.com or 505-471-1565).
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