The Bloody Words Mystery Conference, Canada's largest and longest-running conference bringing together mystery authors and readers, is pleased to announce a NEW Canadian literary award: The Bloody Words Light Mystery Award (aka the Bony Blithe) "for books that make us smile."
This award, which includes a $1000 cash prize as well as a stunning trophy, will be awarded annually at the Bloody Words Mystery Conference. The inaugural award will be presented next year at Bloody Words XII (June 1-3, 2012) in Toronto.
Eligibility:
The award is open to any Canadian citizen or permanent resident and is for full-length (at least 60,000 words) mysteries (print or e-book) published in the previous year. The 2012 award is for books published between January 1 and December 31, 2011. Books may be submitted by the publisher or the author. No YA or noir, please.
You do not have to be registered for Bloody Words to enter this contest.
What is a "light mystery"?
"Light mysteries" cover anything from laugh-out-loud books to gentle humour to good old-fashioned stories with little violence or gore.
Submission procedure:
Send four (4) hard copies of the book(s) by December 15, 2011, to:
Caro Soles
12 Roundwood Court
Toronto ON M1W 1Z2
You may start submitting books now. For the deadline of December 15, we go by the postmark or equivalent. If the book has not come back from the printer by December 15, 2011, you may send us copies of the ARC.
Note: If you are sending the book(s) from outside Canada, make sure the customs declaration has NCV (no commercial value) or $0 for the dollar value.
If your book is an e-book, contact us about submitting it electronically. Please be aware, however, that we may require hard copy for e-books.
Shortlist and award announcements:
The shortlist for the 2012 award will be announced on March 28, 2012. The award will be presented at the Bloody Words XII banquet at the Downtown Toronto Hilton on Saturday, June 2, 2012.
For more information:
Write to bw-award@bloodywords.com
or visit http://www.bloodywords2012.com/BW-award.html
Good luck...
Cheryl Freedman
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