Daphne du Maurier Award
for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense
UNPUBLISHED DIVISION 2013
The 2013 contest opens for entries on January 15, 2013.
- The contest is open to any writer who has never been contracted in book-length fiction (40,000 words or more) from any publisher.
- Any manuscript that has previously finaled in the Daphne including honorable mentions is not eligible for entry again.
- There is no limit to the number of entries per author, but each entry may be entered in ONLY ONE category.
- Membership in Romance Writers of America ® and/or MRSRWA is not a requirement for entry.
- Contest entries will no longer be accepted after midnight, 3/15/2013 Mountain time. Any entries that are posted after that time will be eliminated.
Please choose the scoresheet you are interested in viewing:
Category (Series) Romantic Mystery/Suspense
Historical Romantic Mystery/Suspense
Inspirational Romantic Mystery/Suspense
Mainstream Mystery/Suspense
Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romantic Mystery/Suspense
Single Title Romantic Mystery/Suspense
CONTEST RULES
Our 2012 Finalists
*The name Daphne du Maurier is used with permission of
the du Maurier estate.
* All dates and times are based on United States Mountain Time
After you have entered, go to http://www.rwa.org/p/pr/vi/prodid=89 to create your payment record for your entry. If you are a KOD member, login first to get your discount, or if you have already added the item to your cart, you can login and associate the item with your KOD account, and it will recalculate the amount.
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