One prize recipient we failed to mention amid our coverage of last week’s Edgar Awards ceremony was Deborah J. Benoit, a legal secretary and new author hailing from western Massachusetts. She has been announced as the winner of this year’s Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition.
“The First Crime Novel Competition, which had its first winner in 2008 , provides a previously unpublished writer an opportunity to launch his or her career with the Minotaur Books imprint,” explains a press release. “The winner will receive a one-book, $10,000 contract.” Benoit’s book, The Gardener’s Plot , is to be published in 2024.
If you fancy entering next year’s First Crime Novel Competition, click here to find guidelines and submission details.
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