2007 Aspiring Writers Event

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To honor the memory of Heart of Texas Sisters In Crime member Barbara Burnett Smith, we present the Barbara Burnett Smith Aspiring Writers Event (BBSAWE). Below are the 2007 guidelines for contestants.

2007 BARBARA BURNETT SMITH ASPIRING WRITERS EVENT (BBSAWE)
sponsored by Sisters in Crime Heart of Texas Chapter

2007 ASPIRING WRITERS GUIDELINES:

1) Aspiring writers (those unpublished in the mystery field) submit the first 500 words of a mystery short story or novel and an optional 100 word (maximum) synopsis.

2) Entries should be in standard submission format: 12 point Times New Roman or Courier New font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins.

3) One submission per person

4) There are a limited number of aspiring writer slots available, so submit early.

5) Deadline to submit: Friday, April 20, 2007

6) Entry Fee: None

7) All aspiring writers must attend the Barbara Burnett Smith Aspiring Writers Event to be held Sunday, May 20, 2007 in Austin, Texas.

8) Those chosen as aspiring writers will receive one or more mentor emails prior to the BBSAWE, a 30-minute one-on-one session with a mentor (an author published in the mystery field) at the BBSAWE, and comments on the submission.

9) At the BBSAWE, aspiring writers are invited to ask their mentors questions about the submitted work or the publishing business.

10) Send entries to:

    entry@hotxsinc.org
    Subject: BBSAWE entry
    Include: Name, email address and phone number
    Attach: one document with the synopsis (100 word max) and the first 500 words of the manuscript

11) For more information: http://www.hotxsinc.org

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