Mystery Fest Key West Announces 2020 Whodunit Mystery Writing Competition 

Mystery Fest Key West, the annual conclave of world-class mystery writers and celebrated authors originally scheduled for June of 2020 has been postponed due to the COVID-19 virus. However, the yearly Whodunit Mystery Writing Contest will go on. Here is how to enter:

Submit the first three pages (no more than 750 words) of a finished, unpublished manuscript no later than April 15, 2020, to [email protected] 

Attach your manuscript submission as a Word document and include the title, author name and email address in the header. Judging will be “blind.” Finalists will be notified by May 1 and have until May 10 to submit full, never-before-published manuscripts. The winning manuscript:

  • Will be published by Absolutely Amazing eBooks (a requirement).
  • Will receive a Whodunit Award plaque.
  • Will receive free registration to the next Mystery Fest Key West (date to be announced once health officials have deemed it safe to resume public gatherings).
  • Will receive round-trip coach airfare to the next Mystery Fest Key West.
  • Will receive reimbursement for two nights at a designated Key West hotel/resort/guesthouse.

For more information on Mystery Fest Key West and the annual Whodunit Writing Contest, visit mysteryfestkeywest.com.

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