Tuesday, January 02, 2018

Are. You An Unpublished Writer in the Crime Fiction Genre?

E.A. Poe, the father of the mystery story 

Two. $500 Scholarships from MWA Organization 


Writers who have not been published in the mystery field are eligible to apply for the annual MWA-Helen McCloy Scholarship, which awards up to $500 to each of 2 writers to take a legitimate course of study or series of classes or workshops to improve writing skills. Writers may submit the first 3 chapters of a mystery novel, or 3 short stories, or a script (movie, tv, or play), or 3 short nonfiction pieces in any mystery or mystery subgenre.

Scholarship funds will cover actual tuition and fees, not travel or accommodations, and are usually awarded in April or May of every year in time for classes beginning in the summer, fall or winter of that year or early spring the following year. You can download the application form, learn the details, and send for a copy of current guidelines here:

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