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2014 Nero Award Finalists

July 19, 2014

For those of you who have visited the Cozy Mystery site’s Mystery Book Awards page, you will know that the Nero Awards are given out each year by The Wolfe Pack. This is a group of people who are fans of all of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe works. They have their Black Orchid Banquet each December, which is when they announce the winner of the Nero Award.  In 2008 they started the giving out their Black Orchid Novella Awards, and the chair for that award is Jane K. Cleland!

2014 Nero Award Finalists:

Ask Not by Max Allan Collins

Three Can Keep a Secret by Archer Mayor

Murder as a Fine Art by Charles Morrell

A Study in Revenge by Kieran Sheilds

A Question of Honor by Charles Todd

Congratulations to ALL!

Also, the Ninth Annual Black Orchid Novella Award Contest is currently looking for great novellas to be submitted. Here is the information about the contest that I received:

The Wolfe Pack & Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine (AHMM) proudly announce the Ninth Annual Black Orchid Novella Award Contest, to celebrate the novella format popularized by Rex Stout.

Each entry must be an original unpublished work of fiction that conforms to the tradition of the Nero Wolfe series, and:

Contains no overt sex or violence

Emphasizes the deductive skills of the sleuth

Does not include characters from the original series

First prize: $1,000 and publication in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine*

Contest Entries must be 15,000 to 20,000 words in length, and must be postmarked by May 31, 2015. The winner will be announced at The Wolfe Pack’s Annual Black Orchid Banquet in New York City, Saturday, December 5, 2015. To enter, please read the official rules and procedures to submit your novella:

Literary Awards: Black Orchid Award

Good luck to ALL who submit a novella!

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  1. Joyce Ann says

    July 21, 2014 at 2:03 pm

    You are the best for keeping us (readers and writers) updated. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      July 21, 2014 at 7:37 pm

      Joyce Ann, Janice just reminded me that Peter Ustinov’s Evil Under the Sun is on TCM channel tonight. I hope you’re able to DVR/watch it!

      Reply
  2. Donna Mc says

    July 22, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    Thanks for posting this, Danna! I am going to try (again) and will also pass the information along to other authors.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      July 23, 2014 at 11:02 am

      Donna, when I posted the information about the contest, I actually had you (and a few others) in mind. GOOD LUCK!

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      • Donna Mc says

        July 23, 2014 at 1:16 pm

        Awwww, thank you, Danna, that is quite a compliment! I don’t know if I can even place in such a prestigious competition, but it’s always good to make an effort. It really helps a writer improve her (or his) skills when she (or he!) is writing to meet such specific and very high standards as the Nero Awards. Now all I need is a bright idea, LOL! (That’s the hardest part!)

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