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Coveted Dead Bird 

 

 


 

2009 THEME: 

DEATH DINES OUT

  

    

2009 Winners:

Coveted Dead Bird:

Don't Be Cruel

by JoAnne Lucas

 

2nd Place:

Till Death Do Us Part

by Peggy Jaegly

 

3rd Place:

Beef Killington

by Susan Tuttle

 

 

Baby Bird (Best 1st time entrant):

An Ephemeral Proposal

by Dorinda Ohnstad

 

 

Best Use of Theme:

Till Death Do We Part

by Virginia Morgenstern

 

 

Best Use of Setting:

Beef Killington 

by Susan Tuttle

 

 

Best Opening Line:

 eat, love, slay

by Pat Brown

 

Best Title:

(Voted by members at the October meeting)

Tie: Murder at Moolala's and Sizzle at Sisters in Crime,

both by Pat Brown

 

Thanks to all who entered and judged!

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Sneak Peek:

2010 Coveted Dead Bird Theme

Dead Bird Deja Vous

 

Sponsored by the Dead Bird Society

San Joaquin ~ Sisters in Crime

 

Open to all members of Sisters in Crime

Rules:

bulletNo more than 10 double-spaced pages, usual manuscript format (12 pt font, Times New Roman or Courier), with the story name and page number only (no author names) in the header. Include a title page with your name.
bulletSubmit 3 copies of your story with a title page listing your name and the story name.
bulletMust be set in the Central Valley (or close by)
bulletDeadline: August 7, 2010
bulletFee: $5 per story, enter up to 3 stories; electronic submissions are $8 each.
bulletQuestions: Bird Boss JoAnne Lucas, jlucas3465@att.net   

San Joaquin ~ Sisters in Crime                   Dead Bird Society                                   PO Box 3885                                  Pinedale, CA 93650

Text Box: San Joaquin ~ Sisters in Crime                   Dead Bird Society                                   PO Box 3885                                  Pinedale, CA 93650

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Conferences:

THE WRITER’S RESOURCE

By Judy Gallardo

sierrajudy@cvip.net 

Upcoming 2009 Conferences and Events:

For conference listings see:

www.sistersincrime.org/events/  AND www.mysterywriters.org/?q=mwaevents

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