2009 THEME:
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!
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:
 | No 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. |
| Submit 3 copies of your story with a title page listing your name and the story name. |
| Must be set in the Central Valley (or close by) |
| Deadline: August 7, 2010 |
| Fee: $5 per story, enter up to 3 stories; electronic submissions are $8 each. |
| Questions: Bird Boss JoAnne Lucas, jlucas3465@att.net |
|
San Joaquin ~ Sisters in Crime Dead Bird Society PO Box 3885 Pinedale, CA 93650 |
Other Contests:
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
Classes:
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