Shamus submissions are now open.
I thought that many of you might be interested in this. The
PWA is very specific about what is eligible so before
submitting or asking your editor to submit the information,
please make sure it qualifies.
In previous years, awards nominees were withdrawn at the last
minute because is was discovered the work was published
elsewhere or elsewhen other than the year in question.
Very often a reader gets into a story or novel and realizes
that it is not eligible because the lead character does not
qualify even under PWA's board definition of what a PI
actually his in releation to the case at hand.
Jack Bludis
PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA 2006 SHAMUS AWARDS FOR WORKS
FIRST COPYRIGHTED IN 2005
Following are the categories for the Private Eye Writers of
America 2006 Shamus Awards for novels and short stories
CARRYING A FIRST COPYRIGHT DATE OF 2005. The awards will be
presented in the fall of 2006.
The DEADLINE for submissions is MAY 1, 2006. NO extensions
will be given.
Eligible works must feature as a main character a person PAID
for investigative work but NOT employed for that work by a
unit of government. These include traditionally licensed
private investigators; lawyers and reporters who do their own
investigations; and others who function as hired private
agents. These do NOT include law enforcement officers, other
government employees or amateur, uncompensated sleuths.
Please send one copy of each eligible work to ALL members of
the appropriate committee, not just to the Chair. Do NOT send
a book to more than one committee.
BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction that is
NOT the author's first published novel.
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction
in paperback original form that is NOT the author's first
novel. Paperback reprints of novels previously published in
hardcover are NOT eligible.
BEST FIRST NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction that is ALSO
the author's first published novel. The intent of this
category is to reward a true
"rookie of the year" rather than a published novelist in
other genres who has written a private eye novel, even under
a pseudonym. A true first novel whether published in
hardcover or paperback original should be submitted under
this category rather than either of the two above.
BEST SHORT STORY: A work of fiction of FEWER THAN 15,000
words. Stories first published in an earlier year and
reprinted in a magazine or anthology in 2005 are NOT
eligible.
NOT eligible for consideration are self-published works,
e-books or works for which the author is not paid.
Any questions, please e-mail Ted Fitzgerald, general awards
chair, at
tedfitz@msn.com Mailing address: 63 Old Post Road, East
Walpole, MA 02032.
2006 SHAMUS Awards Committees
BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL David Cole, Chair 16 Cross Rd. Syracuse,
N.Y. 13224
Angela Zeman 26 Beaver St. #15
New York, N.Y. 10004-2311
(Deliveries before 3:00 PM)
Michael Koryta
3730 Collins Drive North
Bloomington, IN 47404
BEST FIRST NOVEL Gay Kinman, Chair 900 S. Second St., Suite E
Alhambra, CA 91801-5911
Sandra Scoppettone 124 Hickory Ave. Southold, NY 11971
Brendan DuBois 12 Juniper Ridge Rd.
Exeter, NH 03833
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL Jim Winter, Chair 8190 Beechmont Ave.
#339
Cincinnati, OH 45255
Sinclair Browning HC 1 Box 1007
13201 Singing Valley Ranch Road
Sonoita, AZ 85637
Bill Crider
1606 S. Hill St. Alvin, Tx 77511
BEST SHORT STORY Richard Helms, Chair 7026 High Oaks
Dr.
Weddington, NC 28104
Gary Phillips 1309 S. Sierra Bonita Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
Adam McFarlane
5701 Lynwood Blvd., #305
Mound, MN 55364
2006 marks the 25th anniversary of the Private Eye Writers of
America. The organization was founded in 1981 by Robert J.
Randisi to recognize the private eye genre. The Shamus
Awards, to honor excellence in private eye fiction, were
first presented in 1982.
http://www.jackbludis.com
Shamus nominee for "Shadow of the Dahlia" Amazon.com / BN.com
/ MysteryLovesCompany.com
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