Arizona Mystery Writers
Jim Martin Memorial Story Contest
Open to Adults 18 Years and Over
Contest Opens: March 1, 2024
Submission Deadline: August 1, 2024
Entry
- An “entry” means ONE individual story. All entries must be your original work and previously unpublished.
Submission Requirements
- Email submissions ONLY. No exceptions.
- Fill out the official entry form* and send it with your story.
- Email the entry form and your story to amwadultcontest@gmail.com.
- Submit your entry payment via PayPal to Arizona Mystery Writers Contest. Your entry will not be processed until your payment is received. Don’t forget to include your story title and email address. If we cannot associate your entry fee with your story submission, you’re out of luck!
- A $15 nonrefundable entry fee must accompany each entry.
Manuscript
- Entries must be double-spaced, in 12 pt. Times Roman or Courier, black ink, 1-inch margins (.doc, .docx, .rtf formats only).
- Do not put your name on any part of the manuscript. Judging is blind.
- Story title must appear on every page—upper left hand corner.
- Total word count—2500 words or less—placed on upper right hand corner of page 1 only.
- Consecutive page numbers must appear on every page—upper right hand corner beginning on page 2.
- No photos or artwork of any kind.
Deadline
- File and payment must be date stamped on or before August 1, each year. You will receive an email confirmation of receipt of your entry and payment.
- Entries file-stamped after the deadline date will not be judged.
- Entries will not be returned. They will be deleted after the contest to protect your intellectual property.
- Contestants retain the copyright to their work. We do, however, require that we be allowed to publish the winning entries on our website in PDF format; stories will remain on our website until the next year's winners are published.
- Winners will be notified when judging is completed.
Questions? Contact the Contest Coordinator at amwadultcontest@gmail.com.
*Contest Entry Form PDF (If you need a PDF reader, get one free HERE.) When you click on this link the file will be downloaded to your computer. Look for it in your “Downloads” folder.
