Discovering New Mysteries is now accepting submissions of original plays, screenplays, teleplays, and short stories for both adult and youth audiences. Deadline for submissions is August 30, 2009. A panel of professional readers will blindly review the submissions and narrow the field to the final mysteries, who-dunnits, cops-n-robbers, courtroom dramas, thrillers, suspense or adventures.

The International Mystery Writers’ Festival awards are named for Oscar, Tony & Emmy Award winning star ANGELA LANSBURY. The "Angie Awards", will be presented in the following key categories:

BEST NEW WORK, plus a $10,000 prize
MOST PROMISING NEW WRITER, plus a $5,000 prize
OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY or TELEPLAY, plus a $2,500.00 prize
BEST WORK FOR YOUNG ADULTS (ages 12-18), plus $1,000
BEST SHORT MYSTERY PLAY (1-Act plays, short screenplay, short story), plus $1,000
 

THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE FOR SUBMISSIONS!

http://www.newmysteries.org/submission_guidelines/

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