Opportunities, competitions and workshops

We love seeing Sisters in Crime members succeed – submit your story or novel to a publisher or competition here:

Big Sky Publishers: Call out for true crime manuscript submissions
For further information on how to submit, click here.

The 2024 Ned Kelly Awards now open. Categories are Best Crime Fiction, Best Debut Crime Fiction, Best True Crime, and Best International Crime Fiction (published in Australia). Applies to books published from 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024. Entry fee $50. Closes Monday 15 April 15, 2024 More info here.

Slinkies 2024 call-out: Calling emerging writers – under 30 years of age? Slinkies is looking for your writing. Prose in under 10,000 words, of absolutely any genre or style
to publish and promote in the annual anthology of carefully hand-selected submissions. Closes 31 May 31, 2024. Info here.

Anthology Creative Competitions 2024: Prizes for original, unpublished short stories, written in English with a maximum of 1,500 words. 1st: €1,000; 2nd €250; 3rd €150. Entry fees: Early bird fee – €15: December – March 2024; Standard fee: €18: April – July 2024. Closes 31 July. Info here.

Want to submit an opportunity, competition, or workshop? Email us here.