User:BibliophileGirl/sandbox: Difference between revisions

Killer Nashville
Claymore Award
Killer Nashville; Claymore Award
	Killer_Nashville_Claymore_Award.jpg
Description	To honor & discover the best first 50 pages of an unpublished crime literature manuscript.
Country	U.S.A
Presented by	Killer Nashville Writers' Conference
First awarded	2009
Website	http://www.ClaymoreAward.com

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 17:07, 14 April 2014

This is the user sandbox of BibliophileGirl. A user sandbox is a subpage of the user's user page. It serves as a testing spot and page development space for the user and is not an encyclopedia article. Create or edit your own sandbox here.

Other sandboxes: Main sandbox | Template sandbox

Finished writing a draft article? Are you ready to request review of it by an experienced editor for possible inclusion in Wikipedia? Submit your draft for review!

The Killer Nashville Claymore Award (named after the medieval claymore weapon) is a literary award presented to honor and discover the best first 50 pages of an unpublished crime literature manuscript containing elements of mystery, thriller, or suspense. The international award was established in 2009 by the Killer Nashville Writers' Conference^[1] and consists of numerous success stories.^[2]

The Killer Nashville Claymore Award is open to any published or unpublished author regardless of citizenship,^[3] but the manuscript is limited only to unpublished manuscripts not currently under contract and manuscripts in English.^[4] Judges in the past have considered any subgenre of mystery or thriller,^[5] including political thriller, cozy, legal, police procedural, private eye, romantic suspense, paranormal mystery, and historical mystery.^[6] Entrants of the Killer Nashville Claymore Award have received publishing contracts through numerous legitimate publishers, as well as movie options.^[7]

There is a minimal entry fee for the award to cover out-of-pocket costs of duplicating the manuscripts for the judges.^[8] Anyone may enter his or her own manuscript.^[9] Ten finalists are chosen through a blind judging process. There is over $1,500 in prizes.^[10] The winner receives an engraved replica of a Claymore Dagger, free admission to the current year’s Killer Nashville, and more. The top ten finalists also receive prizes.^[11] Any manuscript of exceptional merit deemed ready for submission will be recommended by the Killer Nashville Writers’ Conference to agents, editors, and publishers regardless of placement in the contest.^[12] Only publishers appearing on the Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers approved publishers list are recommended to authors by the conference,^[13] but authors are under no obligation to accept.^[14] Authors and/or their attorney and/or agent negotiate with interested publishers. The Claymore Awards and the Killer Nashville Writers’ Conference have no financial or proprietary interests in any of the manuscripts.^[15] The winner is announced at the International Killer Nashville Writers’ Conference Guest of Honor Dinner & Awards Presentation on the Saturday evening of the conference, though winners and nominees do not have to attend or be present to win.^[16]

Awards^[17]

2013

Winner - Terri Coop, Dial 1-Pro-Hac-Vice
1st Runner Up - Jacob M. Appel, The Man Who Trounced God at Chess
2nd Runner Up - Elizabeth Visser, Profile of a Killer

2012

Winner - Jonathan Stone, Again (retitled Moving Day)
1st Runner Up - V.R. Barkowski, A Twist Of Hate
2nd Runner Up (tie, listed in alphabetical order by author) -Carol Baier, Wicked Schemes
2nd Runner Up (tie, listed in alphabetical order by author) - Mark Troy, The Law of the Splintered Paddle

2011

Winner - Judith Dailey, Animal, Vegetable, Murder
1st Runner Up - Craig Faustus Buck, Go Down Hard
2nd Runner Up - Joan Lipinsky Cochran, The Yiddish Gangster's Daughter

2010

Winner - Tom Wallace, Gnosis
1st Runner Up - Carolyn McSparren, A Disciplined Death
2nd Runner Up - Korey Kaul, Jury Rig

2009

Winner - Linda Black, The Death of Noble Dancer

References

External Links

Killer Nashville Claymore Award (http://www.ClaymoreAward.com)

[1] ttp://www.killernashville.com/2009-award-winners/

[2] ttp://www.claymoreaward.com/success_stories.php

[3] ttp://writingcontests.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/killer-nashville-claymore-award-contest/

[4] ttp://books.google.com/books?id=Nf-vNAugpC4C&pg=PT13&lpg=PT13&dq=%22claymore+award%22+open+to+unpublished&source=bl&ots=pdSujIEaDH&sig=WEmsU6xW6gRLdqdJ6Zyz7yc2HbE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bl8fU_u4GMrh2AXDlYHgCQ&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22claymore%20award%22%20open%20to%20unpublished&f=false

[5] ttp://www.prweb.com/releases/KillerNashville/ClaymoreAward/prweb10757426.htm

[6] ttp://accentuatewriters.com/viewthread.php?tid=19206

[7] ttp://digitaljournal.com/pr/1157877

[8] ttp://article.wn.com/view/2011/01/13/Killer_Nashville_presents_writer_opportunity_with_their_2011/

[9] ttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10976819.htm

[10] ttp://www.marketwired.com/press-release/7th-annual-killer-nashville-conference-announces-top-ten-2012-claymore-award-1686274.htm

[11] ttp://www.writermag.com/contests/the-claymore-dagger-award/

[12] ttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10976819.htm

[13] ttp://www.claymoreaward.com/

[14] ttp://writingcontests.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/killer-nashville-claymore-award-contest/

[15] ttp://www.claymoreaward.com/faq.php

[16] ttp://www.killernashville.com/conference/what-is-being-offered/guests-of-honor-dinner/

[17] ttp://www.claymoreaward.com/past-winners.php

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 ==Awards<ref>http://www.claymoreaward.com/past-winners.php</ref>==
 ===2013===
-Winner - Terri Coop, ''Dial 1-Pro-Hac-Vice''
+'''Winner''' - Terri Coop, ''Dial 1-Pro-Hac-Vice''<br/>
-st Runner Up - [[Jacob M. Appel]], ''The Man Who Trounced God at Chess''
+'''1st Runner Up''' - [[Jacob M. Appel]], ''The Man Who Trounced God at Chess''<br/>
-nd Runner Up - Elizabeth Visser, ''Profile of a Killer''
+'''2nd Runner Up''' - Elizabeth Visser, ''Profile of a Killer''
 ===2012===
-Winner - Jonathan Stone, ''Again'' (retitled ''Moving Day'')
+'''Winner''' - Jonathan Stone, ''Again'' (retitled ''Moving Day'')<br/>
-st Runner Up - V.R. Barkowski, ''A Twist Of Hate''
+'''1st Runner Up''' - V.R. Barkowski, ''A Twist Of Hate''<br/>
-nd Runner Up (tie, listed in alphabetical order by author) -Carol Baier, ''Wicked Schemes''
+'''2nd Runner Up''' (tie, listed in alphabetical order by author) -Carol Baier, ''Wicked Schemes''<br/>
-nd Runner Up (tie, listed in alphabetical order by author) - Mark Troy, ''The Law of the Splintered Paddle''
+'''2nd Runner Up''' (tie, listed in alphabetical order by author) - Mark Troy, ''The Law of the Splintered Paddle''
 ===2011===
-Winner - Judith Dailey, ''Animal, Vegetable, Murder''
+'''Winner''' - Judith Dailey, ''Animal, Vegetable, Murder''<br/>
-st Runner Up - Craig Faustus Buck, ''Go Down Hard''
+'''1st Runner Up''' - Craig Faustus Buck, ''Go Down Hard''<br/>
-nd Runner Up - Joan Lipinsky Cochran, ''The Yiddish Gangster's Daughter''
+'''2nd Runner Up''' - Joan Lipinsky Cochran, ''The Yiddish Gangster's Daughter''
 ===2010===
-Winner - Tom Wallace, ''Gnosis''
+'''Winner''' - Tom Wallace, ''Gnosis''<br/>
-st Runner Up - Carolyn McSparren, ''A Disciplined Death''
+'''1st Runner Up''' - Carolyn McSparren, ''A Disciplined Death'' <br/>
-nd Runner Up - Korey Kaul, ''Jury Rig''
+'''2nd Runner Up''' - Korey Kaul, ''Jury Rig''
 ===2009===
-Winner - Linda Black, ''The Death of Noble Dancer''
+'''Winner''' - Linda Black, ''The Death of Noble Dancer''
 ==References==
@@ Line 52: / Line 52: @@
 [http://www.ClaymoreAward.com Killer Nashville Claymore Award (http://www.ClaymoreAward.com)]
-[[Category: Literary awards]] [[Category:Literary awards honoring unpublished books or writers]] [[Category: Comedy and humor literary awards]] [[Category: Fantasy awards]] [[Category: Fiction awards]] [[Category: First book awards]] [[Category: Historical fiction awards]] [[Category: History awards]] [[Category: Horror fiction awards]] [[Category: Literary awards honoring writers]] [[Category: Literary awards honouring young writers]] [[Category: Mystery and detective fiction awards]] [[Category: Romantic fiction awards]] [[Category: Science fiction awards]] [Category: Young adult literature awards]]
+[[Category: Literary awards]] [[Category:Literary awards honoring unpublished books or writers]] [[Category: Comedy and humor literary awards]] [[Category: Fantasy awards]] [[Category: Fiction awards]] [[Category: First book awards]] [[Category: Historical fiction awards]] [[Category: History awards]] [[Category: Horror fiction awards]] [[Category: Literary awards honoring writers]] [[Category: Literary awards honouring young writers]] [[Category: Mystery and detective fiction awards]] [[Category: Romantic fiction awards]] [[Category: Science fiction awards]] [[Category: Young adult literature awards]]