Sisters In Crime NY

Enjoy 22 helpings of New York attitude! Murder New York Style: Fresh Slices is a collection written by local members of the New York/Tri-State chapter of Sisters in Crime, featuring tales from the most ethnically diverse and densely populated city in America. By turns funny, tough, and somber, the authors reveal slices of life beyond the tourist’s view, rich and poor neighborhoods where old-timers desperately protect their secrets and brand-new arrivals indulge dangerous appetites. There’s as much variety in the tones, settings, and approaches as in the city itself. And yet, each of these crime stories also reflects Gotham’s most infectious and unifying principle, that special combination of adaptability and assertiveness dished out more often than any pizza or street meat.

Published by L&L Dreamspell.
Print ISBN 978-1-60318-423-6 Suggested Retail $14.95
Ebook ISBN 978-1-60318-424-3 Suggested Retail $4.99

Can be purchased at all retail outlets, including: All Romance eBooks, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, the iBooks Bookstore, L&L Dreamspell, and Powell’s. Also available to order from your local independent bookseller.

Contents:

Tear Down by Anita Page
The Doorman Building by Anne-Marie Sutton
The Sneaker Tree by Terrie Farley Moran
Taking the High Line by Fran Bannigan Cox
The Brighton Beach Mermaid by Lina Zeldovich
Justice for All by Catherine Maiorisi
A Morbid Case of Identity Theft by Clare Toohey
Only People Kill People by Laura K. Curtis
The Greenmarket Violinist by Triss Stein
The Understudy by Lois Karlin
Murder on the Side Street by Stephanie Wilson-Flaherty
Out of Luck by Cathi Stoler
Tell Me About Your Day by Lynne Lederman
He’s the One by Cynthia Benjamin
A Vampire in Brooklyn by Leigh Neely
Remember You Will Die by Susan Chalfin
The Cost of Cigarettes by Nan Higginson
A Countdown to Death by Deirdre Verne
A Poet’s Justice by Eileen Dunbaugh
That Summer by Joan Tuohy
Death Will Tank Your Fish by Elizabeth Zelvin
North on Clinton by k.j.a. Wishnia

***Information below is posted purely to illustrate how the anthology process worked within our chapter.  Submissions are closed, and we are busy promoting this 2nd anthology at MurderNYStyle.com ***

All members of the New York/Tri-State Chapter of Sisters in Crime are invited to submit one short story for consideration for inclusion in the chapter’s second anthology, working title: Murder New York Style: Redux.

Stories must be crime-related and set within New York City’s five boroughs. The collection’s theme is the city’s hidden sides and lives, with the emphasis on diverse tales from Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island, although off-beat Manhattan stories are also welcome. If you have a great plot idea, but are stumped for a setting, download our compilation of OffBeat NYCsites for inspiration or visit Forgotten NY.

Requirements for submission:

• You must be a member in good standing (dues paid) of Sisters in Crime and the New York/Tri-State Chapter.
• Only one story per author may be submitted.
• Only previously unpublished stories will be considered. The story may not have appeared in print, online (including e-zines and personal websites) or in any other public forum.
• Stories must be crime-focused, though murder is optional.
• All subgenres of mystery are encouraged: thrillers, police procedurals, true crime, memoir, amateur sleuth, private detective, historical, etc., Stories may cross genres, including romance, supernatural, or futuristic elements with tones from dark and gritty to cozy or humorous. A spectrum of voices matching the city’s variety is our goal!
• Stories must be set in at least one of the five boroughs, integrating the setting’s unique or unexpected local flavor.
• Our publisher’s declared preference is for stories written in past tense, however, spectacular present-tense tales will earn exception.
• Stories must be between 1,500 and 4,000 words.
• Manuscripts must be received (not postmarked) by July 31st, 2010.
• Standard manuscript format applies:
  • 12-point Courier or Times New Roman
  • One-sided print on white paper
  • Double-spaced
  • One-inch margins on all sides
  • Underlined words for italics
  • First lines of paragraphs indented by five spaces
  • Halfway down the first page, center the title in CAPS. Text body begins two lines further down.
  • From the second page on, include page number and title only at the top of each page.
  • End the text with ### or THE END.
• Do not staple. Secure with paper clips only.
• Do not include your name anywhere except on the single cover page.
• Cover page will include: Member name (pen names requested upon acceptance), mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, title of the story, and word count.
• Mail four (4) printed story copies with one (1) cover sheet to: Terrie Farley Moran

Receipt of stories will be confirmed by e-mail. One master copy with cover sheet will be archived, and the rest will be numbered for blind judging.  All stories will be read and ranked, using a score-sheet, by at least two volunteer judges in addition to the editor.  Judging evaluations will be anonymous.  The final selection for inclusion in the anthology will be ratified by decision of the Board of Directors of the New York/Tri-State chapter and may include editorial considerations beyond numeric scores.  Authors and the chapter-at-large will be notified when final selections are made.  The deadline for this announcement is October 1^st, 2010.

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