Tag: Crime fiction
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Mysterious Murders short story competition winners announced
5 a.m. was an early wake-up for me to join the Mysterious Murders short story competition winners call this morning, but totally worth it to celebrate with my fellow judges and the first, second, and third-place winners! A huge congratulations to Theresa Baumgartner, Lee Adam, and Kathy Schilbach who each met the “murder mystery with…
G. B. Ralph
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Mysterious Murders Short Story Competition: shortlist announced
It’s been such a treat reading so many excellent entries from such talented writers for the Mysterious Murders Short Story Competition alongside my four fellow judges. Shortlist On 1 December the shortlist was announced! A huge congratulations to the six finalists who’ve each crafted a brilliant short story featuring a murder mystery with a fun…
G. B. Ralph
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Final weekend for the Mysterious Murders short story competition
It’s time to put the final touches on your Mysterious Murders Short Story Competition submission because entries close on 1 October 2025! It’s free to enter and open worldwide for original work of up to 3,000 words written in English, with a top prize of £3,000. It’s time to put pen to paper, fingers to…
G. B. Ralph
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Reminder: Mysterious Murders short story entries due this September
You have just one month left to submit your murder mystery with a fun twist for the Mysterious Murders Short Story Competition. It’s free to enter and open worldwide for original work of up to 3,000 words written in English, with a top prize of £3,000. Entries are due by the end of September, so…
G. B. Ralph
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Napier book event next week: Clues, Crime and Craft
We’re going inter-regional! Hawke’s Bay friends and whānau, come along next week to see what we’re plotting and scheming! We’ll be chatting books, writing, mystery, crime fiction, where the bodies are buried, and whatever else intrigues us on the night. Who’s coming? You are! Who else? Event details
G. B. Ralph
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Clues, Crime and Craft: An evening of mystery fiction in Napier
Palmerston North authors Bing Turkby, G.B. Ralph, and Riley Chance pop over to Napier to chat with the marvellous Louise Ward, bookseller and co-author of The Bookshop Detectives. Come along for a fun evening of murder most mysterious, a modicum of mayhem, and maybe even some music! Event details
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Short story competition: Mysterious Murders
Do you have a mystery short story up your sleeve? Time to put pen to paper, fingers to keyboards! I’ve recorded a quick rundown which you can watch on TikTok or Instagram (they’re both the same video!) or scroll down for the transcript. What are the key details for the competition? The Mysterious Murders short…
G. B. Ralph
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Mysterious Murders short story competition (open now!)
I’m helping judge a short story competition and we’re now open for entries! The theme is “Murder mystery with a fun twist” which is 100% my jam. So, if you have an idea and a pen, we’d love to read your story! The Mysterious Murders short story competition was created to honour the late Anja…
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Agatha Christie biography by Lucy Worsley
I’m much more likely to find myself browsing the fiction sections at any bookshop or library, but when I was gifted Lucy Worsley’s Agatha Christie biography for my birthday, I knew I’d be packing it for my summer holiday reading. I’ve always enjoyed Worsley’s historical documentaries, so an entire book by her focused on the…
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Crime fiction author chat with Angela C Nurse
I had a fantastic time chatting with Angela C Nurse about having a protagonist who’s not the police, our supporting cast of characters, setting our stories in fictional towns, indie publishing, beta reading, writing in general, and whatever else took our fancy. We also talked about Lies She Didn’t Tell, the latest in the Rowan…
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