DARK OAK Mystery Contest
ANNUAL CONTEST GUIDELINES
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Take your best shot! Submit a tough, exciting, thrilling, thickly plotted, pulse- pounding mystery novel for a shot at publication, publicity, and maybe the big dough! Submit your complete, most powerful mystery manuscript Novels of all mystery genres, P.I. to amateur sleuths |
Grand Prize publication (paper and Ebook editions) in our mystery line Second Prize publication in our Ebook catalog Third Prize winner receives a set of books from Oak Tree Press Deadline July 31!!! |
The Rules
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Novels of all mystery genres, from P.I. to amateur sleuth are eligible
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Entries will be judged by a select panel of editors and professional mystery writers
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Novels must be typed in a clean, no-frills, easy-to-read font, and double spaced
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Manuscript cover page must list author email address and estimated word count
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Contest is open to authors who have not been published in the past 3 years
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Should no entry meet editorial approval, OTP reserves the right to not declare a winner
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Email submissions to: DO-ContestAdmin@oaktreebooks.com
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E
ntry
Fee
is $25 per novel. Checks via mail or use PayPal link
below
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Deadline for all submissions and fees is July 31
Distribution & Promotion
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Dark Oak Mystery books are produced professionally, and feature stunning covers and elegant interiors.
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Our eBook files are professionally prepared.
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Our books meet all industry criteria to be sold through all the chain and fine independent booksellers.
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Oak Tree Press is a vendor with Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, and others.
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Oak Tree aggressively lists its titles in all appropriate promotional venues, both in print sources and the Internet.
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We support our authors and sell their books from the company website, OakTreeBooks,com.
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Our company blog, OTPBLOG.blogspot.com, offers information and networking opportunities to our authors.
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Oak Tree works with the author to build and execute a book promotion campaign
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We attend and support our authors attendance at writers’conferences and book festivals.
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Galleys, sample books, news releases and media kits are distributed to reviewers, retailers and other potential publicity opportunities.
Contract Highlights
Oak Tree Press will contract with the winning author to publish the novel in trade paperback and E-book formats, with a professionally designed four- color cover.
The author will grant Oak Tree the right to English language publication for distribution in the United States and its dependencies, to Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The author will agree to not publish any abridged or other edition of the Work, including electronic media publishing, tending to interfere with the sale of the Work.
Publisher will prevail in any dispute over editing, illustrations, interior design or cover design.
Publisher will establish retail price and wholesale discounts. Author will have the option to purchase copies at Publisher’s wholesale price.
Publisher registers copyright in Author’s name.
Oak Tree Publishing will pay the author a royalty of 20% on sales. A modest advance may be offered. Royalties paid quarterly.
At cessation of publication, Author will have the opportunity to purchase unsold inventory.
(The above are excerpts from the publishing contract. It is not, nor is it intended to be, the complete publishing agreement.)
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Contest Fee $25 per manuscript |
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