Joffe Books is thrilled to announce that in conjunction with literary agent Susan Yearwood and bestselling crime writer Dorothy Koomson, they are looking for a new crime fiction writer to join our list.
The competition aims to champion authors from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds writing in one of our favourite crime fiction genres: electrifying psychological thrillers, cosy mysteries, gritty police procedurals, twisty chillers, unputdownable suspense mysteries, shocking domestic noirs . . .
Whether you are writing your crime fiction debut, previously published or self-published, if you are an unagented crime fiction writer of colour, we want to hear from you!
THE PRIZE
The winner will receive a two-book publishing contract with Joffe Books.
HOW TO ENTER
Entrants are invited to submit their full-length manuscript, written in English, along with a synopsis of the book and author biography, to: prize@joffebooks.com
The opening date for entries is 1 May 2021. The closing date for entries is 30 September 2021 23.59 p.m. GMT. No entries received after this date will be accepted.
Meanwhile, some new books from Joffe Books.
DON’T BELIEVE A WORD BY PATRICIA MacDONALD 99p/99c
One phone call changes everything. Eden’s mother is dead in what looks to be a murder-suicide. She wasn’t perfect, but Eden can’t believe she could be a killer. Quick turn the page.
CONSTABLE IN THE FARMYARD BY NICHOLAS RHEA £1.99/$2.99
Chaos reigns over the north Yorkshire moors. A motley gang of eccentrics are keeping Constable Nick busy with their outrageous antics — even though there are genuine criminals to be tracked, like the most recent bane of his existence: the phantom milk bottle thief. Can Constable Nick keep the peace while maintaining his own sanity? This, Frost Magazine readers, is something I ask myself when surrounded by my children.
And finally, . THE ICE DAUGHTERS BY D.E. WHITE in audio
As the temperature drops, the body count rises: Firefighters race to a burning farmhouse to discover two young girls . . . alone. Their mother is gone and the dead body of a man is found. The only scrap of evidence is two chess pieces that have been left on the doorstep.
It happens again: a missing woman, a frozen body, chess pieces made of ice. Can Detective Dove Milson put a stop to a serial killer without putting herself in danger? Listen and learn is what Frost Magazine says.
Find out more about Joffe Books’ inaugural Crime Writing Prize here
Find out more about Joffe Books book list here