There's still time to enter the Discover Mystery Contest sponsored by Poisoned Pen Press. Submit your mystery/crime manuscript of 60,000 to 90,000 words by April 30th for a chance at a publishing contract and $1,000 advance.
Killer Nashville's Claymore Award is accepting entries up to June 1st. The award is given to the author of the best beginning (first 50 pages) of an unpublished MS, and the winner could end up with a publishing contract from Five Star. Note that this contest also accepts works by previously-published authors; it's just the entry that must be unpublished.
This next one is a terrific opportunity if you live in the UK and have an unpublished crime novel with a female protagonist: Stylist magazine and publisher Faber and Faber (the company that brings you PD James) are teaming up for a crime fiction competition to be judged by the likes of bestselling author Ruth Rendell. The winner gets his/her book published and an advance of £5,000. You still a little while to polish up your entry, as the deadline is July 12.
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