“Digitally published books have become a major element of the publishing landscape over the past few years,” said Penzler. “Our goal is to acknowledge the outstanding work being produced in this format and reward it appropriately. We expect to have some truly wonderful manuscripts submitted for this substantial prize.”
Entries must be in English and submitted electronically to contest [at] mysteriouspress.com or in printed format to The Mysterious Press, 58 Warren Street, New York, NY 10007. There’s a limit of one book per author. Submissions of complete, full-length novels will be accepted only from accredited literary agents and must not have been published previously in any format. The winner will be chosen based on a variety of criteria, including originality and literary quality.
Find out more about the competition here. You can read our interview with Otto Penzler here.