by Matthew Porter | Oct 9, 2022 | 6WM, Announcement
The RMMWA’s annual Six-Word Mystery contest for 2022 is now closed. Thank you to all who entered! Next, finalists in each category will be selected by our judges. Final voting to determine the winners will take place during our annual Mystery and Mistletoe party in...
by Matthew Porter | Aug 26, 2022 | 6WM, Announcement, Contest Info
Can you write a whodunit in six words? A mystery in six words? Now that’s a really short story. Six-word short stories have joined the literary canon since the 1920s, a tradition begun by Ernest Hemingway. Writers who can boil down a mystery into a half-dozen words...
by Matthew Porter | Nov 11, 2021 | 6WM
Sincere thanks to all who entered the RMMWA’s 2021 Six Word Mystery contest. The contest is now closed, and judging is underway. Winners will be announced during the chapter’s annual Mystery and Mistletoe party, to be held on December 9th. Check back soon for...
by Matthew Porter | Aug 22, 2021 | 6WM
Since 2017, the Rocky Mountain Mystery Writers of America has held a 6 Word Mystery contest, inspired by the legends of Hemmingway’s heartbreaking story: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” Over the years, contest entries have proven that it doesn’t...