The Cop Shop Short Story Competition

Competition Closed

This competition is awaiting judging results. 

Write a story in any genre but it must revolve around a crime. For example, it may be mystery, romance, sci-fi, historical, fantasy, humorous, etc., as long as a crime is prominently featured in the story.

• The entry must be a short story (no more than 7500 words)
• The entry may not have been posted in the past on the TNBW site or published anywhere else.
• The story must be a work of fiction. 
• Contestants may enter more than one story.

Contest Judge

Janice Singleton is a former correctional officer turned convicted felon. She fell hard, but much of what the media portrayed was one-sided. Janice wrote her own story to set the record straight. Caught is that story. She has plans for a second chronicling life after prison. Janice currently writes and works for Goodwill Industries of Mississippi.

You can learn more about her book here.