Benefits of KOD Membership
Kiss of Death offers the following programs, events, and services as well as support to all its members.
THE DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD
Named for the woman credited as writing the first romantic suspense novel, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. The writing contest for both published and unpublished authors of romance mystery and suspense is one of the most prestigious and well-known writing contests in this genre. Though winning or placing in this competition adds a tremendous boost to our entrants’ writing careers, each participant is a winner in her/his own right based on the substantive, helpful feedback received from our trained judges. Check out the “Contest” tab for more information.
THE COLLEGE OF FELONY AND INTRIGUE (COFFIN)
KOD offers monthly online learning opportunities at discounted rates to our members. Not only was this educational wing of the chapter one of the first of its kind in the country, it remains one of the most respected. Our Murder One instructors are experts in technical fields of interest to writers of mystery and suspense, or murder and mayhem. Our Killer Instinct instructors cover topics of the craft of writing, publishing and marketing. Check out the COFFIN tab for more information. Have questions? Contact our COFFIN chairperson at KODCOFFIN144@gmail.com.
BOOK-IN-A-WEEK 2.0
The premise of BIAW is to provide you with opportunities, writing sprints, and resources to get a solid storyline down, or write a rough draft of your beginning, middle and ending, or an in-depth idea of your main characters. Do you need a little motivation to get back to that manuscript you cannot seem to find the time to get to? Participants set their own goals for the week and write as fast as they can with no editing, no revising and no looking back.
Q&A with EXPERTS or AUTHORS
Is a new part of our COFFIN ZOOM lineup, that is FREE to KOD members, but now available to all coffin attendees for a nominal fee. This online KOD program provides access to authors and experts in various fields of interest to writers of mystery and suspense. Members asks questions; sometimes questions they have been unable to find answers for anywhere else.
KOD at the RWA® ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Each year, when possible KOD holds an in-person meeting of the membership, where they can meet, network, and learn from each other. This meeting may include: An Annual General Meeting, Workshop/Tour, The Daphne du Maurier Awards, and Death By Chocolate. Past tours have included visits with firefighters, explosive experts, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard facilities. Though totally separate, the KOD Annual Conference usually takes place just prior to the RWA Annual Conference in the same host city and host hotel. The 2026 Conference, will be held in Albuquerque, NM this July. Contact kod144treasurer@gmail.com For More Information.
Use this email address as the contact for KOD’s committees 🡪 kissofdeathcommittees@gmail.com
In order to join Kiss of Death you must be a national member of Romance Writers of America, which comes with even more benefits!
