RTA's Inside the Program: Nancy Trypuc on the new Evil Twin Manuscript Initiative

<p>Zando Project&#39;s Publishing Director and Deputy Director of Marketing, Nancy Trypuc joins Randy to discuss The Black List&#39;s new fiction initiative with Evil Twin. <a href="https://blcklst.com/programs/evil-twin-manuscript-initiative" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Evil Twin Manuscript Initiative</a> is a new partnership created to identify an unpublished or self-published horror novel to enter into a $25,000 publishing deal with <a href="https://zandoprojects.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Zando</a> imprint <a href="https://zandoprojects.com/imprints/evil-twin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Evil Twin</a>. <u><strong>Deadline is November 20, 2026.</strong></u></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to the podcast via <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/read-the-acknowledgments/id1871012586" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3qSRTyiWq5HohPoToQFSNJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Spotify</a>,  and <a href="https://blcklst.substack.com/t/read-the-acknowledgments" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Substack</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights include tips for writers interested in participating in the new fiction program, upcoming titles from Evil Twin, industry thoughts for emerging writers and published authors, and much more.</p>