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

Read the Acknowledgments·The Black List·7 August 2026·16 min

About this episode

Zando Project's Publishing Director and Deputy Director of Marketing, Nancy Trypuc joins Randy to discuss The Black List's new fiction initiative with Evil Twin. The Evil Twin Manuscript Initiative is a new partnership created to identify an unpublished or self-published horror novel to enter into a $25,000 publishing deal with Zando imprint Evil Twin. Deadline is November 20, 2026. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple, Spotify,  and Substack. 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.