Win your way to Writers Police Academy

I have some great news to share. Founder Lee Lofland is offering the New York chapter of MWA two free registrations to the Writers Police Academy, to be held June 8-11 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Details of the Academy are here: Law enforcement and forensics training event for writers Travel, hotel and meals are not included in the offer, but

Author Rick Helms talks forensic psychology in SEMWA Zoom program

What does it take to be a forensic psychologist? Join SEMWA for their 2nd Monday Gathering, this coming Monday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. EDT to find out. Their own Rick Helms will discuss the major duties of the field and more. Helms is a retired college professor and forensic psychologist. He has been nominated eight times for the SMFS

MWA Northwest virtual workshop focused on craft

Invest in yourself and your writing. Join a mini-conference May 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pacific time. Jessica Brody on Save the Cat fundamental beats Leslie Budewitz on Setting the Scene Simon Wood on Managing Point of View $25 for MWA members; $50 for non-member Details, schedule, and registration here.

SinC’s Murderous March conference March 4-5 offers author panels, master classes

Do you want to take your writing to the next level? Get your writing mojo going again? Then join the Upper Hudson chapter of Sisters in Crime (SinC) on March 4 and 5 for this year’s virtual Murderous March conference. Murderous March features author panels, master writing classes with bestselling authors Catriona McPherson and Hank Phillippi Ryan, a “how to pitch” workshop with Edwin Hill, and

Congratulations to chapter members nominated for Agathas

Congratulations to the MWA New York Chapter members who have been nominated for Agatha Awards: Mally Becker for Best First Novel for “The Turncoat’s Widow.” Lori Duffy Foster for Best First Novel for “A Dead Man’s Eyes.” Richie Narvaez for Best Short Story for “Doc’s at Midnight.”

MWA-NY fall event plans: Readings, meetings and open slots for Brooklyn Book Fest

Like everything else this year, this post may well end up filed under “Man plans, and God laughs,” but I’d like to update everyone on the board’s plans for events through fall 2021. We will continue with our monthly virtual chapter meetings and panels via Zoom from 6-8 p.m. on first Wednesdays—Oct. 6 and Nov. 3.  We have scheduled a live Revels for Dec.

CrimeCONN Express: Walter Mosley and S.A. Cosby together Nov. 19

Covid might try, but nothing stops aspiring mystery writers and serious fans from staying current with the crime fiction world. CrimeCONN Express is here to help. Based on the popular Mystery Writers of America/Ferguson Library CrimeCONN series, Express will present five one-hour virtual events, one a week every Thursday at 7 p.m. over five weeks, beginning October 22. Moderators and

Creatures, Crimes and Creativity

I spent this past weekend at Creatures, Crimes and Creativity, a genre fiction con in Columbia, Md. Mystery and thriller writers are always well represented. If you were there, you might have attended a  workshop on how to write action in thrillers from guest of honor Jamie Freveletti (shown at left, with author, publisher, and conference organizer Austin Camacho). You

Conference Tiffs and the Polite Lie

This month’s MWA meeting was about conferences. I personally think that if you can afford conferences, you should go, because nothing else works quite so well to get your name out there and allow you to meet people you might want to work with in the future. That said, I have a few thoughts on the topic of things that

C3: An Intimate Conference

One of my favorite reasons to travel to the D.C. area is the Creatures, Crime, & Creativity (C3) Conference. Organized by Intrigue Publishing, the conference welcomes writers and readers of horror, mystery, suspense, thriller, science fiction, fantasy, paranormal and—recently added—romance. C3 was held September 30–October 2, 2016 at the Sheraton Columbia Town Center in Columbia, Maryland. What I looked forward to

EXPLORE THE CRIMINAL MIND IN CONNECTICUT WITH CRIMECONN

Known for its top-tier expert panels, CrimeCONN 2016 is a true writers’ conference. This year’s conference takes place on October 15 at the Westport Library in Connecticut, and its theme will be “The Criminal Mind.” The event is co-sponsored by our chapter. The conference’s guest of honor will be Andrew Gross, best-selling author of nine thrillers (One Mile Under, Everything

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