Bartender Avalon Nash is also a master mixologist. At the end of each chapter in the Bartender’s Guide to Murder books, she shares a drink that has something to do with the action. She is helped, greatly, by series author Sharon Linnéa and nationally award-winning mixologist Jamie Brydalski. Here’s a great punch for summertime. Simple and refreshing, it’s from “Death […]
MWA-NY is looking forward to returning to partial live programming in August. But first we want to understand whether chapter members feel ready to return to live events. We have sent out a brief survey by email and would like to hear from as many members as possible by June 14 so we can start planning. If you do not
An online panel and a workshop on How to Write a Mystery will be held on consecutive Mondays in June to celebrate the release of How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America. The program is co-sponsored by MWA-New York and the New York Library Society. Panel, June 14 at 6 p.m.: Acclaimed mystery writers Jeffrey
Use this link to register now for the June 2 discussion at 6 pm on writing mysteries for the stage by two Edgar Award Best Play recipients. Register now and you will receive a Zoom invite the week of the event. This is a new procedure. Like all MWA-New York virtual events, the event is free. Registration is required for
We’ve all been trapped in lockdown with limited movement and the deadening effects of Ground Hog Day routine. As vaccinations happen and good weather is back, it’s time to break out of your reading and writing ruts with new inspiration and ideas from CCX2. This series is focused on the writing craft, the reading adventure, and how to expand your creative
Susan Lynn Solomon will be joining us for our meeting on May 5 at 5:30 p.m. No one knows for sure whether Solomon’s legal career is what left her with a subtle sense of humor and an interest in exploring the paranormal in her mysteries. After a review of copyright law, she plans to discuss the research that led to
On April 7 retired Buffalo homicide detective and author of the Cold Case Series, Lissa Marie Redmond, will discuss her participation in the Bike Path Rapist Task Force. Join her on a tense hunt for an elusive serial killer. The event will stream on the MWA New York Facebook page. All our virtual events are free. Please remember to support
“How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook by Mystery Writers of America” (April 27) Seventy of the most successful mystery writers in the business answering the question: What writing advice do you wish you’d had at the beginning of your career? “How to Write a Mystery” continues the Mystery Writers of America tradition of helping authors tell—and sell!—their stories, from the rank
When a Stranger Comes to Town (April 20) It’s been said that all great literature boils down to one of two stories — a man takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. While mystery writers have been successfully using both approaches for generations, there’s something undeniably alluring in the nature of a stranger: the uninvited guest, the unacquainted
Bartender Avalon Nash is also a master mixologist. At the end of each chapter in the Bartender’s Guide to Murder books, she shares a drink that has something to do with the action. She is helped, greatly, by series author Sharon Linnéa and nationally award-winning mixologist Jamie Brydalski. This month, Brydalski stirs up Death by Gravity, which is also the
Join us on March 3 for the third in a series of Zoom chapter meetings highlighting the states and regions of the New York chapter. The March meeting will feature a panel of four Hudson Valley writers discussing the use of location and atmosphere in their fiction as well as their other techniques they’ve developed for crafting an engaging mystery.
Greetings Authors, We hope this email finds you all healthy and well as we all continue to navigate through this pandemic. Our lives have been changed in many ways and this is also true when it comes to public events like book fests. The Canal Town Book Fest committee has been meeting virtually to discuss possible upcoming events in 2021.
Struggling with a work-in-progress? Well, the MWA-New York Mentor Program is back to help. The 2021 program will start on March 1 and run for the month of March. Active members: Look out for our call in February to serve as mentors. For all writers: Now’s the time to pull out those pages that just won’t seem to work and get them
In this trivia game, designed especially for MWA-NY by member Erik Arneson, 20 characters are listed on the Wanted poster above. Ten of those characters appeared in novels and/or short stories by Agatha Christie. Your goal is simple: Identify those ten characters. You get 1 point for each correct answer. Good luck! SPOILER ALERT: The complete list of answers follows.
Join us on Feb. 10 for the second in a series of Zoom chapter meetings highlighting the states and regions of the New York Chapter. The February meeting will feature a panel of New Jersey writers. Award-winning author of crime fiction R.G. Belsky moderates a discussion with novelist Mally Becker, award-winning author Jeff Markowitz and award-winning short-story writer and novelist
