Metro New Jersey Get-Together!! Please join us on Sunday, August 24th to meet, greet, and share ideas with local members from the MWA-NY Chapter’s Metro New Jersey and surrounding areas. Come early to Upper Montclair, New Jersey, and stroll Valley Road and enjoy summertime in beautiful Alexander Park. Then join fellow writers for a tasty early dinner at nearby Veggie Heaven from […]
MYSTERY AUTHORS TO READ AUGUST 9 Five members of Mystery Writers of America (MWA) will read aloud from their work from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday August 9, at the 58th St. branch of the New York Public Library. Lyndsay Faye is the author of seven novels and two short story collections. She lives in Ridgewood, Queens. Michael Northrop
Enjoy this Crime Craft Discission wtih award winning author Art Taylor. The topic is “The First Two Pages”and their importance for authors of every level.
Join USA Today bestselling author Rob Hart for a discussion on the Art of World Building in Crime Fiction at MWA NY’s July Crime Craft. Date and time: Tuesday, July 15, 6:00 p.m. Rob Hart is the author of Assassins Anonymous, The Warehouse, and The Paradox Hotel. He also wrote the Ash McKenna crime series, the short story collection Take-Out,
Join us on Saturday, August 2, to meet and talk with fellow writers Enjoy a brunch-time meal (separate checks) while you meet your fellow writers and MWA-NY members. You’re welcome to bring a plus-one! PLEASE RSVP BY JULY 28th DATE: Saturday, August 2nd TIME: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM WHERE: Shannon Rose Restaurant 1200 Route 17 North Ramsey, New Jersey
About Carla Conti Carla Conti is a true crime journalist, storyteller, and prison reform advocate who previously covered the police beat and criminal courts as a newspaper reporter in the Midwest and Northeast. In 2011, she was asked to write about federal inmate Kevin Sanders, who was incarcerated inside the brutal, torturous conditions of Pennsylvania’s Lewisburg Prison. Carla then became
MWA-NY members Carla Conti and Nancy Hughes took home award ribbons last Friday from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards program, which held its 19th celebration at The Notary Hotel in Philadelphia, on June 27, 2025. Nancy took home a finalist prize for her book By Rook or By Crook (Headline Books) in the E-Book Fiction category, and Carla took home
