Our chapter includes many members who are unable to attend MWA-NY events in Manhattan. Therefore, we’d like to offer a get-together in New Jersey. On Saturday, June 24, from 12.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., all MWA-NY chapter members are invited to a no-cost Meet-and-Greet in Bridgewater Library at 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. This is close to Route 287 and about a half hour from Princeton, Woodbridge […]
Registration is now open for our member luncheon on Saturday, June 11. Join us from noon to 2 p.m. at The Playwright Irish Pub in NYC. Register here.
View the entire Zoom meeting held March 2, the first in the new Crime Craft series.
Moderator Gary Ross describes Crime Craft as a series of free-wheeling discussions about the craft of writing mysteries. They will be scheduled as chapter meetings throughout 2022. Mark your calendar for topic number one: The Art of Creating People on March 2 at 6 p.m. This meeting will be held via Zoom.
“What Experts Do You Consult?” Pat Weich and Nev March will engage in a free-wheeling discussion on approaching experts for information in this virtual chapter meeting Nov. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. Please register for the Zoom meeting here. Nev March Nev March is the first Indian-born author to receive the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America Award for Best
Authors Leanna Renee Hieber and Philip Cioffari, authors who work outside the genre, explore the elements of mystery in all kinds of writing during the Oct. 6 chapter meeting at 6 p.m on Zoom. Leanna Renee Hieber is an actress, playwright, artist and the award-winning author of Gothic Victorian Fantasy novels for adults and teens such as the Strangely Beautiful, Eterna Files,
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.
Join authors Ann Aptaker, Daniella Bernett and Tim O’Mara to discuss the process of building out a fictional universe during the chapter virtual panel “Building a Fictional Series into a Universe” on July 7 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event is free but registration is required to receive a link to join the Zoom event. Click for information and to register.
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
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
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
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.
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
