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SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Crime Craft (crime and sleuthing)
DESCRIPTION:This month’s CrimeCraft discussion will center on sleuths and sleuthing. Most (but not all) mysteries require some kind of sleuth to assemble information and clarify what happened. The sleuth can be a police officer\, private investigator\, lawyer\, reporter\, writer\, teacher\, librarian\, retiree—the list is endless. What makes a fictitious sleuth effective? Memorable? Unique? Loved or loathed? If you are a sleuth’s creator\, what did you consider when developing your character? Whom would you choose to portray your character on stage\, screen or television? Join the Zoom here. \nNote: CrimeCraft will resume in February and Spotlight meetings in March.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-crime-craft-crime-and-sleuthing/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20230228T213134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231001T213224Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Member spotlight on Mally Becker\, Russ Colchamiro\, Elise Hart Kipness
DESCRIPTION:Join the Zoom meeting.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-member-spotlight-4/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T134859Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Crime Craft\, Crime and the City
DESCRIPTION:It’s September\, time for a Crime Craft discussion. This month’s topic is Crime and the City. \nAll jokes aside about Cabot Cove\, Maine\, having the highest murder rate in America\, what makes The City—sprawling\, mid-size\, small—an ideal location for a story about crime? Is it the density? The greater variety in criminal possibilities? The presence of drugs\, gangs\, guns\, the skin trades\, businesses that might be crooked\, politicians\, higher education which may be shady\, trafficking of all kinds and endless potential victims? How does a city—small or large\, naked or shrouded in secrecy—become a character in a story? \nThe discussion begins Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. on Zoom.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-crime-craft-crime-and-the-city/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230711T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230711T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20230228T212909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T140101Z
UID:5124-1689098400-1689105600@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Member spotlight on Tessa Wegert and Michael Bradley
DESCRIPTION:Join the meeting. \nMeeting ID: 262 805 3239 \nPasscode: 809910
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-member-spotlight-3/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20230228T212801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230602T145900Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Crime Craft (crime WITHOUT murder)
DESCRIPTION:Join the discussion on Zoom.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-crime-craft-crime-without-murder/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T220000
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CREATED:20230423T170149Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Dinner and talk by marketing guru Eva Lesko Natiello
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: NY Times bestselling author and marketing dynamo Eva Lesko Natiello at Slattery’s Midtown Pub\, 8 E. 36th Street. \nTopic: Marketing your book! \nTickets are $35. Price includes appetizers\, buffet dinner and desserts. There will be a cash bar \nRegister at EventBrite.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-dinner-and-talk-by-marketing-guru-eva-lesko-natiello/
LOCATION:Slattery’s Midtown Pub\, 8 E. 36th Street\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Marketing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230502T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230502T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20230228T212651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230423T170735Z
UID:5120-1683050400-1683057600@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Member spotlight on Bernett\, Weisfeld and Salzberg
DESCRIPTION:Three chapter members step into the Spotlight to discuss their work and join in a Q&A session. Daniella Bernett\, Vicki Weisfeld and Charles Salzberg. \nClick the Zoom link to join. 
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-member-spotlight-2/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20230228T212512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T171016Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Crime Craft (historical crime)
DESCRIPTION:Gary Earl Ross leads the discussion. Click to join the meeting.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-crime-craft-historical-crime/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20230228T212251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230305T163113Z
UID:5116-1678212000-1678219200@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Member spotlight on Cioffari\, Faherty and Glenn
DESCRIPTION:Join the monthly membership meeting via Zoom.\nThree members will be in the spotlight: Philip Cioffari\, JG Faherty and Teel James Glenn.\n\n\nAfter tending to chapter business\, we will have brief presentations by\, and a discussion among\, members Philip Cioffari\, JG Faherty and Teel James Glenn. Discussion of their work will be followed by Q&A.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-member-spotlight/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T183000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20230117T230717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T230717Z
UID:5086-1674579600-1674585000@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Meet the new board
DESCRIPTION:Happy New Year\, all!\n\n\nLet’s start 2023 by thanking our outgoing board members and welcoming our new board.\n\n\nJoin us via Zoom on Tuesday\, Jan. 24 at 5 p.m. to hear about our plans for the year.\n\n\nHint: we’re planning more in-person events while maintaining our Zoom presence for the benefit of chapter members outside the immediate New York City area.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-meet-the-new-board/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20220926T220116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220926T220209Z
UID:5028-1667413800-1667419200@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting: Where Will Crime Head in the Next Decade
DESCRIPTION:Save the date: More details to follow soon.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-future-crime-where-will-crime-head-in-the-next-decade/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20220922T165437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T152943Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting: True Crime as Inspiration
DESCRIPTION:Hear updates on our chapter’s efforts\, and then join fellow members for a lively discussion: True Crime as Inspiration—What Real Crimes Have Caught Your Imagination? \nJoin the meeting virtually.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T140000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20220507T190337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220507T190337Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Mix and Mingle Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for our member luncheon. Join us at The Playwright Irish Pub in NYC. Register here.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-mix-and-mingle-brunch/
LOCATION:The Playwright Irish Pub\, 27 West 35th St.\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Chapter Social
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20220428T134208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220428T134528Z
UID:4955-1651687200-1651694400@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Crime Craft discussion thickens the plot
DESCRIPTION:Register here.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-crime-craft-discussion-thickens-the-plot/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220406T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220406T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20220315T215140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220315T215205Z
UID:4903-1649268000-1649275200@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Crime Craft group convo on plotting
DESCRIPTION:The next chapter meeting will feature the second in the new series of Crime Craft discussions\, this time on the theme of “C’mon Baby\, Twist and Plot: Filling and Using the Idea Well.” The event is free but registration is required.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-crime-craft-group-convo-on-plotting/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20220225T163113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220225T163231Z
UID:4871-1646244000-1646251200@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: First Crime Craft discussion is on creating characters
DESCRIPTION: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. This meeting will be held via Zoom.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-first-crime-craft-discussion-is-on-creating-characters/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220119T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20220104T005550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220104T005747Z
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SUMMARY:First chapter meeting of 2022: New board on plans for year
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the first MWA New York Chapter meeting of 2022 to meet the new board and hear about proposed plans for the upcoming year. Register now to receive the link.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/first-chapter-meeting-of-2022-new-board-on-plans-for-year/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20211018T212347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211018T214411Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual chapter meeting on using experts
DESCRIPTION:“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.\n\n\n\nPlease register for the Zoom meeting here. \nNev March \nNev March is the first Indian-born author to receive the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America Award for Best First Crime Fiction. Her debut novel\, “Murder in Old Bombay” is nominated for an Edgar Award as well as a Barry and Hammett Award for Excellence in Crime Fiction. \nShe has appeared in radio and podcast interviews\, including NPR\, and been featured in Mystery Tribune\, Mystery Scene Magazine\, CrimeReads\, The History Reader and other publications. “Murder in Old Bombay” was selected as Amazon’s Editor’s Pick. The New York Times listed it as one of the “Best crime novels of 2020.” \nAfter a long career in business analysis\, she returned to her passion of writing fiction and now teaches creative writing at the Rutgers-Osher Institute. A Parsee Zoroastrian\, Nev lives in New Jersey with her husband and sons. \nPat Gallant Weich \nPat Gallant Weich is a fourth generation native New Yorker\, widow\, and mother of a son. Her work has appeared in publications such as the Saturday Evening Post\, Writer’s Digest\, Vocabula Review\, Mystery Scene Magazine\, Games Magazine\, Cup of Comfort for Christmas\, Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul\, etc. Her literary nonfiction can be found in Christmas Traditions (Adams Media/F & W Publications); A Cup of Comfort for the Grieving Heart; Migraine Expressions; Outrider Press; The Simple Pleasures of Friendship; Letters to My Mother; A Cup of Comfort for Writers\, etc. \nHer poetry has appeared in many anthologies\, most recently in Riverside Poets. Her essay\, “So long lives This\,” is presented in Mystery Writers of America’s “How to Write a Mystery\,” edited by Lee Child\, with Laurie R. King. More of her work is slated to appear in several anthologies with projected release dates through 2022. \nMs. Gallant Weich was a finalist in the 1991 PEN Syndicated Fiction Project and has won the New Century Writer’s Award in 1999\, 2001\, 2002 and 2003. Her poem\, “The Rain I Use to Love\,” was up for the Grand Prize in the William Faulkner/William Wisdom Literary competition in 2018. She has been a contender for the Grand Prize many times and a finalist each year for the last 21 years.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/virtual-chapter-meeting-on-using-experts/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20210927T201534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210927T202006Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Using elements of the genre in all kinds of writing
DESCRIPTION: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 Zoom chapter meeting “The Mystery Instinct.” \nLeanna 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\, Magic Most Foul and the bestselling Spectral City series. She grew up in rural Ohio inventing ghost stories\, graduating with a BFA in Theatre and a focus in the Victorian Era from Miami University. Her novella Dark Nest won the 2009 Prism Award for excellence in the genres of Futuristic\, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. Her debut novel\, The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker (the Strangely Beautiful series)\, hit Barnes & Noble’s bestseller lists\, won two 2010 Prism Awards (Best Fantasy\, Best First Book)\, the 2010 Orange County Book Buyer’s Best Award (Young Adult category) and other regional genre awards. The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess won the 2012 Prism Award (Best Fantasy). Books one and two are now available as STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL in a revised\, author-preferred edition from Tor/Forge as is PERILOUS PROPHECY. DARKER STILL: A Novel of Magic Most Foul hit the Kid’s/YA INDIE NEXT LIST as a recommended title by the American Booksellers Association and a Scholastic Book Clubs “highly recommended” title and was a Daphne du Maurier award finalist. Leanna’s short fiction has been featured in numerous notable anthologies such as Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells and the Mammoth Book of Gaslight Romance. Her new Gaslamp Fantasy trilogy THE ETERNA FILES\, is now available and complete from Tor/Forge. Her latest acclaimed novel\, THE SPECTRAL CITY (Kensington Rebel Base Books)\, has been a #1 bestseller across several genres and platforms. Leanna is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America\, Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers\, as well as Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA\, She also works as a ghost tour guide for Boroughs of the Dead in New York City. More can be found at leannareneehieber.com. \nPhilip Cioffari‘s latest novel is IF ANYONE ASKS\, SAY I DIED FROM THE HEARTBREAKING BLUES. He is the author of five previous books of fiction: a story collection\, A HISTORY OF THINGS LOST OR BROKEN\, which won the Tartt First Fiction Prize and the D. H. Lawrence award for fiction; and the novels\, THE BRONX KILL\, CATHOLIC BOYS\, JESUSVILLE and DARK ROAD\, DEAD END. He is also the writer/director of the independent feature film\, LOVE IN THE AGE OF DION\, which has won a number of film festival awards\, including Best Picture at the Long Island Int’l Film Expo and Best Director at the NY Independent Film & Video Festival. Find him at www.philipcioffari.com.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-using-elements-of-the-genre-in-all-kinds-of-writing/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210707T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210707T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20210702T185835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210702T190008Z
UID:4679-1625680800-1625688000@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Chapter meeting: Building series into universes
DESCRIPTION: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.” The event is free but registration is required to receive a link to join the Zoom event. Click for information and to register.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/chapter-meeting-building-series-into-universes/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20210520T175654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210520T181011Z
UID:4633-1622656800-1622662200@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:From Page to Stage with Edgar winners
DESCRIPTION:Use this link to register now for the MWA-New York discussion on writing mysteries for the stage by Edgar Award Best Play recipients Joseph Goodrich and Gary Earl Ross. \nRegister 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 access. \n\n\n\nJoseph Goodrich \n\n\n\nJoseph Goodrich’s dramatic work has been produced by The Flea Theater (NYC)\, Jean Cocteau Rep (NYC)\, HERE Arts Center’s American Living Room Series (NYC)\, Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre (NYC)\, Portland Stage Company (ME)\, the Hudson Opera House\, and Red Eye Collaboration (Minneapolis). Canada’s Vertigo Theatre produced his adaptation of Ellery Queen’s Calamity Town (2016 Calgary Theater Critics – Best New Script). Panic received the 2008 Edgar Award for Best Play. Park Square Theater in Saint Paul commissioned The Red Box and Might As Well Be Dead\, the first Nero Wolfe mysteries adapted for the stage with the permission of the Rex Stout estate. He is the editor of Blood Relations: The Selected Letters of Ellery Queen\, 1947-1950. His fiction has appeared in two Mystery Writers of America anthologies: The Rich and The Dead\, edited by Nelson DeMille\, and The Mystery Box\, edited by Brad Meltzer. His writing has been published by Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine\, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine\, Mystery Scene\, Crimespree and Noir Riot. He is an alumnus of New Dramatists and a former Calderwood Fellow at the MacDowell Colony. \n\n\n\n  \nGary Earl Ross \n\n\n\nGary Earl Ross is a retired University at Buffalo professor. His books include The Wheel of Desire\, Shimmerville\, Blackbird Rising\, Beneath the Ice\, and the Gideon Rimes mysteries Nickel City Blues\, Nickel City Crossfire\, and Nickel City Storm Warning. His plays (staged in the US\, Canada\, England\, India\, China\, and Kazakhstan) include Picture Perfect\, The Best Woman\, Murder Squared\, The Scavenger’s Daughter\, The Mark of Cain\, The Guns of Christmas\, The Trial of Trayvon Martin and Matter of Intent\, winner of the 2006 Edgar Award from Mystery Writers of America. Both The Scavenger’s Daughter and Matter of Intent have been adapted into transliterated motion pictures by CITOC Productions of Mumbai\, India. Visit him at www.garyearlross.net.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/from-page-to-stage/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T190000
DTSTAMP:20260408T183010
CREATED:20210421T190140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210425T175919Z
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SUMMARY:Solomon talks on copyright law and her paranormal mysteries
DESCRIPTION:Susan Lynn Solomon will be joining us for our meeting on May 5. 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 her descendant-of-Salem-sleuth Emlyn Goode. \n\n\n\nThe event will stream on the MWA New York Facebook page. \n\n\n\nAll our virtual events are free. \n\n\n\nPlease remember to support our Indie bookstores as well as our authors by buying any books that interest you at one of the following links or at your local indie bookstore. \n\n\n\n\nHockessin Bookshop\nKew and Willow Books\nCloak and Dagger\n\n\n\n\nSolomon is the author of short stories that have appeared in numerous literary journals. Many have been collected in “Voices in My Head” (Solstice Publishing). \n\n\n\nSolomon is also the author of the Emlyn Goode Mysteries\, both novels and novelettes. The first\, “The Magic of Murder\,” was a finalist in the Chanticleer International Book Award’s mystery and mayhem novel category and the 2016 Book Excellence Award. The second Emlyn Goode novel\, “Dead Again\,” was a finalist for both the 2017 McGrath House Indie Book of the Year and the 2018 Book Excellent Award. “Writing is Murder\,” the third Emlyn Goode novel\, was awarded first place in the mystery and mayhem category of the 2019 Chanticleer International Book Award. \n\n\n\nSolomon’s latest non-mystery novel\, “Abigail’s Window\,” was awarded a gold medal as a finalist in the Readers Favorite novel competition\, and the Chanticleer International Book Award gave it the grand prize as the best paranormal romance of 2019.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/solomon-talks-on-copyright-law-and-her-paranormal-mysteries/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T180000
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SUMMARY:Spotlight on Hudson Valley chapter meeting
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\n\nD. M. Barr\nCarol Goodman\nEmily Naymark\nRich Zahradnik\nModerated by Nancy Bilyeau\n\n\n\n\nThe event will stream on the MWA New York Facebook page. All our virtual events are free. \n\n\n\nPlease remember to support our Indie bookstores as well as our authors by buying any books that interest you at one of the following links or at your local indie bookstore. \n\n\n\n\nHockessin Bookshop\nKew and Willow Books\nCloak and Dagger\n\n\n\n\nD.M.Barr \n\n\n\nA former travel trade journalist and Realtor\, D.M. Barr penned her debut novel\, the satiric and kinky psychological thriller “Expired Listings” to warn fellow agents and the public of the dangers of residential resale. In 2020\, Barr released the domestic suspense novel\, “Saving Grace: A Psychological Thriller.” The current president of Hudson Valley RWA\, Barr is a member of MWA\, ITW and the programming chair on the board of Sisters in Crime/NY-Tri-State. \n\n\n\nCarol Goodman \n\n\n\nCarol Goodman is the author of 22 novels\, including “The Seduction of Water\,” which won the 2003 Hammett Prize; “The Widow’s House\,” which won the 2018 Mary Higgins Clark Award\, and “The Night Visitors\,” which won the 2020 Mary Higgins Clark Award. Her books have been translated into 16 languages. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her family and teaches literature and writing at The New School and SUNY New Paltz. Her latest novel is “The Sea of Lost Girls.” \n\n\n\nEmilya Naymark \n\n\n\nEmilya Naymark’s debut novel\, “Hide In Place\,” was published in February 2021 by Crooked Lane. Her short stories appear in the Harper Collins anthology “A Stranger Comes to Town\,” “Secrets in the Water\,” “After Midnight: Tales from the Graveyard Shift\,” “River River Journal\,” “Snowbound: Best New England Crime Stories 2017” and “1+30: THE BEST OF MYSTORY.” She has a degree in fine art\, and her artworks have been published in numerous magazines and books. \n\n\n\nRich Zahradnik \n\n\n\n“Lights Out Summer\,” the fourth book in Rich Zahradnik’s Coleridge Taylor Mystery series\, won the 2018 Shamus Award for Best Paperback Private Eye Novel. “A Black Sail” was named best mystery in the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. He was born in Poughkeepsie\, worked his first newspaper job in Peekskill and lives in Pelham\, where he teaches kids how to write news stories and publish newspapers. He is on the board of the New York chapter of MWA. \n\n\n\nNancy Bilyeau \n\n\n\nNancy Bilyeau\, who moved with her family to the Hudson Valley in August 2020\, is the author of the 2019 historical mystery “Dreamland\,” set in turn of the century Coney Island\, and four other historical novels. She is a magazine editor and writer who currently works at the Center for Media\, Crime and Justice at John Jay College.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/spotlight-on-hudson-valley-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:Spotlight on New Jersey chapter meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 Victoria Weisfeld. Read about our authors below. \n\n\n\nThe event will stream on the MWA New York Facebook page. ALL our virtual events are free. \n\n\n\nPlease remember to support our Indie bookstores as well as our authors by buying any books that interest you at one of the following links or at your local indie bookstore: \n\n\n\n\nHockessin Bookshop\nKew and Willow Books\nCloak and Dagger\n\n\n\n\nMally Becker \n\n\n\nMally Becker became fascinated with the American Revolution when she peeked into the past as a volunteer at the Morristown National Historical Park\, where George Washington and the Continental Army spent the worst winter of the war. A former attorney\, advocate for foster children and freelance writer\, Mally lives with her husband in Warren Township\, where they raised their son. She is a prior recipient of the Leon B. Burstein/MWA-NY Scholarship for Mystery Writing. “The Turncoat’s Widow\,” which will be published on Feb. 16 by Level Best Books\, is her first novel. \n\n\n\nJeff Markowitz \n\n\n\nJeff Markowitz is the author of five mysteries\, including the award-winning dark comedy\, “Death and White Diamonds.” His new book\, “Hit or Miss\,” was released in December. Part detective story\, part historical fiction\, part coming of age story\, “Hit or Miss” is an Amazon Hot New Release in political fiction. Jeff is past president of the New York chapter of Mystery Writers of America. \n\n\n\nVicki Weisfeld \n\n\n\nVicki Weisfeld’s short stories have appeared in Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine\, Mystery Weekly\, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and Pulp Modern. Find her work in the anthologies “Busted: Arresting Stories from the Beat\,” “Seascapes: Best New England Crime Stories\,” “Murder Among Friends\,” “Passport to Murder\,” “The Best Laid Plans\,” “Quoth the Raven” and “Sherlock Holmes in the Realms of Edgar Allan Poe.” Her novel\, tentatively titled “Four Proofs of Courage\,” is under contract with Black Opal Books. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime\, Mystery Writers of America\, the Short Mystery Fiction Society\, which awarded “Breadcrumbs” a best short story Derringer in 2017\, and the Public Safety Writers Association\, which gave a similar award to “Who They Are Now” in 2020. She reviews New Jersey theater for TheFrontRowCenter.com and books for the UK website\, crimefictionlover.com. Online: www.vweisfeld.com. \n\n\n\nR.G. Belsky – Moderator \n\n\n\nR.G. Belsky is an award-winning author of crime fiction and a journalist in New York City. His newest mystery\, “The Last Scoop\,” was published in May by Oceanview. It is the third in a series featuring Clare Carlson\, the news director for a New York City TV station. The first book\, “Yesterday’s News\,” was named Best Mystery of 2018 at Deadly Ink. The second\, “Below The Fold\,” won the Foreward INDIES award for Best Mystery of 2019. The next Clare Carlson mystery\, “Beyond The Headlines\,” will be published in May. Belsky has published 14 novels—and also has had a long career in the media as a top editor at the New York Post\, New York Daily News\, Star magazine and NBC News. He also writes thrillers under the name Dana Perry. And he is a contributing editor for The Big Thrill magazine.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/spotlight-on-new-jersey-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:Spotlight on PA: 1st in series highlighting chapter regions
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Nov. 11 for the first in a series of Zoom chapter meetings that shine a spotlight on members that\, because of geographic location\, find it difficult to attend meetings in New York. The November meeting features three notable authors from the states of Pennsylvania. And\, we do mean states. John Vercher won accolades for his first novel set in Pittsburgh. USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Lisa Regan writes a series set in the center of the state. Multiple award-winning author Merry Jones lives in Philadelphia and has written over twenty books: thrillers\, non-fiction and humor. The panel members who write about Pennsylvania and in Pennsylvania will discuss the challenges shared by authors writing about less-familiar locales as they relate to all aspects of their writing. The conversation will also address building writing communities outside of publishing centers like New York. \nThe event will be streaming live on our Facebook page. \nPlease click here to let us know if you’ll be coming. \nMerry Jones \nMerry Jones is the multiple award-winning author of over twenty books—thrillers\, non-fiction and humor. Her latest\, THE WOMAN IN THE CUPBOARD\, came out in late September. Jones is a member of Mystery Writers of America\, The Authors Guild\, International Thriller Writers and The Liars Club\, with whom she co-hosts a weekly podcast (The Oddcast) and a monthly writers coffeehouse. An avid rower\, she lives with her husband in Philadelphia. \nLisa Regan \nLisa Regan is the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series\, as well as several other crime fiction titles. Her novels have been translated into several other languages. She has a bachelor’s degree in English and Master of Education Degree from Bloomsburg University. She lives just outside of Philadelphia with her husband\, daughter and her Boston Terrier named Mr. Phillip. She is a member of International Thriller Writers\, Mystery Writers of America\, Sisters in Crime and Crime Writers Association. She is currently under contract to write a total of twenty Detective Josie Quinn novels. Book number ten in the series\, BREATHE YOUR LAST\, releases on Dec. 9. \nJohn Vercher \nJohn Vercher is a writer currently living in the Philadelphia area with his wife and two sons. He has a Bachelor’s in English from the University of Pittsburgh and an MFA in Creative Writing from the Mountainview Master of Fine Arts program and served as an adjunct faculty member at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia. John’s debut novel\, THREE-FIFTHS\, launched Sept. 10\, 2019\, from Agora\, the diversity-focused imprint of Polis Books. THREE-FIFTHS was chosen as the launch title for the imprint and has received strong praise from Kirkus and starred reviews from the Library Journal and Booklist. \nTHREE-FIFTHS was named one of the best books of 2019 by the Chicago Tribune\, a 2019 Best Debut Novel by CrimeReads and a 2019 Top 10 Crime Fiction Debut by Booklist. \nIn addition\, THREE-FIFTHS has been nominated for: \n\nLeft Coast Crime’s “Lefty” Award for Best Debut Novel\nThe Anthony Award for Best First Novel\nBest Debut Novel (2019) for The Strand Magazine’s Critics’ Awards\nThe Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award for Best First Novel.\n\nYou can find him on Twitter @jverch75\, on Instagram atjohnvercher75\, and on Facebook at John Vercher—Author. \nPlease make sure you follow the MWA-NY webpage so the livestream will be easily available. \nAnd please remember to support our indie bookstores as well as our authors by buying any books that interest you at one of the following links or at your local indie bookstore: \n\nHockessin Bookshelf\nKew and Willow Books\nKGB Event The Cloak and Dagger
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/panel-featuring-pennsylvania-writers/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:October virtual panel: Growing Up Mysterious: Juvenile and Young Adult Crime Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Growing up is a mystery. So perhaps it’s not surprising that people have been reading and enjoying juvenile and young adult mysteries for more than a century. Our panelists all write\, or write about\, girl sleuths\, in stories that span a hundred years of American history. While these young women solve crimes in their community\, the authors tackle important social/political issues that characterize daily life in those communities. Join Melanie Rehak\, Victoria Bond\, T.R. Simon and Richie Narvaez for a discussion of the craft and the business of writing juvenile and young adult crime fiction. Moderated by Jeff Markowitz. \n\n\n\nThe panel will stream live on the MWA-NY Facebook page.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/october-virtual-panel-growing-up-mysterious-juvenile-and-young-adult-crime-fiction/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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