Mystery Writers of America - New York Chapter

Author Reading Saturday, October 4
2025-10-04 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues), New York, United States
Three New York-based mystery authors will read aloud from what they’ve written from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 4, at the 58th Street branch of the New York Public Library.
Dawn M. Barclay writes psychological/domestic/romantic suspense as D.M. Barr and nonfiction under her own name. In 2025, Level Best Books released her latest domestic thriller, Deadly When Disturbed, and the first of her true crime travel guides, Vacations Can Be Murder: A True Crime Lover’s Travel Guide to New England. She will read a short story titled “I’m Still Here” that will be appearing in an upcoming anthology: Ya Got Trouble: Crime Fiction Inspired by Broadway Show Tunes. Contact her at dawnbarclayauthor@gmail.com.
Born and raised in Chicago, Delia Pitts graduated from Oberlin College with a bachelor’s degree in history. After working as a journalist, she earned a PhD in African history from the University of Chicago. She is a former university administrator and US diplomat. Her contemporary noir mystery, Trouble in Queenstown, won the Shamus award for best hardback PI novel of 2024. The follow-up book in the series, Death of an Ex, was published by Minotaur Books in 2025. Delia is also the author of the Ross Agency Mysteries, a series set in Harlem, and several acclaimed short stories. Delia will read a brief excerpt from Death of an Ex. Check her out at www.deliapitts.com.
Gary Cahill’s first crime short story, “That Kind Of Guy,” a modern-day homage to the 1920s and ’30s hard-edged, rough-and-tumble Black Mask magazine, ran in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Subsequent short work, including “Corner of River and Rain,” “The Damnedest Things,” “Fathers, Sons, Ghosts, Guns,” “The Way To A Man’s Heart,” “Sirens,” and “On A Two-Way Street,” have appeared in print, online, e-book, and audio versions with The First Line Literary Journal, Pulp Magazine, Mystery Magazine (formerly Mystery Weekly), Plan B Magazineand on the podcast Shotgun Honey. Gary will read from an as-yet unpublished look at the Irish and Irish American zeitgeist in 1980s Hell’s Kitchen. Contact him at garycahill66nj@yahoo.com.
The library is at 127 East 58th Street., between Park and Lexington Aves. The 4, 5, N, and R trains stop at 59th/Lex, the E train at 53rd/Lex. Buses run north on Third Avenue and South on Lex. The M57 and M31 buses run crosstown on 57th Street. The room for the Authors’ Readings is up one flight of stairs; there is no elevator.
For more information email the New York chapter of Mystery Writers of America: info@mwany.org

Crime Craft: "The Craft of Historical Crime Fiction"
2025-09-26 08:00 - 17:00
Join host Kate Hohl for “The Craft of Historical Crime Fiction” with acclaimed author Wanda M. Morris on Tuesday, October 21, at 6:00pm EST via Zoom.
Wanda is the acclaimed author of several legal thrillers, including All Her Little Secrets, Anywhere You Run, and What You Leave Behind. Her debut novel, All Her Little Secrets, has been optioned for a limited series starring and executive produced by three-time Emmy winner Uzo Aduba with Wanda serving as an executive producer.
Her second book, Anywhere You Run, was named one of the Top Ten Crime Fiction Books of 2022 by The New York Times, and one of the best books of 2022 by NPR, Publisher’ Weekly, and Amazon. It was also listed as one of “Fifteen Standout Historical Fiction Books to Read This Year” by Oprah Daily. Anywhere You Run won the 2023 Lefty Award for Best Historical Novel, the 2023 Georgia Author of the Year Award for Best Mystery, and the 2023 Anthony Award for Best Historical Novel and was longlisted for the Mark Twain American Voicein Literature Prize. Wanda is a former corporate lawyer and now writes full time. She is married, the mother of three, and lives in Atlanta.
Join here:
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September Crime Craft: "Inside the Criminal Mind"
2025-09-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Join host Kate Hohl for “Inside the Criminal Mind” with forensic psychologist and author Stephanie Scott-Snyder on Tuesday, September 16, at 6:00pm EST via Zoom.
Stephanie Scott-Snyder is a forensic mental health clinician and criminal behavior expert with fifteen years of experience conducting psychological risk assessments and providing court-ordered therapy to violent offenders. She specializes in issues related to sexual and domestic violence as well as violence committed by women and has consulted on both serial rape and homicide cases. Scott-Snyder is a member of The Vidocq Society, through which she profiles cold case homicides to assist law enforcement. She is also a behavioral science expert with the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, where she was recently part of the team that closed a 25-year-old homicide. Additionally, she works with the Cold Case Foundation to train federal law enforcement as part of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women initiative. She also frequently trains mental health practitioners, victim advocates, and court personnel.

Zoom link:
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Panel Discussion: The Mystery Genre: Its Evolution, Current Trends, and the Future
2025-09-13 13:00 - 15:00
Join us for a panel discussion on Saturday, September 13, at Hoboken Public Library titled The Mystery Genre: Its Evolution, Current Trends, and the Future, with panelists Rhonda Barnat, Gary Cahill, Lori Robbins, and moderator Jeff Markowitz.
What makes mysteries so tantalizing? Three distinguished mystery authors will delve into the genre’s history; memorable sleuths and villains; captivating storylines; and what devilish mayhem lies ahead.
This FREE event is open to MWA members and the public.
The panel kicks off at 1:00 p.m. and runs until 3:00 p.m. the Hoboken Public Library is at 500 Park Avenue.
Register here.
Jeff Markowitz (www.jeffmarkowitz.com) is the author of six crime novels set in and around New Jersey, including his latest book, The Other, a dual-timeline historical about standing up to hate. Jeff spent more than forty years creating community-based programs and services in New Jersey for children and adults with autism, including twenty-five years as president and executive director of the Life Skills Resource Center, before retiring in 2018 to devote more time to writing. In October 2021, an epic late-night puzzle hunt based on Jeff’s novella, “Motive for Murder.” raised over $1 million for at-risk children in New York City. Jeff is a past president of the New York Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Monmouth Junction, N.J., with his wife. Carol, and two cats, Vergil and Aeneas.
Rhonda Barnat is a crisis-management expert and writes crime fiction under the pen name Rona Bell. Her short story,“Prey of New York” was included in the anthology Where Crime Never Sleeps: Murder New York Style 4 and cited in the Houghton Mifflin book of Best American Mystery Stories 2018, edited by Louise Penny and Otto Penzler. Her short story “The Call Is Yours” appears in Me Too Short Stories: An Anthology of crime writers responding to Me Too issues, edited by Elizabeth Zelvin and published by Level Best Books. She has contributed a number of pieces to Mystery Readers Journal.
Gary Cahill’s first short story, “That Kind of Guy,” appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine as an homage to the 1920s and beyond dark and twisty classic Black Mask Magazine. Other work has been published in Pulp Empire, Short Story Me Genre Fiction (editor nominated for best story on the web); the Pulp Magazine anthology The Kennedy Curse; and The First Line Literary Journal, Volumes I, II, III, the print anthology. He is podcast cofounder of Plan B Magazine and wrote a feature cover story for Mystery Weekly (now Mystery) Magazine and Shotgun Honey, among others. He is a two-time blue-ribbon champion of the Colts Neck Country Fair Great American Apple Pie Contest. Additionally, after twenty-three years working in Hell’s Kitchen at the height of its hellishness, he is now a staff member at the Weehawken, N.J., Public Library. Gary also serves as the “amuse bouche” pizzaiolo for the secret society WWC (Writers Who Cook).
Lori Robbins is the Amazon best-selling author of the On Pointe and Master Class mystery series and a contributor to The Secret Ingredient: A Mystery Writers Cookbook. She is the recipient of two Silver Falchions; the Indie Award for Best Mystery; and a silver medal from the Award for Mystery and Suspense. Short stories include “Leading Ladies,” which received honorable mention in the 2022 Best American Mystery and Suspense anthology. A former dancer, Lori performed with a number of modern dance and classical ballet companies, but it was her commercial workfor Pavlova Perfume and Macy’s that paid the bills. After ten lean years onstage, she became an English teacher and now writes full time. Her experiences as a dancer, teacher, and mother of six have made her an expert in the homicidal tendencies everyday life inspires. You can find her at lorirobbins.com.

Special Zoom Event: How to Write An Agent Query Letter
2025-08-30 08:00 - 17:00
Join literary agent Ayla Zuraw-Friedland on Saturday, September 13, for a discussion on how to craft a compelling query letter that will help your submission stand out and catch the attention of agents!
Saturday, September 13, 2025 4:00 p.m.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83794864332?pwd=[REDACTED]

Please join us on Sunday, August 24, to meet, greet, and share ideas with members from the MWA-NY Chapter’s Metro New Jersey and surrounding areas local group.
2025-08-24 16:30 - 18:30 | Veggie Heaven, 631 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ, United States
Please join us on Sunday, August 24, to meet, greet, and share ideas with members from the MWA-NY Chapter’s Metro New Jersey and surrounding areas local group.
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 4:30-6:30 (separate checks). You’re welcome to bring a plus-one. Please include them on the RSVP.
DATE: Sunday, August 24
TIME: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Veggie Heaven
631 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ
Organizer: Carol Binkowski
PLEASE RSVP HERE

MWA-NY Northern New Jersey/Rockland-Westchester NY Area Get-Together and Brunch
2025-08-02 11:00 - 13:00
Join us on Saturday, August 2nd 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
Organizer: Carol Binkowski

Five MWA Authors on Tap for August 9 Reading
2025-07-28 08:00 - 17:00
Five members of Mystery Writers of America (MWA) will read aloud from their work from noon to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, at the 58th Street 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 is the author of sixteen best-selling books for young readers. He is currently writing mysteries for adults and will read from the first novel in that new series.
Katie Tietjen‘s Edgar-nominated debut novel, Death in the Details, was inspired by the mother of forensic science, Frances
Glessner Lee, who created tiny replicas of death scenes called the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. Tietjen’s protagonist, Maple, uses her miniature-making skills to get to the bottom of a mysterious death in her small Vermont town.
Joanna Margaret holds a PhD in history, specifically Florentine aristocrats in sixteenth-century France. She will read an
excerpt from her Dark Academia novel, The Bequest.
Hal Glatzer, an MWA author since 1986, is vice president of MWA’s New York chapter, best known for historical mysteries. But his latest are set in the present day; he will read from the second book in his Friends With Benefits series.
The room for the Authors’ Readings is up one flight of stairs; there is no elevator.
The library is at 127 East 58th Street., between Park and Lexington Avenues. The 4, 5, N, and R trains stop at 59th /Lex; the E stops at 53rd /Lex. Buses run north on Third Avenue and South on Lex. The M57 and M31 buses run crosstown on 57th Street.
For more information email the New York chapter of MWA: info@mwany.org

LONG ISLAND MWA-NY GROUP GET-TOGETHER
2025-07-26 14:00 - 16:00 | PANERA BREAD, 1025 MONTAUK HWY, WEST BABYLON, United States
WELCOME MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA N.Y. CHAPTER
TO THE 3rd LONG ISLAND MWA-NY GROUP GET-TOGETHER
AT PANERA BREAD IN WEST BABYLON.
OPEN TO ALL MEMEBERS IN MANHATTAN, BRONX, BROOKLYN & QUEENS
WITH SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER JOHN FERRISO
POLICE PROCEDURAL TECHNICAL ADVISOR AND A BOARD MEMBER OF SISTERS IN CRIME -CT.

JOIN US ON SATURDAY JULY 26th AT PANERA BREAD 1025 MONTAUK HWY WEST BABYLON
2 p.m. – 4p.m. PLENTY OF PARKING
Get to meet John, learn the top 3 things writers get wrong about Police procedures.
RSVP IS A MUST (by Thursday July 10th)
E MAIL michaeljhallvoa@yahoo.com to RSVP and get on the list.
Bring a plus one or writer friend. You never can tell; they might want to join MWA.

Crime Craft: The First Two Pages
2025-06-17 18:00 - 20:00
Join award-winning author Art Taylor on Tuesday, June 17, for a discussion on the importance of the first two pages. The presentation kicks off at 6 p.m. and can be accessed here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83794864332?pwd=[REDACTED]
Taylor is the Edgar Award-winning author of two collections: The Adventure of the Castle Thief and Other Expeditions and Indiscretions and The Boy Detective & The Summer of ’74 and Other Tales of Suspense. His debut book, On the Road with Del & Louise: A Novel in Stories, won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel. His short fiction has also won the Agatha, Anthony, Derringer, and Macavity Awards, and he was the 2025 recipient of the Short Mystery Fiction Society’s Golden Derringer for Lifetime Achievement. He is a professor of English at George Mason University. www.arttaylorwriter.com.

Mystery Authors Read Aloud Saturday June 7
2025-06-07 12:00 - 14:00 | 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues), New York, United States
Five mystery authors will read from their work at noon
on Saturday, June 7, at the 58th St. branch of the New York
Public Library.
Retired University of Buffalo professor Gary Earl Ross is an Edgar-winning playwright, novelist, short story writer (more than 100 published), essayist, audiobook narrator,and occasional actor and director. www.garyearlross.net
Debbie Babitt was copy director for two major Manhattan publishing companies. She has worked as an actress, playwright, and drama critic. Her first novel, Saving Grace, was named one of the most anticipated thrillers of 2021 by She Reads and voted one of the best debuts of 2021 by Suspense magazine. https://debbiebabitt.com
Cathi Stoler is an Amazon bestselling author and Derringer winner for The Kaluki Kings of Queens. Her three series include The Nick Donahue Adventures, The Laurel and Helen NY Mysteries, and The Murder on the
Rocks Mysteries, all of which have been nominated for awards. www.cathistoler.com
Award-winning romance, mystery, and general fiction author Catherine Maiorisi writes the NYPD Detective
Chiara Corelli mystery series featuring Corelli and her reluctant partner, Detective P.J. Parker. The five books in
the series are A Matter of Blood, The Blood Runs Cold, A Message in Blood, Legacy in the Blood, and Blood of the
Innocents. www.catherinemaiorisi.com
Carole Buggé (aka Carole Lawrence, C.E. Lawrence, Elizabeth Blake) has too many pen names. She has published sixteen novels, six novellas and several dozen short stories and poems. Her play Strings Attached was produced off-Broadway on Theatre Row by the Pulse Theatre. Her most recent novel, Cleopatra’s Dagger (under Carole Lawrence) was nominated for an Edgar Award as Best Original Paperback. www.celawrence.com/
The Manhattan Mystery Reading series is hosted by the New York Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. The
58th St. library is at 127 East 58th St. It’s near to the 59 th /Lex stop on the 4, 5, 6, N and R trains; and to the M57 and M31 crosstown buses on 57th St. For more information: info@mwany.org

Crime Craft: The Art of the Short Story with Award-Winning Author Barb Goffman
2025-05-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
If it’s Tuesday it must be time for another Crime Craft: Join award-winning author Barb Goffman on Tuesday, May 20, for a sure-to-be-enlightening look at the art of crafting short stores. This virtual event kicks off at 6:00 p.m. and can be accessed here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83794864332?pwd=[REDACTED]
Short story author Barb Goffman (www.barbgoffman.com) is the 2024 recipient of the Golden Derringer Award for lifetime achievement, given by the Short Mystery Fiction Society. She has won the Agatha Award four times, the Macavity twice, and the Anthony, Derringer, and the EQMM Readers Award once each. She’s been a finalist for major crime-writing honors forty-eight times, including two current nominations for the Anthony Award in the Best Short Story and the Best Anthology categories.

Her stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, and many anthologies. She works as a freelance editor, often focusing on cozy and traditional mysteries, and she is an associate editor of Black Cat Weekly. Her newest story is “Keep It Dark,” published in In Too Deep: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Genesis.

Crime Craft: Making It a Page Turner
2025-04-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
At this month’s Crime Craft, Hallie Ephron will be discussing the topic MAKING IT A PAGE TURNER: structuring (back and front) story, chapters, and scenes to keep readers from turning out the lights. Beginnings and endings and why they matter, HALLIE EPHRON (http://hallieephron.com) is a NY Times bestselling author of sixteen books, including eleven mystery novels and the Edgar-nominated WRITING AND SELLING YOUR MYSTERY NOVEL. Lee Child called it “the best how-to guide I have ever seen.” Her NEVER TELL A LIE was adapted for film. She is a five-time finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. For twelve years she wrote the Boston Globe’s “On Crime,” column, winning an American Crime Writers League award for book reviewing. She teaches at writing workshops and conferences in the US and abroad and blogs daily at Jungle Red Writers.
Don’t miss this exciting event!Join the conversation here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83794864332?pwd=[REDACTED]

Author Readings
2025-04-05 12:00 - 14:00 | 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues), New York, United States
MWA NY authors read from their stories at noon on Saturday, April 5, at the NYPL on East 58th Street, between Park and Lex (127 East 58th Street). Kickoff is at noon. For more information please email: info@mwany.org

Motive: The Essence of Mystery
2025-03-29 12:30 - 14:30
Without a motive, there would be no story because there would be no crime. What is your process to ensure that the reader recognizes and relates to the criminal’s and the sleuth’s mindset? How do you play on the reader’s need for answers to conjure up a nuanced motive that is at once intriguing but grounded in reason? This panel discussion with three mystery authors will explore how to establish motive. A Q&A will follow. The event also will feature a networking opportunity for local authors after the discussion. Light refreshments will be served. This is a FREE event.
Date: Saturday, March 29 2025
Time: 12:30 to 2:30 pm
Location: Parkway Central Library, ***Room 108 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
***Note that this is a new location.

Crime Craft: Tracy Clark Disccusses Location and Setting
2025-03-18 18:00 - 19:30
Tracy Clark is the award-winning author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series and the Detective Harriet Foster series, both set in her native city of Chicago. She is a multi-nominated Anthony, Lefty, Edgar, International Thriller Writers, Macavity, and Shamus Award finalist. Tracy is also the 2020 and 2022 winner of the G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award, the 2022 Sara Paretsky Award, the 2024 Lefty Award for Best Mystery Novel, and the 2024 Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original. She is a member of Crime Writers of Color, Rogue Women Writers, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime and sits on the board of the Midwest Mystery Conference.
Day/Time: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 @6:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83794864332?pwd=[REDACTED]
Crime Craft is held on the third Tuesday of the month

Crime Without the Blood: Cozy Mysteries
2025-02-21 13:30 - 15:30 | Montclair Women’s Club, 82 Union Street, Montclair, NJ
How do you conceive a diverting puzzle without explicit violence? How do you create a sense of danger and build suspense? What is the secret to sprinkling red herrings to keep readers guessing? Three mystery authors will spin a web of intrigue. Event free for women’s club members and $10 for non-members. Parking is available behind the club and refreshments will be served.
Registration link: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ednhh4f

Crime Craft: How Can Crime Writers Gain More Publicity?
2025-02-15 08:00 - 17:00
Terena Bell is a book publicist and fiction writer. As a publicist, she’s secured clients coverage the Today show, Good Housekeeping, NPR, BookRiot, and others. Her own debut short fiction collection, Tell Me What You See (Whiskey Tit), published in December 2022, was recently named one of “the best books of the 21st century (so far)” by New York Society Library. Learn more at www.terenabellpr.wordpress.com
Tuesday February 18, 2025 @6:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Zoom link here: https://groups.io/g/MWA-NY/topic/110676080
IMPORTANT: CrimeCraft will be on the third Tuesday of the month

Behind the Darkness: True Crime
2025-02-07 13:30 - 15:30 | Montclair Women’s Club, 82 Union Street, Montclair, NJ
What is the appeal of this type of story? How does an author select the real-life tragedy and conduct research? What are the moral considerations in opening old wounds? Hear how three authors peal back the layers on this terrifying and addictive genre. Event free for women’s club members and suggested $10 donation for non-members. Parking is available behind the club and refreshments will be served.
Registration link: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/k5x3j2y

Crime Craft: Learn About Self-Publishing with Sharon Ward
2025-01-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
New Program Chair Kate Hohl invites you to a Zoom meeting.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83794864332?pwd=[REDACTED]
IMPORTANT: CrimeCraft will be on the third Tuesday of the month
Topic: Learn about Self-Publishing
Ward is the author of the Fin Fleming Scuba Diving Mystery Series, which includes In Deep, Sunken Death, Dark Tide, Killer Storm, Hidden Depths, Sea Stars, Rip Current, and Sea Monsters. Ice Water the ninth book, will be released in early 2025.
Sharon was a marketing executive before becoming a novelist. She was a PADI certified divemaster who has hundreds of dives under her weight belt. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, MWA, ITW, and several other writing organizations. She lives near Cape Cod with her husband Jack and their miniature long-haired dachshund Molly, the actual head of the Ward household.

Annual Revels Holiday Party
2024-12-02 18:00 - 21:00 | M. Social Hotel, 226 W. 52nd Street, New York, NY, United States
It’s that time of year again. Mystery Writers of America-New York will host our holiday party
and you’re invited! Join us for camaraderie, networking, and some good old-fashioned festive
fun. You’ll meet other members at one of New York’s most popular venues in the Times Square
area. And we'll be announcing this year's Leon Burstein Awards Winners!
When: Monday, December 2
Where: M Social Hotel, 7th floor event space
226 W 52nd St New York New York 10019
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25.00
Register at EventBrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1011140005977?aff=oddtdtcreator
Hotel Website: http://www.msocial.com

Writing a Series: Getting It Started and Keeping It Going
2024-11-11 06:30 | Hoboken Public Library (NJ), 500 Park Avenue, Hoboken, NJ, United States
What should you consider before starting a mystery series? How do you keep the ideas and energy flowing? What’s the secret to keeping characters fresh and interesting over the long haul to maintain and build readership? Coinciding with National Novel Writing Month, four mystery authors talk about the joys and challenges of creating a series.

COME HEAR MWA-NY AUTHORS READ FROM THEIR NEWEST WORKS!
2024-11-02 12:00 - 14:00 | 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues), New York, United States
Seven local authors will read from their latest books,
starting at noon on Saturday November 2, in the 58th
Street Library, 127 East 58th St.
Tom Coffey will read from Public Morals, the first novel of
his new trilogy that examines the arc of law enforcement in
New York from the 1980s to the present.
Mariah Fredericks will read from her new locked-room
mystery set in 1920 New York and involving Zelda
Fitzgerald.
Penelope Karageorge will read from Lovers and Other
Killers, in which a journalist, suspected of murder, seeks a
fiendishly twisted and brilliant killer.
David Bushman will read from the true crime book he’s
currently working on, about an unsolved 2022 murder,
tentatively titled Murder on Black Friday.
Theresa Varela will read from Murder in Red Hook: a tale
of mishaps and treachery in Brooklyn.
Carole Bugge will read from Cleopatra’s Dagger, which
was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Original
Paperback.
Jeffrey Markowiz will read from The Other, a novel that
asks the question, What would you do to protect your
family when the Nazis come to town?

THE ROAD TO PUBLICATION
2024-10-26 11:00 - 17:00
THIS SATURDAY you are invited to our discussion on THE ROAD TO PUBLICATION.
An expert panel of editors and authors will provide insight on how to get your manuscript from the dream stage to a book in a reader’s hands. BRING FRIENDS, MEET THE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS, AND ENJOY THIS LIVELY AND INFORMATIVE PANEL
LOCATION: MORRISTOWN & MORRIS TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY (1 Miller Road in Morristown, NJ)
TIME: October 26, 2024 1-3 p.m. (Networking 3-4 p.m.)
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85322494368?pwd=[REDACTED]
RSVP Chapter members who would like to join for a sandwich lunch at noon please email Nev at president@mwany.org.
ENJOY A SANDWICH LUNCHEON, AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK!

“Writing True Crime: A National Obsession” Workshop
2024-10-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Pelham Parkway Van Nest Public Library, 2147 Barnes Avenue, Bronx, NY, NY, United States
“Writing True Crime: A National Obsession” Workshop
Date and time: Saturday, October 19 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Pelham Parkway Van Nest Public Library
2147 Barnes Avenue, Bronx, NY
Register at tinyurl.com/2s374c6z
“Over the past few years, true crime—that once-niche genre of storytelling that spins real-life crimes into entertainment—has become a national obsession.”
-Phoebe Lett, The New York Times
Kathryn Casey of the Boston Globe calls true-crime stories “the ultimate human dramas and the most terrifying horror stories. Such tragedies speak to us about the human condition in a different way—not as we wish it was but as we know, and fear, it can be.”
Writing true crime presents a unique set of challenges. How does the author go about finding the right case? What research tools are available—and accurate? What ethical considerations need to be addressed? How should the narrative be structured? How much leeway does the author have when writing “creative nonfiction”? This workshop will address all of these questions and more, guiding participants through the process of writing a compelling true-crime story.
Author David Bushman will show attendees how to strive for criteria laid out by Michelle McNamara, author of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: “I love reading true crime, but I’ve always been aware of the fact that, as a reader, I am actively choosing to be a consumer of someone else’s tragedy. So, like any responsible consumer, I try to be careful in the choices I make. I read only the best: writers who are dogged, insightful, and humane.”
David Bushman is the author of five nonfiction books, two on true crime: Murder at Teal’s Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks and Forget It, Jake: It’s Schenectady: The True Story Behind “The Place Beyond the Pines.” He is a former TV curator at The Paley Center of Media, TV editor at Variety, and program director at TV Land.
Register at tinyurl.com/2s374c6z

MEET MWA-NY AUTHORS OCT. 19
2024-10-19 12:00 - 14:00 | 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues), New York, United States
Six MWA-NY authors will read from their works on Saturday, October 19, at the 58th Street Library in Manhattan, starting at noon.
Kelly Oliver is president of Sisters in Crime national. She is the author of three award-winning bestselling mystery series and dozens of nonfiction books.
Catherine Siemann will read from her novel-in-progress, Death Uptown and Downtown, which won the 2023 Killer Nashville Claymore Award for best unpublished historical and earned her the 2021 Leon B. Burstein/MWA-New York scholarship for mystery writing. (The scholarship is now an award.)
Andrea Clark, who says she once worked “as a slow typist” at The New Yorker, will read from her irreverent work-in-progress, Kate’s Dilemma.
Kate Hohl is the winner of the 2024 MWA Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for the best debut short story by an American author.
Richard Koreto will read from the latest book in his “Historic Homes” series, about an architect who finds mysteries in the landmark houses she renovates.
Zeke Faux was nominated for a Best Fact Crime Edgar this year for his book Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall.
The library is at 127 East 58th Streetand is easily reached by the N, R, 4, 5 and 6 subway lines. Please note: the function room is one flight (20 steps) up, and there is no elevator.
For more information, please email info@mwany.org

"The Spark of Inspiration"
2024-09-24 18:15 - 19:45 | Montclair Public Library, 50 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ, United States
Where does the idea for a mystery come from? Is the story triggered by a news article, a real-life crime or a dream? Are there any particular places or incidents that you draw on when you find yourself with writer’s block? This panel discussion with four mystery authors will provide insight into inspiration. Venue: Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ.

Writing Workshop from Our Partners at Sisters in Crime
2024-09-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Ripley-Grier Studios, 520 Eighth Ave, New York
The NY/Tri-State Chapter of Sisters in Crime is hosting a writing workshop with Hank Philippi Ryan from 10 am to 4 pm on September 11 at Ripley-Grier Studios, 520 Eighth Avenue, NYC. Ryan, an investigative reporter for WHDH-TV, Boston and the author of several mystery novels. will also be critiquing the first 250 words of manuscripts. The cost is $25 for members of the Sisters in Crime chapter and $60 for nonmembers. Anyone interested should fill out this form (which includes payment information):
https://forms.gle/mCgA45NfKpYLJHNr8
Email nytristatesinc@gmail.com with any questions

Save the Date: Summer Proofreading Slam
2024-09-07 12:00 - 16:00 | NY Public Library East 58th Street, 127 East 58th Street, New York, NY, United States
The Board is developing a schedule of in-person and online Proofreading Slams to support members witih a work-in-progress. The first in-person Slam will be held on Saturday, September 7, at 2:15pm (following the Manhattan Mystery Reading) at the 58th Street Library. Board member Nev March, Sheila Mayhew, or Beth Mannion will sit with you to proofread up to 20 pages of your WIP. All participants must attend with printed (1″ margins, double-spaced) pages. If your WIP is already under contract, please also attend with your press’s style sheet (this need not be printed if it’s long; you can call it up on your laptop or tablet … just not on a phone, please, too small!). We’ll be sending out an email blast closer to the date with more details and for members to register. We expect to be able to accomodate 6-9 authors in this first Slam.
Come at noon for the author readings; the proofreading Slam will begin immediately after.

Next Manhattan Mystery Reading Saturday, September 7! (Immediately Followed by Proofreading Slam!)
2024-09-07 12:00 | 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues), New York, United States
Come hear three MWA-NY authors read from their work on Saturday September 7, starting at noon in the 58th Street Library (127 East 58th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues): Philip Cioffari (novelist, playwright, and writing teacher ); Nancy Good (author of New York-based humorous mysteries; and Ken Jaworowski (New York Times editor whose first novel was an Edgar nominee this year).
Then stay for our first Proofreading Slam, a new in-person and online initiative to support members who have a work-in-progress. Board member Nev March, Sheila Mayhew, or Beth Mannion will sit with you to proofread up to twenty pages of your WIP. All participants must attend with printed pages (1″ margins, double-spaced). If your WIP is already under contract, please also attend with your press’s style sheet (this need not be printed if it’s long; you can call it up on your laptop or tablet … just not on a phone, please, too small!). We’ll be sending out an email blast closer to the date with more details and for members to register. We expect to be able to accommodate 6-9 authors in this first Slam.
