Mystery Writers of America - New York Chapter

Crime Craft: The First Two Pages
2025-06-17 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
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.

Yes! MWA University Returns! Virtual Webinars on or Around the First Wednesday of Each Month.
2024-08-15 23:02 | Zoom
The next session will be on Wednesday, September 4th, 8:00 p.m. NY time. It will feature Daniel Stashower, discussing setting.
Daniel says: “Powerful settings have always been essential to the mystery story, from Poe’s ‘rank sedges, vacant eye-like windows and white trunks of decayed trees’ to I. S. Berry’s ‘noncontiguous streets, noises without origin or purpose, and angles that didn’t quite fit together.”’ As MWA Grand Master P.bD. James noted, “Setting, important in any work of fiction, is particularly so in a detective story. It establishes atmosphere, influences plot and character,and enhances the horror of murder.”
To register or learn more information about past webinars, visit this link:
https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-literacy-programs/2024-mwa-university/

Join Us at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival on July 28!
2024-07-28 00:00
Photo: Patricia King
The date has been set for an MWA-NY outing to the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF) to attend the 5pm performance of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. This play, an adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel, is a world premiere. A reporter from The New Yorker will likely be joining us to interview the group to hear what seasoned crime writers think about the play. It’s a terrific opportunity to see each other in person, enjoy the play, and maybe, just maybe, appear in print in The New Yorker. A win-win all around! With 12-16 participants, Patricia will be able to secure a 20% discount on the ticket price. Please email her (with HVSF MWA in the subject line) at
pk@patriciaking.nyc to reserve your place for the 5pm curtain on Sunday, July 28.

Date Set for MWA-NY Outing to 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'
2024-07-08 08:00 - 17:00
Sunday, July 28, has been set as the date for MWA-NY members to attend the 5:00 p.m. performance of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. This play, an adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel, is a world premiere. A reporter from The New Yorker will likely be joining us to interview the group to hear what seasoned crime writers think about the play. It’s a terrific opportunity to see each other in person, attend a new play based on the work of one of our favorite crime writers, and maybe, just maybe, see your name in print in The New Yorker. A win-win all around!
With 12-16 participants, Patricia will be able to secure a 20% discount on the ticket price. Please email her (with HVSF MWA in the subject line) at pk@patrciaking.nyc to reserve your place for the 5pm curtain on Sunday, July 28.

CrimeCraft Tuesday, July 2! Exploring the World of Audio with Robin Miles
2024-07-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Our next CrimeCraft, “Exploring the World of Audio with Robin Miles,” will take place Tuesday, July 2, at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom.
Robin is a producer/director/actor with over twenty-five years of experience in theater and audio performance. She has garnered the industry’s top honors, including Audie Awards for Best Solo Performance and multiple genres, PW and Audiofile Voice of the Year awards, Audiofile’s Golden Voice, Grammy finalist, Audible Hall of Fame, and Earphone Awards. Her work spans Broadway, TV, audiobooks, documentary film, museum installations, ADR, and commercials. She attended Yale University (BA), the Yale School of Drama (MFA), and the British American DramaAcademie at Oxford. She teaches speech and acting at Pace University, and owns Voxpertise®, a NYC production & training studio. (Photo by Jordon Matters)
Don’t miss it!
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86012318119
Meeting ID: 860 1231 8119

Next Manhattan Mystery Reading Event: June 16 at East 58th Street Library
2024-06-15 12:00 - 14:00 | NY Public Library East 58th Street, 127 East 58th Street, New York, NY, United States
Six authors will take the spotlight at the next Manhattan Mystery Reading: Saturday June 15, starting at noon at the 58th Street Library, 127 East 58 St.

CrimeCONN Returns to the Ferguson Library this June
2024-06-08 08:30 - 2024-06-09 16:00 | Ferguson Library, 1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford, CT, 06901, United States
CrimeCONN Returns to the Ferguson Library this June.
The full-day conference takes place at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, CT, and offers
in-person and on-line attendance.
CrimeCONN’s theme this year is History, Headlines and Heroes. Speakers will
delve into historical mysteries, true crime stories, and how thrillers have evolved over
the years. Reed Farrel Coleman will start the day with a writing workshop that anyone
who loves mysteries will enjoy, writers and readers alike. And, to put everything in
context, forensic scientist Michelle Clark and Detective Tammy Murray will explain how
real-life cold cases are tracked down and solved.
Learn how the past is present, and the future still unwritten.
CrimeCONN is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library and the Mystery
Writers of America’s New York Chapter.

TICKETS
In-Person Event
(In-person ticket price includes coffee, continental breakfast and lunch)
Through May 8 – Early Bird Registration
$40 per person
After May 8
$60 per person
$45 per person for MWA members, Friends members, seniors and students
Virtual Event
Also available via Zoom webinar (from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
$25 per person
Zoom login will be provided in advance of the program.
To Register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crimeconn-2024-history-headlines-and-heroes-tickets-
876824895867?aff=oddtdtcreator
CrimeCONN 2024 panel themes and timeline
8:30 Doors open.
9:00 Introductory remarks. Chris and Alice Knapp.
9:15
Session 1. Writers and readers workshop.
True Fiction. Just because it really happened doesn't mean readers will believe it.
Aspiring writers and serious readers get a peek behind the curtain. Learn the tricks of
the trade on how writers expand a simple idea into 300 gut-wrenching pages.
Multiple award-winning, New York Times bestselling novelist and former college writing
instructor Reed Farrel Coleman.
Ten-minute break.
10:15
Session 2. Historical mysteries up to 1940.
People are trapped in history, and history is trapped in them. – James Baldwin
How historical mystery writers solve, and create puzzles of the past.
Moderator – Mally Becker
Nev March, Laura Joh Rowland, Nancy Bilyeau
Ten-minute break
11:15
Session 3. How mystery protagonists have changed over the decades.
Our greatest human adventure is the evolution of consciousness. – Tom Robbins
Examining the progression of mystery heroes from Poe to the present.
Moderator – Russ Colchamiro
Jim Fusilli, Tom Straw, Elise Hart Kipness
Thirty-minute break
12:30
Session 4. Reed Farrel Coleman has a conversation with Megan Abbott.
Days of Future Passed – The Moody Blues
Where we’ve been, and where we’re heading.
Fifteen-minute break
1:00
Session 5. Michelle Clark in conversation with Detective Tammy Murray of the West
Haven Police Department.
Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them. – George Elliot
How cold cases write the final chapter.
Ten-minute break
2:00
Session 6. True crime.
Three things cannot be hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth. – The Buddha
True crime writers explore the ongoing fascination with reality.
Moderator – Charles Salzberg
M. William Phelps, Wendy Whitman, Deborah Levison
Ten-minute break
3:00
Session 7. A close look at “recent” historical mysteries – from 1940 to the present.
Yesterday is history – Kosoko Jackson
How historical mystery writers re-live, and re-imagine, the near past.
Moderator – Chris Knopf
Alex Segura, John Copenhaver, Gabriel Valjan, Peter Blauner

Upcoming Literary Event! Plotting Intrigue
2024-05-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Maplewood Lubrary Hilton Branch, 1688 Springfield Ave., Maplewood, NJ
May 22 Maplewood Library Hilton Branch 1688 Springfield Ave., Maplewood, NJ
6:30 p.m.
Plotting Intrigue Join us for an exploration into the minds of mystery writers as they unravel the secrets behind crafting captivating plots. Our panel will share their strategies for keeping readers on the edge of their seats. Discover how these authors draw from imagination, real-life events and research to create complex characters and engaging narratives. A Q&A will follow. The event also will feature a networking opportunity for local authors after the discussion.
Moderator: Russ Colchamiro
Panelists: Peggy Erhart; James Hockenberry; Gerri Lewis; Jeff Markowitz

The New York Chapter of Mystery Writers of America presents Mystery Authors
2024-05-11 12:00 - 14:00 | NY Public Library East 58th Street, 127 East 58th Street, New York, NY, United States
Mystery authors Cathi Stoler, Elle Hartford, and Gary Cahill read to you from their stories beginning at noon on Saturday, May 11, at the East 58th Street branch of the New York Public Library (127 East 58th Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues). For more information please email: info@mwany.org.

Upcoming Literary Event! It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: How to (and How Not to) start your novel
2024-04-20 11:00 - 12:30 | Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Ave., Whippany, NJ
April 20 Morris County Library 30 East Hanover Ave. in Whippany, N.J. 11 a.m.
Morris County Library’s Local Author’s Day
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: How to (and How Not ) Start Your Novel
Writers sometimes talk about how they began their novel “in the wrong place” and need to revise accordingly. What on earth do they mean? This workshop and panel discussion with three award-winning mystery authors will help new writers figure out how to draw readers into their story from the first page.
Panelists: Mally Becker, Nev March and Lori Robbins
