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SUMMARY:“Writing True Crime: A National Obsession” Workshop
DESCRIPTION:“Writing True Crime: A National Obsession” Workshop \nDate and time: Saturday\, October 19 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. \nLocation: Pelham Parkway Van Nest Public Library \n2147 Barnes Avenue\, Bronx\, NY \nRegister at tinyurl.com/2s374c6z \n“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.”\n-Phoebe Lett\, The New York Times \nKathryn 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.” \nWriting 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. \nAuthor 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.” \nDavid 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. \nRegister at tinyurl.com/2s374c6z
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/writing-true-crime-a-national-obsession-workshop/
LOCATION:Pelham Parkway Van Nest Public Library\, 2147 Barnes Avenue\, Bronx\, NY\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:MEET MWA-NY AUTHORS OCT. 19
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nSix MWA-NY authors will read from their works on Saturday\, October 19\, at the 58th Street Library in Manhattan\, starting at noon. \nKelly Oliver is president of Sisters in Crime national. She is the author of three award-winning bestselling mystery series and dozens of nonfiction books. \nCatherine 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.) \nAndrea 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. \nKate Hohl is the winner of the 2024 MWA Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for the best debut short story by an American author. \nRichard Koreto will read from the latest book in his “Historic Homes” series\, about an architect who finds mysteries in the landmark houses she renovates. \nZeke 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. \nThe 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. \nFor more information\, please email info@mwany.org
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/meet-mwa-ny-authors-oct-19/
LOCATION:58th Street Library\, 127 East 58th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues)\, New York\, United States
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SUMMARY:"The Spark of Inspiration"
DESCRIPTION:  \nWhere 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.\n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/the-spark-of-inspiration/
LOCATION:Montclair Public Library\, 50 S. Fullerton Ave.\, Montclair\, NJ\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mystery Writers of American NY":MAILTO:info@mwany.org
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SUMMARY:Writing Workshop from Our Partners at Sisters in Crime
DESCRIPTION: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):\nhttps://forms.gle/mCgA45NfKpYLJHNr8\nEmail nytristatesinc@gmail.com with any questions \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/writing-workshop-from-our-partners-at-sisters-in-crime/
LOCATION:Ripley-Grier Studios\, 520 Eighth Ave\, New York
CATEGORIES:Writing Craft
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: Summer Proofreading Slam
DESCRIPTION: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. \nCome at noon for the author readings; the proofreading Slam will begin immediately after.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/save-the-date-summer-proofreading-slam/
LOCATION:NY Public Library East 58th Street\, 127 East 58th Street\, New York\, NY\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mystery Writers of American NY":MAILTO:info@mwany.org
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SUMMARY:Next Manhattan Mystery Reading Saturday\, September 7! (Immediately Followed by Proofreading Slam!)
DESCRIPTION: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). \nThen 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.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/next-manhattan-mystery-reading-saturday-september-7-immediately-followed-by-proofreading-slam/
LOCATION:58th Street Library\, 127 East 58th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues)\, New York\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mystery Writers of American NY":MAILTO:info@mwany.org
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SUMMARY:Yes! MWA University Returns!  Virtual Webinars on or Around the First Wednesday of Each Month.
DESCRIPTION:The next session will be on Wednesday\, September 4th\, 8:00 p.m. NY time.  It will feature Daniel Stashower\, discussing setting.\nDaniel 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.”\nTo register or learn more information about past webinars\, visit this link:\nhttps://mysterywriters.org/mwa-literacy-programs/2024-mwa-university/
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/yes-mwa-university-returns-virtual-webinars-on-or-around-the-first-wednesday-of-each-month/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Join Us at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival on July 28!
DESCRIPTION:  \nPhoto: Patricia King\nThe 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\npk@patriciaking.nyc to reserve your place for the 5pm curtain on Sunday\, July 28. \n 
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd-at-hudson-valley-shakespeare-festival/
ORGANIZER;CN="Mystery Writers of American NY":MAILTO:info@mwany.org
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SUMMARY:Date Set for MWA-NY Outing to 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'
DESCRIPTION: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! \nWith 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.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/date-set-for-mwa-ny-outing-to-the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd/
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SUMMARY:CrimeCraft Tuesday\, July 2! Exploring the World of Audio with Robin Miles
DESCRIPTION:Our next CrimeCraft\, “Exploring the World of Audio with Robin Miles\,” will take place Tuesday\, July 2\, at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. \nRobin 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) \nDon’t miss it! \nLink: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86012318119\nMeeting ID: 860 1231 8119
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/crimecraft-tuesday-july-2-exploring-the-world-of-audio-with-robin-miles/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Next Manhattan Mystery Reading Event: June 16 at East 58th Street Library
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n \nSix 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.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/next-manhattan-mystery-reading-event-june-16-at-east-58th-street-library/
LOCATION:NY Public Library East 58th Street\, 127 East 58th Street\, New York\, NY\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mystery Writers of American NY":MAILTO:info@mwany.org
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SUMMARY:CrimeCONN Returns to the Ferguson Library this June
DESCRIPTION:  \nCrimeCONN Returns to the Ferguson Library this June. \nThe full-day conference takes place at the Ferguson Library in Stamford\, CT\, and offers\nin-person and on-line attendance. \nCrimeCONN’s theme this year is History\, Headlines and Heroes. Speakers will\ndelve into historical mysteries\, true crime stories\, and how thrillers have evolved over\nthe years. Reed Farrel Coleman will start the day with a writing workshop that anyone\nwho loves mysteries will enjoy\, writers and readers alike. And\, to put everything in\ncontext\, forensic scientist Michelle Clark and Detective Tammy Murray will explain how\nreal-life cold cases are tracked down and solved. \nLearn how the past is present\, and the future still unwritten. \nCrimeCONN is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library and the Mystery\nWriters of America’s New York Chapter. \n \nTICKETS\nIn-Person Event\n(In-person ticket price includes coffee\, continental breakfast and lunch)\nThrough May 8 – Early Bird Registration\n$40 per person\nAfter May 8\n$60 per person\n$45 per person for MWA members\, Friends members\, seniors and students \nVirtual Event\nAlso available via Zoom webinar (from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)\n$25 per person\nZoom login will be provided in advance of the program.\nTo Register:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/crimeconn-2024-history-headlines-and-heroes-tickets-\n876824895867?aff=oddtdtcreator \nCrimeCONN 2024 panel themes and timeline\n8:30 Doors open. \n9:00 Introductory remarks. Chris and Alice Knapp.\n9:15\nSession 1.  Writers and readers workshop.\nTrue Fiction.  Just because it really happened doesn't mean readers will believe it.\nAspiring writers and serious readers get a peek behind the curtain. Learn the tricks of\nthe trade on how writers expand a simple idea into 300 gut-wrenching pages.\nMultiple award-winning\, New York Times bestselling novelist and former college writing\ninstructor Reed Farrel Coleman.\nTen-minute break.\n10:15\nSession 2. Historical mysteries up to 1940.\nPeople are trapped in history\, and history is trapped in them. – James Baldwin\nHow historical mystery writers solve\, and create puzzles of the past.\nModerator – Mally Becker\nNev March\, Laura Joh Rowland\, Nancy Bilyeau\nTen-minute break\n11:15\nSession 3. How mystery protagonists have changed over the decades.\nOur greatest human adventure is the evolution of consciousness. – Tom Robbins\nExamining the progression of mystery heroes from Poe to the present.\nModerator – Russ Colchamiro \nJim Fusilli\, Tom Straw\, Elise Hart Kipness\nThirty-minute break\n12:30\nSession 4. Reed Farrel Coleman has a conversation with Megan Abbott.\nDays of Future Passed – The Moody Blues\nWhere we’ve been\, and where we’re heading.\nFifteen-minute break\n1:00\nSession 5. Michelle Clark in conversation with Detective Tammy Murray of the West\nHaven Police Department.\nOur dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them. – George Elliot\nHow cold cases write the final chapter.\nTen-minute break\n2:00\nSession 6. True crime.\nThree things cannot be hidden: the sun\, the moon and the truth. – The Buddha\nTrue crime writers explore the ongoing fascination with reality.\nModerator – Charles Salzberg\nM. William Phelps\, Wendy Whitman\, Deborah Levison\nTen-minute break\n3:00 \nSession 7. A close look at “recent” historical mysteries – from 1940 to the present.\nYesterday is history – Kosoko Jackson\nHow historical mystery writers re-live\, and re-imagine\, the near past.\nModerator – Chris Knopf\nAlex Segura\, John Copenhaver\, Gabriel Valjan\, Peter Blauner \n 
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/crimeconn-returns-to-the-ferguson-library-this-june/
LOCATION:Ferguson Library\, 1 Public Library Plaza\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Upcoming Literary Event! Plotting Intrigue
DESCRIPTION:May 22 Maplewood Library Hilton Branch 1688 Springfield Ave.\, Maplewood\, NJ\n6:30 p.m.\nPlotting 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. \nModerator: Russ Colchamiro\nPanelists: Peggy Erhart; James Hockenberry; Gerri Lewis; Jeff Markowitz
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/upcoming-literary-eventl-plotting-intrigue/
LOCATION:Maplewood Lubrary Hilton Branch\, 1688 Springfield Ave.\, Maplewood\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Writing Craft
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SUMMARY:The New York Chapter of Mystery Writers of America presents Mystery Authors
DESCRIPTION:  \nMystery 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.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/the-new-york-chapter-of-mystery-writers-of-america-presents-mystery-authors/
LOCATION:NY Public Library East 58th Street\, 127 East 58th Street\, New York\, NY\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mystery Writers of American NY":MAILTO:info@mwany.org
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SUMMARY:Upcoming Literary Event! It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: How to (and How Not to) start your novel
DESCRIPTION:  \nApril 20 Morris County Library 30 East Hanover Ave. in Whippany\, N.J. 11 a.m. \nMorris County Library’s Local Author’s Day\nIt Was a Dark and Stormy Night: How to (and How Not ) Start Your Novel\nWriters 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.\nPanelists: Mally Becker\, Nev March and Lori Robbins
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/upcoming-literary-event-it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-night-how-to-and-how-not-to-start-your-novel/
LOCATION:Morris County Library\, 30 East Hanover Ave.\, Whippany\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Writing Craft
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SUMMARY:Upcoming Library Event! Criminal Tendencies: What Makes a 'Good” Villain?
DESCRIPTION:  \n. \nDate: March 21\, 2024 \nTime: 5:30-6:45 p.m \nLocation: Harlem Public Library 9 West 124th Street \nTopic: Criminal Tendencies: What makes a “good” villain? What are the essential qualities for a villain? How do you delve into a villain’s motivations? Do you try to make the villain sympathetic to the reader? Hear how three mystery authors spin an intriguing tale of villainy. \nModerator: Elizabeth Mannion\nPanelists: Catherine Maiorisi\, Charles Salzberg\, Cathi Stoler \nRegister here: \nhttps://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2024/03/21/mystery-writers-america-panel-discussion-criminal-tendencies-what-makes
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/upcoming-library-event-criminal-tendencies-what-makes-a-good-villain/
LOCATION:Harlem Public Library 9 West 124th Street
CATEGORIES:Writing Craft
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SUMMARY:Spotlight Event: Diana Xarissa and Elle Hartford Discussing their work ...
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n \n  \n  \nONLINE Member Spotlight on Tuesday March 5 (@6 – 7 pm) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/84086502813 \nMeeting ID: 840 8650 2813 \nContact programs@mwany.org \nGary E Ross\nProgramming Chair\, MWA-NY
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/spotlight-event-diana-xarissa-and-elle-hartford-discussing-their-work/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240302T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240302T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
CREATED:20240226T013651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T013651Z
UID:5393-1709388000-1709395200@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Manhattan Mystery Readings
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nBring your friends to the first of our “Manhattan Mystery Readings!” \nWHEN: Saturday\, March 2\, 2024 (@2 – 4 pm)\nMeet and greet after book reading & signing. \nNEW LOCATION: 53rd St Library\, part of The New York Public Library\n18 West 53rd St\, New York\, NY 10019 \n(Open to the public\, so bring your friends!) \nContact Hal@halglatzer.com
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/manhattan-mystery-readings/
LOCATION:53rd Street Library\, 18 West 53rd St\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
CREATED:20240205T061222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T183637Z
UID:5310-1707242400-1707249600@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Our First Crime Craft Meeting of 2024
DESCRIPTION:Our discussion begins Feb 6\, at 6 p.m. on Zoom. For the Link check Groups.Io and Member broadcast (email). \nPlease note: this is a member benefit. If you have not renewed your subscription\, please do so at this link: \nMWA Membership Application \n \n 
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/our-first-crime-craft-meeting-of-2024/
CATEGORIES:Writing Craft
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231205T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
CREATED:20230629T152602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T155709Z
UID:5231-1701799200-1701810000@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Winter Revels!
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand (always wanted to say that)\, our annual Holiday Revels will happen Tuesday\, December 5\, from 6-9:00 pm at the Library of Distilled Spirits\, 80 E. 13th Street in NYC. \nNo program\, just passed canapes\, wine\, beer\, soft drinks\, and above all\, good friends. \nThe Library is the party space of Bowery Road\, entrance at 132 4th Avenue. \n\nSign up at EventBrite.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/winter-revels-2/
LOCATION:Bowery Road\, 132 4th Avenue\, New York\, United States
CATEGORIES:Revels
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
CREATED:20230228T213236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T152817Z
UID:5130-1699380000-1699387200@www.mwany.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
CREATED:20230228T213134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231001T213224Z
UID:5128-1696356000-1696363200@www.mwany.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
CREATED:20230228T213028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T134859Z
UID:5126-1693936800-1693944000@www.mwany.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230815T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230815T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
CREATED:20230619T155947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230807T231228Z
UID:5224-1692126000-1692133200@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Member readings at KGB Bar (also Zoomed)
DESCRIPTION:Seven MWA New York members will be reading on August 15. Come in person to KGB or join us on Zoom.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/member-readings-at-kgb-bar-also-zoomed-3/
LOCATION:KGB Bar\, 85 E 4th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003
CATEGORIES:KGB Reading Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230711T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230711T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
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/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
CREATED:20230228T212801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230602T145900Z
UID:5122-1686074400-1686081600@www.mwany.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
CREATED:20230423T170149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230423T170149Z
UID:5182-1684774800-1684792800@www.mwany.org
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:20230516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230516T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
CREATED:20230423T165311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230513T163812Z
UID:5179-1684263600-1684270800@www.mwany.org
SUMMARY:Member readings at KGB Bar (also Zoomed)
DESCRIPTION:Join us to listen to member readings in person at KGB Bar or online.\nHere’s the Zoom link.  \n \nThe bios of the authors reading: \nJoseph Amiel \nJoseph Amiel is an internationally best-selling novelist (A Question of Proof\, Deeds\, Birthright and others)\, but recently has been writing short stories\, some of which are collected in Death Can Delight:A Trio of Murderous Mysteries. He attended Amherst College and Yale Law School\, but has not practiced law since the publication of his first novel. \nDavid Bushman \nDavid Bushman is the author of five books\, including this year’s Murder at Teal’s Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks (Thomas + Mercer) and Forget It\, Jake\, It’s Schenectady: The True Story Behind ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ (Fayetteville Mafia Press). He spent twenty-five years as a television curator at the Paley Center for Media and before that was a TV editor at Variety. He is also cofounder and editor at Fayetteville Mafia Press\, an indie publisher specializing in pop culture\, true crime\, and sports. \nGary Cahill \nGary Cahill writes short stories revealing themselves from the decidedly shady side of the street. His first effort\, That Kind Of Guy\, was published as a Black Mask selection in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. His second foray into the dark\, Corner Of River And Rain\, appeared in Short-Story.Me Genre Fiction and was an editor/publisher nomination for the storySouth Million Writers Award\, honoring the best online short stories. Subsequent work has appeared in print\, online\, and audio formats with Pulp Empire\, The First Line Literary Magazine\, Pulp Magazine’s print anthology The Kennedy Curse\, the fabulous Shotgun Honey\, volumes I\,II and III\, the ahead of it’s time podcast\, and the print omnibus of the lamented Plan B Magazine\, and a featured cover story of rampant nefarity in Manhattan’s Chinatown and at a Cape Cod beach with Mystery Magazine\, among other venues.He is currently prepping for an assortment of baking and cooking faceoffs\, and is hoping to present as gritty\, funny\, horrific\, and poetic in his victory\, and/or concession\, speeches.He can be found as a full-time staff member at the Weehawken N.J. Public Library\, and hanging out at an Upside Pizza near you. \nT.M. Dunn \nPATRICIA DUNN\, aka T.M. DUNN\, is author of  Her Father’s Daughter\, a psychological thriller (Crooked Lane Books\, July 18\, 2023)\, Rebels by Accident (Sourcebooks Fire)\, and Last Stop on the 6 (Bordighera Press). Dunn has served as Senior Director of the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College\, where she holds an MFA in creative writing. She teaches and coaches aspiring and established writers. Dunn lives in Stamford\, Connecticut  where she is currently working on her next novel\, with her rescue puppy Blanqui snuggled at her side. \nTeel James Glenn \nTeel James Glenn has killed hundreds and been killed more times–on stage and screen\, as he has traveled the world for forty-plus years as a stuntman\, swordmaster\, storyteller\, bodyguard\, actor\, and haunted house barker. He is proud to have studied sword under Errol Flynn’s last Stunt double and been beaten up by Hawk on Spenser for Hire TV show. He has published dozens of novels and his poetry and stories have been printed in over two hundred magazines including Weird Tales\, Mystery\, Pulp Adventures\, Blazing Adventures and Sherlock Holmes Mystery. His novel A Cowboy in Carpathia: A Bob Howard Adventure won best novel 2021 in the Pulp Factory Award. He is also the winner of the 2012 Pulp Ark Award for Best Author. And he was a finalist for the Derringer short mystery award in 2022. and his novel “Callback for a Corpse” was a second place winner in the CWR Poll as best mystery. \nA.J. Sidransky \nA.J. Sidransky writes about ordinary people faced with extraordinary situations and events.  His work has been well received by both readers and reviewers.  Genres include mystery\, thriller\, and historical fiction.  His work has been described as mystery wrapped in history and tied in a bow with a little romance.  His publish works include\, Forgiving Maximo Rothman\, The Interpreter\, and Stealing a Summer’s Afternoon.  His next book\, Incident at San Miguel\, a thriller set during the Cuban Revolution will be released in May 2023. His name is pronounced Sid-RAN-ski.  His preferred pronouns are he/him/his.
URL:https://www.mwany.org/event/member-readings-at-kgb-bar-also-zoomed-2/
LOCATION:KGB Bar\, 85 E 4th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003
CATEGORIES:Readings,Virtual Reading Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230502T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230502T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
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/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060025
CREATED:20230228T212512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T171016Z
UID:5118-1680631200-1680638400@www.mwany.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Writing Craft
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