Crime Craft: Tracy Clark Disccusses Location and Setting
Tracy Clark is the award-winning author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series and the Detective Harriet Foster series, both […]
MWA-NY Mentor Program Officially Opens
Need a critique? The 2025 MWA-NY Mentor Program is open for submissions from March 1 to 31, 2025. The MWA-NY Mentor Program committee invites members of the New York Chapter of MWA, unpublished and published, to submit their work for critique by an active member of the chapter. Get feedback from published professionals to help you hone your work! For
Snuggling Up with Crime: Talking Cozy Mysteries in New Jersey
MWA members, mystery aficionados, and friends gathered on February 21 at the Montclair Women’s Club in New Jersey for “Crime Without the Blood: Cozy Mysteries,” a panel discussion moderated by Carole Bugge. The panel, comprising Linda Rawlins, Suzanne Trauth and Peggy Ehrhart, spun a web of intrigue and provided a glimpse into creating diverting puzzles without explicit violence. The audience,
Crime Craft: Self Publishing
Self Publishing A well-attended Crime Craft presentation packed with useful content from veteran author Sharon Ward, who generously shared a host of information about what worked for her and what didn’t. Sharon 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,
Crime Craft: How Can Crime Writers Gain More Publicity?
On February 18, the Mystery Writers of America New York presented a fun, lively discussion with book publicist/fiction writer Terena Bell on how and why to gain publicity for your books. As a publicist, Bell has secured clients coverage with Today, Good Housekeeping, NPR, BookRiot, and others. Her debut short fiction collection, Tell Me What You See (Whiskey Tit), published
Crime Craft: How Can Crime Writers Gain More Publicity?
Terena Bell is a book publicist and fiction writer. As a publicist, she’s secured clients coverage the Today show,
Crime Without the Blood: Cozy Mysteries
How do you conceive a diverting puzzle without explicit violence? How do you create a sense of danger
Behind the Darkness: True Crime
What is the appeal of this type of story? How does an author select the real-life tragedy and conduct research?
On the Road Again: MWA NY at Morristown & Morris Library
MWA members, aspiring writers and the public gathered on October 26 at the Morristown & Morris Township Public Library for “The Road to Publication” panel discussion moderated by MWA-NY President Nev March. The expert panel comprised Verena Rose, co-owner, CFO and acquisitions editor of Level Best Books; Hannah O’Grady, senior editor at St. Martin’s Press and Minotaur Books; and Susan
COME HEAR MWA-NY AUTHORS READ FROM THEIR NEWEST WORKS!
Seven local authors will read from their latest books, starting at noon on Saturday November 2, in the 58th Street