Crime Craft: The First Two Pages
Join award-winning author Art Taylor on Tuesday, June 17, for a discussion on the importance of the first two pages.
Panel Discussion: The Mystery Genre: Its Evolution, Current Trends, and the Future
Join us for a panel discussion on Saturday, September 13, at Hoboken Public Library titled The Mystery Genre: Its Evolution,
Crime Craft: The Art of the Short Story with Award-Winning Author Barb Goffman
If it’s Tuesday it must be time for another Crime Craft: Join award-winning author Barb Goffman on Tuesday, May 20,
Crime Craft: Making It a Page Turner
At this month’s Crime Craft, Hallie Ephron will be discussing the topic MAKING IT A PAGE TURNER: structuring (back
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 The MWA-NY Mentor Program committee invites members of the New York Chapter of MWA, unpublished and published, to submit their work for critique by an active member of the chapter.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: 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
A Little Darkness on the Edge of Town: Talking True Crime in New Jersey
MWA members and the public gathered on February 7 at the Montclair Women’s Club in New Jersey for “Behind The Darkness: True Crime,” panel discussion moderated by Dawn Barclay. The panel, comprising Elizabeth Kerri Mahon, David Bushman, and Russ Colchamiro, peeled back the layers on this terrifying and addictive genre. There was a wonderful exchange of ideas with the