For the last decade, the Leon Burstein Scholarship has supported upcoming writers in all crime genres. Last year, our chapter board and our longtime patron Dan Burstein revised the scholarship into a CASH AWARD for ASPIRING crime writers. One winner will be awarded $4,000 and one runner-up will be awarded $1,000 at our annual Winter Revels. (The NY Chapter […]
Five mystery authors will read from their work at noon on Saturday, June 7, at the 58th St. branch of
If it’s Tuesday it must be time for another Crime Craft: Join award-winning author Barb Goffman on Tuesday, May 20,
At this month’s Crime Craft, Hallie Ephron will be discussing the topic MAKING IT A PAGE TURNER: structuring (back
Tracy Clark is the award-winning author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series and the Detective Harriet Foster series, both
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 The MWA-NY Mentor Program committee invites members of the New York Chapter of MWA, unpublished and published, to submit their work for critique by an active member of the chapter.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
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,
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,
Terena Bell is a book publicist and fiction writer. As a publicist, she’s secured clients coverage the Today show,
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
