NOrCal Admin

Book Passage discount

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STOP THE PRESSES! Book Passage now offers MWA NorCal members a $75 discount on their excellent Mystery Writing Conference!  That nearly pays for a year’s MWA membership! Registration is here.

Summer Mystery Event for Kids

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Please join us at the Albany Library on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 4:00pm for a Summer Mystery Event for Kids hosted by MWA NorCal Chapter and the Alameda County Library

Get a Clue…About Writing Mysteries!

Get a Clue…About Writing Mysteries! is a participatory event, with three mystery authors telling stories about the writing life (how they do it, why they do it, what they write), then taking kids through the facets of mystery writing (characterization, setting, and plot) and building a new flash mystery together as a group.

Featuring:

  • Beth McMullen – author of the “Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls” series
  • Steve Hockensmith – author of the “Nick and Tesla” series
  • Nancy Ellen Hird – author of the “My Edinburgh Files” series

Location: Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave., Albany, CA 

Time: 4:00-5:30pm

Come to the library for mystery, adventure, writing, snacks, and fun!

Beth McMullen Steve Hockensmith Nancy Ellen Hird

NorCal @ the Agatha Awards!

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Congratulations! –to our Agatha-winning NorCal members Rhys Bowen (IN FARLEIGH FIELD, Best Historical Novel) and Gigi Pandian (“The Library Ghost of Tanglewood Inn”, Best Short Story)! MWA NorCal members rock the award world!  

MWA Announces 2018 Edgar Award Winners

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MWA NorCal Chapter was well-represented at the 2018 Edgar Allan Poe Awards ceremony. Chapter members Camille Minichino, Terry Shames, and Claire Booth were on hand to present awards, and Chapter President Laurie R. King reports that a fun time was had by all. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! April 26, 2018, New York, NY … Read more