Events

Northern California Crime Writing Conference

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The Northern California chapters of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime are thrilled to be partnering with Litquake to launch a new conference on the art, craft and business of crime writing, to be held in San Francisco on Saturday, September 22nd.

The conference features an all-star lineup of Bay Area crime and mystery writers, headlined by NYT Bestselling authors Rhys Bowen and Sheldon Siegel as guests of honor.

The day is broken into two segments: the craft of writing and the
business of writing. In addition to our guests of honor, participating
authors include David Corbett, Cara Black, Keith Raffel, Camille
Minichino, Priscilla Royal, Reece Hirsch, Lisa Brackman, JJ and Bette Lamb, Robin Burcell, Michelle Gagnon, Julianne Balmain, Simon Wood, and Catriona McPherson.

There will be a bookstore on the premises, snacks, and time built in to chat with the panelists. A full list of the panels is below!

Remember–participation is LIMITED to 75, so please get your
reservations in early!

See below for details on schedule and faculty members.

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Bullets Across the Bay Closing Reception

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To celebrate the conclusion of the exhibit, Bullets Across the Bay: The San Francisco Bay Area in Crime Fiction, the Library at the University of California, Berkeley, in partnership with Mystery Writers of America, NorCal Chapter and Sisters in Crime, Northern California Chapter, is holding a closing reception on Friday, February 24, 2012 from 6:00-8:00pm … Read more

SleuthFest 2012

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Is Florida sounding pretty good right now? How about in March? Here’s some information from Julie Compton, the Co-Chair of SleuthFest, scheduled to take place March 1-4 in Orlando: SleuthFest is sponsored by the Florida Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. Our guests of honor in 2012 are Charlaine Harris and Jeffery Deaver, and our … Read more

MWA/Sisters in Crime Holiday Party!

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Where: M is for Mystery When: Saturday, December 3rd, 12-2 PM What: Food, festivities and fun (including a whodunit play) Who: Everyone who is anyone, darling. How much: Free! Reminder: Authors planning to attend, please RSVP to M is for Mystery so they can make sure your book is stocked! info@MforMystery.com or 1-650-401-8077.