The nominees for the 2011 Edgar awards were announced today. Congratulations to all! BEST NOVEL The Ranger by Ace Atkins (Penguin Group USA – G.P. Putnam’s Sons) Gone by Mo Hayder (Grove/Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press) The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (Minotaur Books) 1222 by Anne Holt (Simon & Schuster … Read more
Where: Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 When: 2 pm 1/22/2012 Who and What: MWA NorCal will host a conversation/roundtable and workshop with Charlie Newton on January 22, 2012 at 2:00 PM. Charlie and his private editor, Ed Stackler, will discuss the publishing journey, the novels, the research, the choice of multiple gender first person, and … Read more
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
GET UP TO $500 FOR WRITING CLASSES Every year, MWA awards two promising mystery writers up to $500 each for tuition or registration fees for classes, courses, workshops, or other programs to improve your writing — whether your mystery is in the form of a short story, novel, script or nonfiction. Submissions for the annual … Read more
Just out this month: the new anthology West Coast Crime Wave, featuring stories by members Steve Hockensmith, David Corbett, Steve Brewer and our former president, Simon Wood. Congratulations, all!