Author Updates
MJ Soni Pens Debut Mystery: ‘The Masala Chai Mystery Club’
Look for MJ Soni’s debut mystery, The Masala Chai Mystery Club, due to be published July 21 through Crooked Lane Books. I’d love to be featured in the MWA newsletter. he Masala Chai Mystery Club […]
Pegg Ehrhart’s ‘The Quilt Whisperer Investigates’ Due in August
Peggy Ehrhart’s THE QUILT WHISPERER INVESTIGATES, from Kensington Books, is a September 2026 release (actually coming out August 25). The first book in Peggy’s new craft cozy series, it features Caroline Platte, self-described quilt whisperer, […]
Helen Harrison Signing Latest Mystery at Benefit for East Hampton Library
Helen A. Harrison will be among 100 authors participating in Authors Night, a benefit for East Hampton Library in East Hampton, NY, on Saturday, August 8. https://authorsnight.org/ Helen will be signing copies of her latest Art […]
Suzanne Trauth Wins Firebird Book Award
Suzanne Trauth was awarded Best Suspense and Best Literary Merit by the Firebird Book Awards for her psychological suspense The First to Die.
Bruce Rules Pens New Sherlock Holmes Novel
Bruce Rule’s debut novel, The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Debutante Detective, from Titan Books will be released July 7. The novel is a twisty New York City-set mystery that sees Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter, […]
News & Views
“What’s at Stake: Hooking the Reader from Page One”
On June 28, MWA-NY members Yvonne Ventresca, Linda Rawlins, Jeff Markowitz, and Annamaria Alfieri discussed “What’s at Stake: Hooking the Reader from Page One” at the Morristown and Morris County Library. Many thanks to Mary Lynn Becza for hosting us!
Spring Fling 2026: A Night of Mystery and Laughter
Amid summer’s steamy prelude, MWA-NY’s Spring Fling party on June 11 at the Tailor Public House in Manhattan was a smashing success. MWA-NY President Daniella Bernett was delighted to welcome New York Times bestselling author Susan Elia MacNeal as the special guest. She spoke to members about MWA’s impact on the writing community and her career, and the enduring friendships […]
‘Murder at the Met’ Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, October 3, 2026 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Avenue Manhattan, NY 10028) MWA members only. Sign up now! Limited to the first 25 attendees. Please Arrive Early! Hunt must start PROMPTLY at 1 p.m. Follow the clues! Find the answers! All inside the Met, where art and mystery cross paths. Fans of murder […]
Creating a Mystery Novel: Building Worlds and Plotting Twists and Turns
On May 30, an enlightening and entertaining discussion of “Creating a Mystery Novel: Building Worlds and Plotting Twists and Turns” was held at the Hoboken Public Library in Hoboken, NJ, with MWA-NY members Kellye Garrett, Dawn Barclay, Tom Coffey, and Jeff Cohen. Thanks to Sean Willey, Library Assistant, Information & Digital Services, for his support and for hosting MWA-NY.
Now Open for Submissions the 2026 MWA-New York/Leon Burstein Award
For the last decade, the Leon Burstein Scholarship has supported writers in all crime genres. In 2024, the MWA-NY 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 receive $1,000 at our annual Winter Revels. (The MWA-NY board retains the right […]
Creating Unforgettable Characters
May 18, 2026: A fun night at the Tredyffrin Public Library in Strafford, PA, with MWA-NY members James McCrone, Jane Kelly, John Dobbyn, and Michael Bradley discussing “Creating Unforgettable Characters.” Thanks to Casey Kinsman, Adult Services & Programs Outreach Coordinator for the library, for hosting MWA-NY.
Events
“World-Building That Drives the Story and Creates Suspense” Panel in NJ
Join us for a panel discussion by mystery authors as they reveal how they use words to build worlds. How […]