Many thanks to all our authors who represented the chapter so wonderfully at the Hoboken Public Library Book Fair on September 21! John O’Rourke, James McCrone, Patrice McDonough, V. S. Kemanis, Mariah Fredericks, Jim Fusilli, Philip Cioffari, Carole Bugge, Peggy Ehrhart, David Bushman, Theasa Touhy, and Samantha Hartford: it was great to see you all, and we hope to see […]
It’s that time of year again. Mystery Writers of America-New York will host our holiday party and you’re invited! Join us for camaraderie, networking, and some good old-fashioned festive fun. You’ll meet other members at one of New York’s most popular venues in the Times Square area. And we'll be announcing this year's Leon Burstein Awards Winners! When: Monday, December
Submission to the Leon Burstein Award are now closed. We received a fantastic response and judges are hard at work to meet our schedule. Winners will be announced at our upcoming Revels on December 2, 2024. Stay tuned for more details and registration. Thanks to everyone who submitted!
Announcing The MWA-New York/Leon Burstein Award 2024 Upcoming Chapter Members, do you have an unpublished crime novel? For the last decade the Leon Burstein Scholarship has supported upcoming writers in all crime genres. A recent winner wrote, “The scholarship went a long way to bolstering my confidence, no small matter when one is writing in solitude. I’m happy to report
At our best-attended reading of the year, fourteen mystery fans heard Cynthia Webb read the first chapter of Blood, Salt, and the Sea; Ken Wishnia read a scene from From Sun to Sun; Carol Binkowski read from Research Can Be Murder; Michael Livingston read from his work-in-progress The Name of the Cat; and Elizabeth Crowens read from Hounds of the
Join us for a new session of MWA University! MWA-U 2024 will consist of six online classes taught by top-notch crime writers with live Q & A. Take your writing to the next level by attending these informative classes – free to MWA members (offered to nonmembers for $20/session). Classes will air via Zoom at 8 PM EDT / 7 PM
On May 11 three mystery writers shared sections of their novels at an event held by the NY chapter of MWA. Attendees at the 58th Street library in New York enjoyed hearing the excerpts and connecting with the writers afterward. The May 11 authors all read stories in the first person. Cathi Stoler was the international gambler in her Nick
BEST NOVEL Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press) BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR The Peacock and the Sparrow by I.S. Berry (Simon & Schuster – Atria Books) BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Penguin Random House – Berkley) BEST FACT CRIME Crooked: The Roaring ’20s Tale
SAVE THE DATE! Connecticut’s own CrimeCONN is coming up fast. This is a hybrid event, with both in-person attendees and those of us joining virtually. Read about the event and speakers at the registration link. See you there! CrimeCONN Returns to the Ferguson Library this June. Join New York Times bestselling authors Megan Abbott and Reed Farrel Coleman with other
