Writing a Series: Panel at Hoboken Public Library November 11

MEET THE PANEL Annamaria Alfieri writes the Vera and Tolliver stories, which are set in British East Africa and explore the evils of colonialism. It began with Strange Gods, 1911, The Idol of Mombasa , 1912, The Blasphemers 1913.  The fourth book in the series, A Death on the Lord’s Day, was released in 2024.  The Richmond Times-Dispatch praised the […]

On the Road Again: MWA NY at Morristown & Morris Library

MWA members, aspiring writers and the public gathered on October 26 at the Morristown & Morris Township Public Library for “The Road to Publication” panel discussion moderated by MWA-NY President Nev March. The expert panel comprised Verena Rose, co-owner, CFO and acquisitions editor of Level Best Books; Hannah O’Grady, senior editor at St. Martin’s Press and Minotaur Books; and Susan

Spreading Love of Books, It’s the Brooklyn Way

The Brooklyn Book Festival’s “rain or shine” rule got a workout this year. The sun never did shine, but the rain was in full force until about 2:00 p.m.! Thank you to all who braved the elements to support our authors. And, of course, to the authors who made the soggy trip to Downtown Brooklyn: Zeke Faux, James McCrone, Deb

Hoboken Book Fair

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

Join Us for Our Annual Revels Holiday Party!

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

Submissions to Leon Burstein Award Are Closed. 

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!

Leon Burstein Award 2024 Open for Submissions!

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

MWA-NY Authors Reading at 58th Street Library a Hit!

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

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