Announcing The MWA-New York/Leon Burstein Award 2024 Upcoming Chapter Members, do you have an unpublished crime novel?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
As part of our ongoing communications efforts, we recently added a Facebook Group as a complement to our long running Facebook Page. Members can engage directly with each other, post events, photos, suggested articles, and stay in touch. This is currently a members-only group (private) so just hit the “join” button and an admin will welcome you to the wonderful
