Bartender Avalon Nash is also a master mixologist. At the end of each chapter in the Bartender’s Guide to Murder books, she shares a drink that has something to do with the action. She is helped, greatly, by series author Sharon Linnéa and nationally award-winning mixologist Jamie Brydalski. Here’s a great punch for summertime. Simple and refreshing, it’s from “Death […]
MWA-NY is looking forward to returning to partial live programming in August. But first we want to understand whether chapter members feel ready to return to live events. We have sent out a brief survey by email and would like to hear from as many members as possible by June 14 so we can start planning. If you do not
An online panel and a workshop on How to Write a Mystery will be held on consecutive Mondays in June to celebrate the release of How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America. The program is co-sponsored by MWA-New York and the New York Library Society. Panel, June 14 at 6 p.m.: Acclaimed mystery writers Jeffrey
Use this link to register now for the June 2 discussion at 6 pm on writing mysteries for the stage by two Edgar Award Best Play recipients. Register now and you will receive a Zoom invite the week of the event. This is a new procedure. Like all MWA-New York virtual events, the event is free. Registration is required for
We’ve all been trapped in lockdown with limited movement and the deadening effects of Ground Hog Day routine. As vaccinations happen and good weather is back, it’s time to break out of your reading and writing ruts with new inspiration and ideas from CCX2. This series is focused on the writing craft, the reading adventure, and how to expand your creative
Susan Lynn Solomon will be joining us for our meeting on May 5 at 5:30 p.m. No one knows for sure whether Solomon’s legal career is what left her with a subtle sense of humor and an interest in exploring the paranormal in her mysteries. After a review of copyright law, she plans to discuss the research that led to
On April 7 retired Buffalo homicide detective and author of the Cold Case Series, Lissa Marie Redmond, will discuss her participation in the Bike Path Rapist Task Force. Join her on a tense hunt for an elusive serial killer. The event will stream on the MWA New York Facebook page. All our virtual events are free. Please remember to support
“How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook by Mystery Writers of America” (April 27) Seventy of the most successful mystery writers in the business answering the question: What writing advice do you wish you’d had at the beginning of your career? “How to Write a Mystery” continues the Mystery Writers of America tradition of helping authors tell—and sell!—their stories, from the rank
When a Stranger Comes to Town (April 20) It’s been said that all great literature boils down to one of two stories — a man takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. While mystery writers have been successfully using both approaches for generations, there’s something undeniably alluring in the nature of a stranger: the uninvited guest, the unacquainted
Bartender Avalon Nash is also a master mixologist. At the end of each chapter in the Bartender’s Guide to Murder books, she shares a drink that has something to do with the action. She is helped, greatly, by series author Sharon Linnéa and nationally award-winning mixologist Jamie Brydalski. This month, Brydalski stirs up Death by Gravity, which is also the
