Explore the ins and outs of five paths to publication with Judy Penz Sheluk: traditional, independent, hybrid/assisted, self-publishing, and social publishing.
CWC member Marcelle Dubé has been nominated for a 2024 Derringer Award for her story, REVERSION, (Mystery Magazine, April 2023).
The shortlist will be announced on Friday April 26th, 2024 @ 12 AM ET. The winners will be announced on Wednesday May 29th, 2024 @12 AM ET.
donalee Moulton, CWC representative for the Atlantic Region, has been nominated for a 2024 Derringer award
On Friday, June 7th to Sunday, June 9th, 2024, the Toronto International Festival of Authors is hosting MOTIVE, an annual literacy festival focused on crime and mystery. Click the link below to learn more, and find out about various opportuntities available for members who wish to participate.
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July 2023 interview / novelist, Shetland (UK)
Marsali Taylor is the author of the Shetland Sailing Mysteries starring quick-witted live-aboard sailor Cass Lynch and her partner DI Gavin Macrae who join forces to investigate crime in Scotland’s northern isles. Readers praise the...
April 15, 2024
Julie Hiner is an author of heavy metal horror. She spent endless hours during her childhood lost in the pages of books and listening to the metal gods. Julie lives in Calgary, nestled near the Rocky Mountains. A hardcore 80s rocker at...
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