Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 7:30 PM Eastern Time via Zoom Growing A Crime Novel from the Setting Many mystery writers write page-turners—books with strong plots and dramatic intensity that put the readers in the thick of the action. Others infuse their characters with sex appeal and lifestyle choices that make them seem mysterious or … Read more
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 7:30 PM EDT via Zoom How to Harness the Power of Story in Your Author Platform Many writers dread marketing and promotion because they think it’s only about snappy taglines, fancy logos, and smarmy sales pitches. The truth is, platform doesn’t have to be painful and you don’t have to … Read more
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 7:30 PM EST Please join the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Mystery Writers of America when bestselling author Hallie Ephron offers an expert class on plotting your crime novel. Hallie Ephron is the New York Times bestselling author of 16 published books, including 5 Dr. Peter Zak mysteries published by Minotaur Books, and 6 domestic suspense … Read more
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 7 PM EST New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Eileen Dreyer was a trauma nurse for 16 years, expertise she’s put to use in medical thrillers and her Molly Burke mysteries. She is trained in forensic nursing and death investigation, and also writes bestselling contemporary and historical romances, under her own name … Read more
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 7 PM EST It’s a new year, and MWA-MidAtlantic has new leadership. Please join us when our monthly meeting will be a Town Hall with Marcia Talley, our chapter president. We’ll talk about what’s happening within the chapter, what more the chapter can do to help you achieve your writing goals, … Read more
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 7 PM EST We are delighted to welcome multi-genre author and professional archaeologist Dana Cameron to discuss the mysteries of archaeology with us: how her archaeology career began, what real life mysteries archaeologists explore, and how her first career continues to shape her writing life. Dana Cameron is the award-winning … Read more
We’re so pleased to have USA Today bestselling author and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Becca Syme, join us for a discussion of “What Should Writers Quit.” Becca is a nationally renowned speaker on author success and personality-based productivity for writers. With fourteen years of experience as the personal success coach for fiction & nonfiction writers, screenwriters, … Read more
Michael Bracken, an award-winning writer of fiction, non-fiction, and advertising copy, has received multiple awards for copywriting, two Derringer Awards for short fiction, and the Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer Award for lifetime achievement in short mystery fiction. The author of several books and more than 1,300 short stories, he has edited nine published or … Read more
When Jonna Mendez retired from the CIA after more than 25 years, her title was Chief of Disguise. Recruited into the Agency in the mid-1960s, Mendez served as a covert operative in Europe, the Far East, and the Subcontinent, as well as at CIA headquarters. In the 1970s she joined the CIA’s Office of Technical … Read more
Our country is reckoning with the greatest uprising in support of racial justice. As citizens and as artists, crime writers are uniquely positioned to question the power structures, dangers, and victories of this moment while revealing the darker truths many people may still wish to ignore. Join S.A. Cosby, Rachel Howzell Hall, Steph Cha, Richie Narvaez and John Fram as they discuss the future … Read more