January Zoom Meeting: Is a Community Police Academy for you?

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022   7:30 PM Eastern time via Zoom Is a Community Police Academy for you? Arlington County just opened registrations for its 26th Community Police Academy. Arlington is one of several localities in our membership region that offer similar programs, designed to create better understanding and communication between police and the communities they serve. … Read more

December Zoom Meeting: A Conversation with Dan Conaway

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 7:3) Eastern Time via Zoom Let’s Talk Agents Please join the Mid-Atlantic chapter of Mystery Writers of America for an evening with literary agent Dan Conaway. You’ve finished your manuscript! Is it ready to submit to an agent? What are the biggest mistakes people make when submitting to agents? What … Read more

October Zoom Meeting: Let’s Talk Podcasts with Alexia Gordon

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 7:30 Eastern time via Zoom Let’s Talk Podcasts Please join the Mid-Atlantic chapter of Mystery Writers of America for an evening with author and podcaster Alexia Gordon. Alexia Gordon is the award-winning author of the Gethsemane Brown mysteries, paranormal cozies set in Ireland. She is also a physician, a blogger—and since … Read more

September Zoom Meeting: Fact vs Fiction with James Renner

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 7:30 PM Eastern time via Zoom Fact vs Fiction: An Evening with James Renner Please join the Mid-Atlantic chapter of Mystery Writers of America for an evening with true crime writer, novelist and podcaster James Renner to talk about storytelling in fact and fiction. Renner is: a podcaster (The Philosophy of … Read more

August Zoom Meeting: Seven Steps on the Writer’s Path with Nancy Pickard

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time via Zoom The Journey from Frustration to Fulfillment Please join the Mid-Atlantic chapter of Mystery Writers of America at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 10 for a discussion of SEVEN STEPS ON THE WRITER’S PATH: The Journey from Frustration to Fulfillment with its co-author, Nancy Pickard. … Read more

June Zoom Meeting: The Ecology of a Story with John Straley

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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

April Zoom Meeting: Hallie Ephron Talks Plotting

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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

March Zoom Meeting: Eileen Dreyer Talks Trauma

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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