EVENTS
MAINE CRIME WAVE
The Maine Crime Wave is a conference celebrating crime, mystery, thriller, and related novels. The 2025 Maine Crime Wave will happen on Saturday, September 27 at Mechanics’ Hall in Portland—please save the date!
CRIMEBAKE 2025: WORKSHOP: ALL ABOUT CLIFFHANGERS
WORKSHOP:
WRITE YOUR BEST CLIFFHANGER
Not every cliffhanger consists of the heroine dangling off a cliff. In this class, we will look at various types of cliffhangers, when to use them, and how to write them.
CRIMEBAKE 2025
The New England Crime Bake is the premier conference for writers and lovers of crime writing in New England that is held in early November, Friday through Sunday.
Sponsored by the New England chapters of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, Crime Bake is a learning experience, a networking opportunity, and a wonderful time. Attendees include writers at all stages of their careers, representing every genre in crime writing, including mystery, thriller, suspense, YA, historical, and true crime. In addition to writers, the conference appeals to all lovers of reading and crime, including librarians, booksellers, agents, editors, publishers, and fans.
Workshop: How to Create Interesting Characters for NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library WritING WORKSHOP SEries
What is the secret to creating characters with traits that your readers will never forget? How do you translate those unforgettable traits into unforgettable dialogue? How do you match characters to each other so they have both conflict and moments of clarity between them? How do you show what your characters are feeling, even if they can't put that feeling into words? Come to class with short descriptions of your characters so you can work on them in class.
New Hampshire Writers’ Project Conference
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Practice Your Pitch WORKSHOP at SLEUTHFEST
Refine and practice your pitch with Alison McMahan. Be ready for those meetings with agents and editors!
MALICE DOMESTIC
Established in 1989, Malice Domestic is an annual fan convention that takes place each year in Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C. Malice celebrates the Traditional Mystery, books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie. The genre is loosely defined as mysteries which contain no explicit sex, or excessive gore or violence.