Stay ConnectedThe Sisters in Crime Writers' podcast features conversations with our members about the writing journey: their process, what they've learned, what they wish they'd know sooner. For 40 years we've supported our members with classes, workshops, webinars, and community. We're also an advocacy organization for all crime writers. No matter where a writer is on their journey, SinC is an organization where writers belong.
Learn more at www.sistersincrime.org and https://sincworldwide.com/
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Before he became a mystery writer and reviewer, Brookins was a freelance photographer, a Public Television program director, a Cable TV administrator, and a counselor and faculty member at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He has reviewed mystery fiction for the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and for Mystery Scene Magazine. His reviews appear at Barnes & Noble and Amazon Internet sites, on his own web site, Books n' Bytes, and on the popular news group, DorothyL. Several authors with blogs carry his reviews as well. Brookins is an avid recreational sailor. With his wife and friends he has sailed in many locations across the world. He is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and Private Eye Writers of America.
Brookins writes the sailing adventure series featuring Michael Tanner and Mary Whitney, the Sean Sean private investigator detective series, and the Jack Marston academic series.
Mentioned in the podcast:
The Silence of the Loons
Website: http://www.carlbrookins.com/
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Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnational
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime
The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/
Tina Kashian writes the best-selling Kebab Kitchen Mediterranean mystery series, and her first book, "Hummus and Homicide," spent six weeks on the B&N bestseller list. Tina is an attorney and a mechanical engineer whose love of reading for pleasure helped her get through years of academia. Tina spent her childhood summers at the Jersey shore building sandcastles, boogie boarding, and riding the boardwalk Ferris wheel. She also grew up in the restaurant business, as her Armenian parents owned a restaurant for thirty years. Tina also writes historical romance as Tina Gabrielle. Please visit her website at www.tinakashian.com to join her newsletter, receive delicious recipes, enter contests, and more.
Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/TinaKashianAuthor/
Twitter https://twitter.com/TinaKashian1
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tinakashian/
Website www.tinakashian.com
Destination Murders Anthologies: https://destinationmurders.com/
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Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnational
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime
The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/
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ABOUT THE PRIDE AWARD
The Pride Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer in the LGBTQIA+ community. Here's what is required for submission:
An unpublished writer is preferred, however publication of not more than ten pieces of short fiction and/or up to two self-published or traditionally published books will not disqualify an applicant. While no prior writing or publishing experience is required, the applicant should include any relevant studies or experience in their materials.
For more info: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride
Elle Marr is a #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of thrillers. Her latest book THE FAMILY BONES earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which called it a "mesmerizing psychological thriller." Originally from Sacramento, Elle graduated from UC San Diego before moving to France, where she earned a master’s degree from the Sorbonne University in Paris. She now lives and writes in Oregon with her family.
Mentioned in the episode:
Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/ellemarrauthor
Twitter https://twitter.com/ellemarr_
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ellemarrauthor/
Website https://ellemarr.com/
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Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnational
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime
The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/
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The Pride Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer in the LGBTQIA+ community. Here's what is required for submission:
An unpublished writer is preferred, however publication of not more than ten pieces of short fiction and/or up to two self-published or traditionally published books will not disqualify an applicant. While no prior writing or publishing experience is required, the applicant should include any relevant studies or experience in their materials.
For more info: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride
SJ Rozan's eighteen novels and eighty-plus short stories have won multiple awards, including the Edgar, Shamus, Anthony, Nero, and Macavity, and also the Japanese Maltese Falcon. She's been honored with Life Achievement Awards from both the Private Eye Writers of America and the Short Mystery Fiction Society. Many of her stories have appeared in various "Best Of" collections, and she's edited three anthologies.
Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSJRozan
Twitter https://twitter.com/SJRozan
Instagram https://twitter.com/SJRozan
Website www,sjrozan.net
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Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnational
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime
The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/
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ABOUT THE PRIDE AWARD
The Pride Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer in the LGBTQIA+ community. Here's what is required for submission:
An unpublished writer is preferred, however publication of not more than ten pieces of short fiction and/or up to two self-published or traditionally published books will not disqualify an applicant. While no prior writing or publishing experience is required, the applicant should include any relevant studies or experience in their materials.
For more info: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride
Winnie M Li is an author and activist. Her latest novel Complicit draws from her earlier career in the film industry. It was a New York Times’ Editors’ Choice, and listed among the Best Crime Novels of 2022 by CrimeReads and The Irish Times. A Harvard graduate, she previously wrote for travel guide books, produced independent feature films, and programmed for film festivals. Her debut Dark Chapter won The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize, was nominated for an Edgar Award, and translated into ten languages. She is currently adapting it for the screen. Driven by her own experience of rape, Winnie advocates publicly around sexual violence and consent, and holds an honorary doctorate of law from the National University of Ireland in recognition of her writing and activism. A New Jersey native, Winnie has lived and worked abroad for over 20 years, primarily in England.
Twitter Handle @winniemli
Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/winniemli/
Instagram Handle winniemli
Website URL http://winniemli.com
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Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnational
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime
The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/
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The Pride Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer in the LGBTQIA+ community. Here's what is required for submission:
An unpublished writer is preferred, however publication of not more than ten pieces of short fiction and/or up to two self-published or traditionally published books will not disqualify an applicant. While no prior writing or publishing experience is required, the applicant should include any relevant studies or experience in their materials.
For more info: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride
Kim Keeline, when not running a 1907 Steam Locomotive or lecturing on Shakespeare, is active in the mystery community, including organizing Bouchercon 2023: San Diego. Her first published story was a 2021 Derringer finalist. Check www.kimkeeline.com for her short stories, novel in progress and freelance work for authors in marketing & web designing.
Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/kimkeelineauthor
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimkeeline
Website https://www.kimkeeline.com
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Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.
www.SistersinCrime.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnational
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime
The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/
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ABOUT THE PRIDE AWARD
The Pride Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer in the LGBTQIA+ community. Here's what is required for submission:
An unpublished work of crime fiction, aimed at readers from children’s chapter books through adults. This may be a short story or first chapter(s) of a manuscript in-progress of 2,500 to 5,000 words.
A resume or biographical statement.
A cover letter that gives a sense of the applicant as an emerging writer in the genre and briefly states how the award money would be used. (How the money might be used is not a deciding factor in the judges’ decision.)
An unpublished writer is preferred, however publication of not more than ten pieces of short fiction and/or up to two self-published or traditionally published books will not disqualify an applicant. While no prior writing or publishing experience is required, the applicant should include any relevant studies or experience in their materials.
For more info: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride
Crime, mystery, fantasy, and sci-fi author Claire A Murray has more than a dozen short stories published. One story earned Honorable Mention and two took third place in competitions, and she’s compiling a collection for a fall 2023 release.
She is finishing a suspense-fantasy novel, has a trilogy in progress, and needs to edit a completed amateur sleuth novel. A former educator, manager, and advocate, she hosts weekly Zoom write-ins for aspiring and published authors and is active with critique groups.
Claire is President of Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter. In 2022, she developed and cohosted Anthology Jam, a 6-session write-in/discussion program for the chapter focused on short story writing skills, tips, and resources.
She belongs to four SinC chapters, the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and Mystery Writers of America.
Links:
https://cam-writes.com, Where Character, Crime, and Mystery Collide
Facebook Page https://facebook.com/Clairemurraywrites/
Twitter https://twitter.com/Clamo88/
Instagram https://instagram.com/clairemurraywrites/
Website https://cam-writes.com/
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About Sisters in Crime
Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnational
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime
The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/
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The Pride Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer in the LGBTQIA+ community. Here's what is required for submission:
An unpublished writer is preferred, however publication of not more than ten pieces of short fiction and/or up to two self-published or traditionally published books will not disqualify an applicant. While no prior writing or publishing experience is required, the applicant should include any relevant studies or experience in their materials.
For more info: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride
Cheryl A. Head writes the Anthony, and Lambda Literary Award nominated; and Goldie and IPPY Award winning, Charlie Mack Motown Mysteries. The most recent book in the series, Warn Me When It’s Time, was dubbed “chilling and prescient” by The New York Times.
Cheryl’s latest book, Time’s Undoing, a crime novel based on her family’s personal tragedy, was an Indie Next pick, an Amazon Best Book of March, and is an Amazon Editors Pick for Best Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense.
Formerly of Detroit, Head’s books are included in the Special Collections of the Library of Michigan, and the Detroit Public Library’s African-American Books list. She is the Vice Chair of the Bouchercon Board of Directors.
Cheryl lives in Washington, DC with her partner, and canine supervisors: Abby and Frisby.
www.cherylhead.com
https://www.twitter/cheaddc
https://www.instagram/cheadwrites
https://www.facebook.com/cheryl.head.104/
Long Way Home: A World War II Novel by Cheryl A Head
Dru Ann Love’s blog: https://drusbookmusing.com/
This episode was released in June of 2022.
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Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnational
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime
The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/
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The Pride Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer in the LGBTQIA+ community. Here's what is required for submission:
An unpublished writer is preferred, however publication of not more than ten pieces of short fiction or up to two self-published or traditionally published books will not disqualify an applicant. While no prior writing or publishing experience is required, the applicant should include any relevant studies or experience in their materials.
For more info: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride
John Copenhaver’s historical crime novel, Dodging and Burning (Pegasus), won the 2019 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel and garnered Anthony, Strand Critics, Barry, and Lambda Literary Award nominations. His second novel, The Savage Kind (Pegasus), won the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ Mystery and was a finalist for Left Coast Crime’s Best Historical Mystery. He cohosts on the House of Mystery Radio Show, and for many years, wrote a crime fiction review column for Lambda Literary called “Blacklight.” He’s a faculty mentor in University of Nebraska’s Low-Residency MFA program, and he teaches at VCU in Richmond, VA. His forthcoming third novel, Hall of Mirrors, is the sequel to The Savage Kind.
Facebook Page www.facebook.com/johncopenhaverauthor
Twitter www.twitter.com/johncopenhaver
Instagram www.instagram.com/johncope74
Website www.johncopenhaver.com
This episode was first aired in September 2021.
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Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnational
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime
The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/
The Pride Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer in the LGBTQIA+ community. Here's what is required for submission:
An unpublished writer is preferred, however publication of not more than ten pieces of short fiction and/or up to two self-published or traditionally published books will not disqualify an applicant. While no prior writing or publishing experience is required, the applicant should include any relevant studies or experience in their materials.
For more info: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride
Catherine Maiorisi is the author of the NYPD Detective Chiara Corelli mystery series featuring Corelli and her reluctant partner, Detective P.J. Parker. Two tough women fighting each other while standing against the blue wall and solving high profile crimes.
The four books in the series are: A Matter of Blood, a Lambda Literary Award finalist, The Blood Runs Cold, a GCLS Goldie finalist and a Lambda Literary Award finalist, A Message in Blood, a GCLS Goldie finalist, and Legacy in the Blood.
Catherine has also published four mystery short stories in the Murder New York Style Anthologies, four full-length romances, and four romance short stories.
Her first general fiction, The Disappearance of Lindy James, won the 2022 GCLS Goldie for General Fiction.
Catherine is an active member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America. She is also a member of the Golden Crown Literary Society.
Facebook Page Catherine Maiorisi
Website www.catherinemaiorisi.com
Mentioned in the podcast:
Elizabeth George From Idea to Novel: http://www.elizabethgeorgeonline.com/books/mastering_the_process.htm
Sol Stein books: https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/sol-stein/241201/
Carolyn Wheat Write Killer Fiction
Golden Crown Literary Society: https://www.goldencrownliterarysociety.org/
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Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.
www.SistersinCrime.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnational
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime
The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/
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ABOUT THE PRIDE AWARD
The Pride Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer in the LGBTQIA+ community. Here's what is required for submission:
An unpublished work of crime fiction, aimed at readers from children’s chapter books through adults. This may be a short story or first chapter(s) of a manuscript in-progress of 2,500 to 5,000 words.
A resume or biographical statement.
A cover letter that gives a sense of the applicant as an emerging writer in the genre and briefly states how the award money would be used. (How the money might be used is not a deciding factor in the judges’ decision.)
An unpublished writer is preferred, however publication of not more than ten pieces of short fiction and/or up to two self-published or traditionally published books will not disqualify an applicant. While no prior writing or publishing experience is required, the applicant should include any relevant studies or experience in their materials.
For more info: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride
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