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THIS WEEKEND, Crime Writers of Canada authors will have a special niche at MOTIVE, the Toronto International Festival of Authors' annual festival of crime and mystery writing at the University of Toronto's Victoria College. You'll find 18 CWC authors and their books in the CWC Authors' Tent in the Victoria College quad from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.


Please drop by and visit us while you are at the festival!


A Saturday afternoon panel at 5:30 p..m., "One Year Later," will feature four new Canadian crime writers--Angela Van Breemen, Steve Urszenyt, Alexis Stefanovich-Thompson, and C. Fitton--discussing the highs and lows of the first year of their authors' journey with author Jass Aujla. The panel discussion is free of charge to the the public.


A Sunday afternoon (4 p.m.) Author Talks will showcase six CWC authors reading from their new works: Alice Fitzpatrick, Des Ryan, John Hill, Marjorie De Luca, Ray Critch, and Rosemary McCracken. Also open to the public.


Victoria College is at 73 Queen's Park Crescent on the University of Toronto campus.


Check out all the MOTIVE 2025 events here.






 
 
 
Photo by Bradford Dunlop
Photo by Bradford Dunlop

MESDAMES of MAYHEM Lisa de Nikolits, Madeleine Harris-Callway and I drew a full house at Toronto's Maria Shchuka Library yesterday for our talk about our writers' journeys. Librarian Maureen Copping did a marvelous job of organizing the event.


Another reminder that librarians are authors' best friends!

 
 
 

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THE 13TH LETTER is a finalist for the Short Mystery Fiction Society's inaugural Derringer Award for Best Anthology. I'm thrilled that my story, "One Helluva Lady," is part of this fine collection!


The other five contenders are:

  • Devil's Snare: Best New England Crime Stories 2024.

  • Friend of the Devil: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the Grateful Dead.

  • Larceny & Last Chances: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense.

  • Murder, Neat: A Sleuth Sayers Anthology.

  • New York State of Crime: Murder New York Style 6.


The winner will be announced May 1, along with the winners of the other Derringer categories.


The 13th Letter is the Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem's sixth crime fiction anthology.


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