KILLER
NASHVILLE 2011 will be held August
26-28, 2011. The Early Bird price of $125 is available until February and is a
bargain by any standards. There is also a $99 registration for full-time
students, teachers, and senior citizens. I will be working with organizers
Clay Stafford of American Blackguard to make this the best conference of its
kind. It's large enough to attract good panelists but small enough to allow
for a spirit of camaraderie. With critiques, breakout sessions, agent and
editor pitches, and three tracks of panels, it has something for readers and
writers alike. The URL for Killer Nashville is
www.killernashville.com. Or
check out the blog,
www.killernashville.blogspot.com.
BOUCHERCON 2011 will be held in St.
Louis The website is:
www.bouchercon.com. You may also want to check out
www.bouchercon.info for information about
upcoming Bouchercons. Looks like they have a great lineup.
DEADLY INK Mystery
Conference for Fans and Writers. For further
Information, go to
www.deadlyink.com.
MALICE DOMESTIC is an annual
conference that salutes the traditional mysteries of the type best typified
by Agatha Christie. For further information, go to
http://www.malicedomestic.org.
SLEUTHFEST
is always a conference to remember. It's where I met Sue Grafton in the
elevator and also where I had the opportunity to hear Daniel Keyes (author
of the beautiful story "Flowers for Algernon") speak. For further
information, go to
www.sleuthfest.com.
OF
DARK AND STORMY NIGHTS
takes place Schaumberg, IL. For further information, go to
www.ofdarkandstormynights.com.
HARDBOILED HEROES & COZY CATS
is the annual conference of the Southwest Chapter of Mystery Writers
of America. To learn more, go to
www.mwasw.org/conf.html.
HARRIETTE AUSTIN
WRITERS CONFERENCE will be held at the University of Georgia in
Athens, GA. For further information, contact
[email protected].
SOUTHERN
FESTIVAL OF BOOKS
is an annual event that rotates between Nashville and Memphis (Nashville odd
years, Memphis even years).
MANHATTAN
MYSTERY CONCLAVE
is scheduled for November. No, not that Manhattan. This is the other
Manhattan--Manhattan, Kansas, where you can join a host of skilled writers
at a conference billed as "A Golden Celebration of the Small Town Mystery."
For further information, check out
http://www.manhattanmysteries.com.
NEW ENGLAND CRIME BAKE, sponsored by the Northeast Chapter of
Mystery Writers of America features a short story contest, the winning
submission of which is included in an annual anthology. I've never been to
this one, but I've heard good things about it. Besides, how can you not love
a conference with a name like crimebake? To learn more, go to
http://mwane.org/crimebake/default.htm. Or
email
[email protected].
http://www.southernscribe.com/resources/events.htm
is a site where you can find events for southern writers.