MAY 2012
May 18-20
South Carolina Book Festival
Columbia, SC
Mystery authors include David Bajo, Cathy Pickens, MIgnon F. Ballard, Carla Damron, Margaret Maron, John Jeter, Robert Dugoni, C.J. Box, Kathryn R. Wall, Caroline B. Cooney and Sam Morton.
May 24-27
Crimefest
Bristol, UK
Featured authors include Lee Child, Sue Grafton, Rosland & Hellbroth and toastmaster Jeffery Deaver. P.D. James will also make an appearance.
JUNE 2012
June 1-3
Bloody Words
Toronto, Canada
Guest of Honour: Linwood Barclay; International Guest: Gayle Lynds; Master of Ceremonies: Rick Blechta
June 4-7
Book Expo America
New York City, NY
June 11-17
International Mystery Writers Festival
Owensboro, KY
June 21-21
American Library Association Conference
Anaheim, CA
JULY 2012
July 11-14
Thrillerfest
New York, NY
Spotlight guests will include 2012 ThrillerMaster Jack Higgins, 2011 ThrillerMaster R.L. Stine, Lee Child, John Sandford, and Ann Rule.
July 12-15
Public Safety Writers' Conference
Las Vegas, NV
Special Guests John M. Mills, Herman Groman
July 13
Poisoned Pen Conference
Scottsdale, AZ
Special Guests: Linda Fairstein, Joe Kanon, Timothy Hallinan. Plus Mark DeCastrique, Alex Kava, Francine Mathews, Dana Stabenow
July 13-15
Crime and Justice Festival
Melbourne, Australia
July 19-22
Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference
Corte Madera, CA
Editors, agents, publishers and panels of detectives, forensic experts and other crime-fighting professionals.
July 19-22
Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival
Harrogate, UK
Programming Chair, Mark Billingham; Special Guests include Harlan Coben, John Connolly and Charlaine Harris
AUGUST 2012
August 9-12
PulpFest
Columbus, OH
2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Under the Moons of Mars," better known by its book title A Princess of Mars and, more recently, John Carter, a major motion picture from Disney. Robert E. Howard’s Conan the barbarian will also be 80 years old in 2012. PulpFest will be celebrating both of these occasions.
August 11
Scene of the Crime
Wolfe Island, Ontario, Canada
Feauturing the 2012 Grant Allen award winners for contributions to Canadian crime and mystery writing, The Ladies Killing Circle (Joan Boswell, Vicki Cameron, Barbara Fradkin, Mary Jane Maffini, Sue Pike, and Linda Wiken).
August 11-27
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Edinburg, Scotland
August 24-26
Killer Nashville
Nashville, TN
Author guests of honor include C. J. Box and Peter Straub.
SEPTEMBER 2012
September 9-16
The Agatha Christie Festival
Torquay, UK
September 14-16
Bloody Scotland
Stirling Scotland
Scotland's first crime fiction festival features Guest of Honor Ian Rankin.
September 21-23 (dates TBA)
Writers Police Academy
Jamestown, NC
Featured guest this year is Lee Child.
September 26-30
Fall for the Book
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
September 28-30
New Atlantic Booksellers Association Conference
Crystal City, VA
The Hammett Prize winner will be announced.
September 30
West Hollywood Book Fair
West Hollywood, CA
OCTOBER 2012
October 4-7
Bouchercon
Cleveland, OH
Guests of Honor include Elizabeth George, Robin Cook, Mary Higgins Clark, Les Roberts, Doris Ann Norris, with Toastmaster John Connolly. Also, the Anthony, Barry, Macavity and Shamus Award winners will be announced.
October 5-13
Litquake
San Francisco, CA
October 13
Twin Cities Book Festival
Minneapolis, MN
October 25-27
Quebec Crime Festival
Quebec, Montreal, Canada
October 26-28
Magna cum Murder
Muncie, IN
Guest of Honor: S.J. Rozan
October 27-28
Texas Book Festival
Austin, TX
NOVEMBER 2012
November 8-11
NoirCon
Philadelphia, PA
November 9-11
New England Clam Bake
Dedham, MA
November 11-18
Miami Book Fair International
Miami, FL
November 17
Men of Mystery
Irvine, CA
FEBRUARY 2013
February 1-3
Love is Murder
Chicago, IL
Presents the Lovey Awards.
