The Winter issue of Mystery Scene Magazine includes the cover story by Oline H. Cogdill on Lisa Gardner and her intensive research; Nicola Upson discusses the mysteries of Josephine Tey; Simon Brett offers his take on the modern whodunit; Nate Pedersen has tips on collecting "association copies" and much more.
Can't make it to Mardi Gras this year? Janet Rudolph has posted some Mardi Gras mysteries on her blog. Janet is also the editor of the Mystery Readers Journal and is still looking for articles, reviews and "Author! Author!"essays about mysteries set in France or having a French connection. The deadline for those is March 10th.
The Al Blanchard Award short story contest, part of the Crime Bake mystery conference, is also seeking entries. If you are a New England writer OR have a story set in New England, send it along. Actually, you can send up to two stories, provided they're both under the 5,000-word limit and you make it by the April 30th deadline. The winner receives a $100 cash award, publication in Level Best Books' tenth Crime Fiction anthology and conference admission. All the details are on the conference website.
On Tuesday, April 24th, the Mystery Writers of America will be launching the newest MWA anthology, Vengeance, edited by Lee Child. The launch party will be held at The Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren Street, New York City, beginning at 6 p.m. Many of the contributors are scheduled to appear, and you might even see several of the 2012 Edgar Award nominees there, too.
The MWA is also sponsoring an Edgar Symposium Wednesday, April 25, at The Lighthouse in New York. This will be a one-day event of panels and interviews tied to this year's theme: "We're All In This Together — From Typing to Tweeting, Selling a Book is Everybody's Job." The cost is $90 members, $125 non-members (with a $35 retroactive discount for those who join Mystery Writers of America within 30 days after the Symposium).
Trying to keep track of all the crime fiction award nominations and winners to date? You can check out the Recent Mystery Awards feature of this blog. Although one can argue the value of such awards ad infinitum, I think it's nice to see such a wide diversity of authors and titles that have been honored thus far. Among the nods for Best Novel for the Agathas, Edgars, Barrys, Hammett Prize, Left Coast Crime Awards and LA Times Book Prize, there are 30 different authors and their books included. I think that indicates a tremendous depth in the crime fiction genre these days.
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