by Mike Martin, @Mike54Martin
Greetings to our American cousins and many thanks to Elizabeth for giving us the opportunity to tell you about an exciting event happening north of your borders.
From May 24-28 some of Canada’s top mystery writers will be gathering for the first ever Virtual Canadian Mystery Conference. The idea for a Canadian conference has been brewing for years, even since the demise of Bloody Words, a fabulous meet-up of writers and fans that many of you may attended in the past. Out of the ashes of the old comes the Maple Leaf Mystery Conference. This year on Zoom and next year… one can only dream.
The really good news is that while we have to pay $25 to attend this event spread out over 5 days, you guys can get it for less than $20.00 USD. Plus, all of the sessions will be recorded, and you can watch any or all of them later on our YouTube channel.
So, who’s all coming to the Maple Leaf Mystery Conference? Besides international mystery giant Ian Rankin and Murdoch Mystery’s Maureen Jennings there is a stellar line-up of Canadian mystery and crime writers. Author Spotlights include sessions with Rankin, Jennings, Cozy Queen Vicki Delany, Best-Selling Thriller Rick Mofina and Up and Coming Star Iona Whishaw.
There’s also 10 Author Panels moderated by fab Canadian Mystery writers like Barbara Fradkin, Judy Penz Sheluk and retired Toronto Police detective Des Ryan. Here is the full list of the Author Panels:
- It Really Happened
- Cozy Corner
- Thrilling and Chilling
- Changing Faces in Crime/Mystery Writing
- Love with a Murderous Twist
- Deadly Laughter
- The Big Short
- Maple Leaf Murder West
- Maple Leaf Murder East
- New Voices in Canadian Mystery.
This year’s conference is sponsored by Crime Writers Canada and Sisters in Crime Toronto Chapter. There will be an Online Bookstore and special giveaways every day.
Tickets for the entire 5-day event can be purchased for just $25! Or less than $20 USD.
Register today at https://writers-first.com/registration/.
Visit https://writers-first.com/maple-leaf-mystery-conference/ for full conference details.
Mike Martin
Conference Organizer
Maple Leaf Mystery
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Thanks for being a resource for mystery writers, Mike! You’ve got a great line-up of writers there.
Sounds like a great conference!
It looks like a great conference! I hope it’s successful.
Thank you for posting, Elizabeth. We’re going to have lots of fun at Maple Leaf Mystery
Sounds great! I love mysteries and my romantic suspense stories often include mysteries along with the suspense. Off to check it out!
Great conference for mystery writers. I hope it IS live next year.
Sounds like it will be a lot of fun!
Sounds like a fabulous event! I’ll check it out and register.