Panel with E.A. Aymar, Alma Katsu, and Tara Laskowski You are invited to a free special event on August 22 at 4pm. As part of their Sizzling Summer Series, three chapters of Sisters in Crime are presenting a FLAVORS OF MYSTERY panel that gives you a taste of three authors’ different takes on the mystery genre. With […]
Events
July 11, 2021: Heather Graham and Marcia King Gamble on Putting Mystery into Romance
The Sisters in Crime chapters of San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles invite you to a special discussion with Heather Graham and Marcia King Gamble on July 11 at 3:00, Pacific Time. They’ll talk on the crossover between romance writing and mysteries. How does romance make a mystery or thriller better, and how does […]
June 27: Sizzling Summer Speaker Series: Matt Coyle and Andrea Carter on Mystery Acro...
June 27th 3:00pm Mystery Across the Pond and to the Coast – Matt Coyle & Andrea Carter The chapters of Sisters in Crime San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles welcome you to the first of our Sizzling Summer Speaker Series on June 27 at 3:00, Pacific Time. The theme is Mystery Across the Pond. […]
May 8: Caitlin Rother: True Crime Talk
We are happy to announce that True Crime author Caitlin Rother will be talking about her latest book, which was just released: DEATH ON OCEAN BOULEVARD: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case. Caitlin will discuss how she put this “true crime” book together, when, at least according to law enforcement there has been no crime committed. […]
April 10: Weapons Experts M.A. Taylor and Jeffery Scheibe on Writing Weapons
APRIL 10 at 2pm – Virtual Meeting We are pleased to have a talk by two weapons experts. They will be going over the basics of weapon handling and will include proper terminology and safety. They will also describe and show weapons and are open to a Q&A. M.A. TaylorMargaret ‘MA’ Taylor spent over twenty […]
March 13: Catriona McPherson
We are pleased to have Catriona McPherson join us to discuss her books and writing techniques. She will be interviewed by two of our members and then answer questions from the audience. Catriona was born in Scotland and lived there until 2010 until immigrating to California, where she lives on Patwin ancestral land. A former academic linguist, she now […]
Feb 13: HelenKay Dimon to speak on writing suspense
Feb 13, 2021 at 2pm. We can accommodate up to 100 people. Partners in Crime is happy to announce the Feb 2021 speaker: award-winning and bestselling author HelenKay Dimon who writes romantic suspense and under her new pseudonym, Darby Kane, writes domestic suspense. Her books have been featured in in numerous venues, including Cosmopolitan, The […]
Jan 9 Mtg: Matt Coyle on the Road to Publication
Saturday Jan 9, 2021 at 2pm, Sisters in Crime San Diego welcomes you to their first meeting of the new year. After a few announcements and a brief discussion of a recent event by Kathy Krevat, we will get to our main presentation. We are pleased to have local author Matt Coyle to discuss his […]
Nov 14 Mtg: How to Create Suspense with Julia Clark
We ask you to join us Saturday, November 14, 2pm, for our November meeting. Author Julia Clark on How to Create Suspense Julie Clark will discuss how she approaches writing suspense, and how she uses true crime podcasts to help her generate ideas. She will talk about her process – how she approaches drafting and revision, […]
Oct 10 Mtg: The Art of the Short Story with Art Taylor
Our next meeting is Sat, October 10, 2pm The Art of the Short Mystery Story with Art Taylor Edgar Award winner Art Taylor shares some thoughts on short mystery fiction, touching on character, plot, and the shape of a short story, and welcomes your questions about the challenges you’re facing in writing your own stories. […]