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Phoenix Metro+ Chapter of Sisters in Crime (SinC). Award-winning anthologies, the annual WriteNow! Conference & support for all of our siblings! https://desertsleuths.com Check out our latest anthology, SoWest: DangerAwaits!
Yes! Revved up for appearing on the MASTERING SUSPENSE panel along with these thrilling authors. Looking forward to yet another fabulous ITW #ThrillerFest conference. thrillerfest.com
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**Submissions are open!**
The Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer of color administered by Sisters in Crime.
Grant information and submission requirements are here: https://twp.ai/4iw0Vf
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Come see Desert Sleuths at Booth 426 at the Tucson Festival of Books, Saturday and Sunday, March 14 and 15, Mesa Arizona. More information at tucsonfestivalofbooks.org and desertsleuths.com.
One of the biggest, and best, book festivals, the Tucson Festival of Books is this weekend! Join us for sunshine and book love.
Panels. Craft sessions. Real publishing insight. One focused day to level up your writing career.
Join us at the Sonoran Writers Conference:
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Business of Writing: Indie Publishing
Tues, March 17, 8pm EDT/ 5pm PDT/Midnight 3/18 GMT
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Writing is a creative endeavor, but publishing is very much a business. Join our discussion with three successful indie authors who will explore the business side of indie publishing. ⬇
Rise Above the Noise with Bruce Bing Wed, March 18, 6pm PDT/MST Podcasting is the new mainstream media. A podcast guest appearance can let you: *share your story arc *build your audience *promote your book -IF the podcaster knows what they’re doing. Join us as Bruce Bing shows how to: *keep the interviewer on track *steer the discussion in order to get your story out *take over, if necessary, without offending the podcast host. Register at https://desertsleuths.com
On March 18, join Desert Sleuths and speaker Bing Bruce as we discuss tips for ensuring a smooth experience as a guest on a podcast & how you can share your story & promote your work effectively. Desertsleuths.com
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The new Tucson Sisters in Crime Anthology is finally available. Come see us at the Tucson Festival of Books March 14 & 15th and get your copy plus many other books at booth 426 in front of the main library.
🎉 Debut Day! 🎉
Ancestral Shadows, Book 2 in the Rosalind Schmidt Genealogical Mystery series, is here!
Adoption. DNA discoveries. Family secrets. Old-world traditions… and yes, a couple of murders that need solving. 🕵️♀️💀
Grab your copy today and join the mystery — then tell me what you think!
What fun to talk with Lisa and fellow Tucson Sisters in Crime writers about the Tucson Festival of Books, the best book gathering ever!
LIsten now at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-2dxue-...
Throughout March SinC is celebrating Women's History Month!
Text: Join Desert Sleuths at the Tucson Festival of Books Saturday and Sunday, March 14 & 15, 2026 Tucson, Arizona TucsonFestivalofBooks.org DesertSleuths.com Images: Desert Sleuths president and author Claire Murray at a past TFOB booth showcasing the Desert Sleuth anthologies and goodies for sale. Authors Deborah J. Ledford, Craig Johnson and William Kent Krueger chat just before a panel at a previous TFOB. Plus the TFOB and Desert Sleuths logos.
One week from today! Desert Sleuths will be at the Tucson Festival of Books and we hope to chat books with you. Stop by Booth 426 and say hi!
More Trouble in Tucson is a new anthology edited by Eva Eldridge, Tucson Sisters in Crime.
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Delighted to have my short story “Gone in the Night” included in the WTWA’s, Missing Presumed Dead. The anthology, curated by award-winning author, Sonja Dewing, includes eight gripping tales of women who disappear. Available for purchase at: www.amazon.com/dp/1957909404
The Estate Sale Mysteries are just getting started.
📕Dying to Live Here—start the series
📗More Than She Bargained For—March 25
📘Everything Must Go—May 5
Emma and Laura thought running estate sales would be fun.
They didn't expect to find murder.
Queer Crime Writer Sightings at @LeftCoastCrime2026
THANK YOU @johncopenhaver.bsky.social @thejennhooker @roboslerwriter.bsky.social for the get-together @ Top of the MarkSF
And to Alexa Wejko and Nick Whitney from @sohopress.bsky.social for hanging with the cool kids
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Group photo of Crime Writers of Color members at Left Coast Crime conference in hotel lobby
Check out the Crime Writers of Color meet-up at Left Coast Crime in San Francisco!
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**Looking For Mentors!**
SinC Connect is our mentoring program for SinC members exclusively. The program runs from mid-May through mid-Oct 2026.
To apply to be a mentor, please complete an application at: www.sistersincrime.org/general/cust....
Why You Should Write Short Stories
Sunday, 3/15, at 1 pm EDT/10am PDT/5pm GMT
*First day of Daylight Savings Time*
Part 1 of the 2026 SinC Spring Series on Short Stories.
Learn how writing short stories can help you develop your craft as well as your career.
Register: https://twp.ai/4ivXc7
**Submissions are open!**
The Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer of color administered by Sisters in Crime.
Grant information and submission requirements are here: https://twp.ai/4ivbg5
Help us spread the word!
My short story is deliciously vicious, & ready to go for this event! All I have to do is omit unnecessary words, & practice my delivery! Can. Not. Wait. It's really vicious. When my husband read it, he gave me that 'FayeHenry Hank' look & said, 'where is this going to be published? I just giggled.
Halfway into my residency now but there’s still time for 1-on-1 mentoring sessions, and 2 more workshops. If you’re a writer in the Phoenix metro area this opportunity is for you.
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Sonoran Writers Conference request for speaker, moderator, and panel proposals. Proposal deadline: Saturday, February 28, 2026. Event: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Benedictine University, Mesa, Arizona. More information at desertsleuths.com/sleuths-on-the-trail.
We're partnering w/ @anthologyaz.bsky.social & #TucsonSistersinCrime for the Sonoran Writers Conference. If you're a member of Desert Sleuths or Tucson SinC & interested in being an in-person presenter, moderator, or panelist, please connect w/ us at desertsleuths.com/sleuths-on-t... by Sat, Feb 28.
Arizona writers — ready to sharpen your craft and expand your publishing knowledge? Spend a full day learning, connecting, and growing at the Sonoran Writers Conference.
Register: vist.ly/4rx3r
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Coming in August, a dark thriller that’s also a twisted live letter to 1970s thrillers! Be on the lookout!
Text: Congratulations, Karen Odden Karen's story "The Dark Side of Bright Angel" has been accepted into the 2026 BEST MYSTERY STORIES OF THE YEAR. Images: Headshot of Karen Odden Plus Desert Sleuths logo. DesertSleuths.com
We're so pleased that Karen Odden's story "The Dark Side of Bright Angel" from SoWest: Danger Awaits! has been selected for the 2026 BEST MYSTERY STORIES OF THE YEAR edited by Tess Gerritsen. Congrats, @karenodden.bsky.social!
And pick up your very own copy of our AWARD-NOMINATED anthology, SoWest: Danger Awaits!, filled with 25 delicious snack-sized mystery and crime stories!
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Short Mystery Fiction Society & the Derringer Awards
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And one story from the SoWest: Danger Awaits! Anthology has been nominated for the Derringer Award for Best Short Story (up to 4k words).
"Hard Times" by Meg Dobson
Congrats & best of luck, Desert Sleuths!