Next week at Maine Crime Writers, there will be posts by Vaughn Hardacker (Monday), Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Tuesday), Susan Vaughan (Wednesday), Kate Flora (Thursday), and Sandra Neily (Friday).

In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly at Maine Crime Writers:

On June 13 at Bangor Public Library, the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance gave out its annual awards for literary excellence. All three finalists in the crime fiction category, won by Barbara Ross for Stowed Away, were Maine Crime Writers: Bruce Robert Coffin (for Beyond the Truth), Barbara Ross, and Lea Wait, writing as Cornelia Kidd (for Death and a Pot of Chowder). Congratulations to all three.

Lea Wait, Bruce Coffin, Barbara Ross and Gibson Fay-Leblanc, Acting Director of the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, at the Maine Literary Awards ceremony.

Bruce Robert Coffin: On Tuesday, June 18th at 4pm Bruce will be speaking at the Fryeburg Public Library. Copies of his books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Bridgton Books.

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And a reminder: If your library, school, or organization is looking for a speaker, we are often available to talk about the writing process, research, where we get our ideas, and other mysteries of the business. Contact Kate Flora