Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Monday), Maureen Milliken (Tuesday), Sandra Neily (Thursday) and Dick Cass (Friday).

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

My setup at the 2023 Maine BookFest, with fellow Maine Crime Writer Vaughn Hardacker (back to camera) doing some serious pitching in the background. This year’s will be the last weekend in August, in Waterville, with details to be announced.

Maureen Milliken here, just giving everyone a heads up to keep an eye out for details for the second annual Maine BookFest. Last year’s, in Hallowell, was a huge success, and the upcoming one promises to be even better. This year’s will be a two-day event the last weekend in August in downtown Waterville. There will be opportunities coming up for authors to sign on. Readers, too, will be thrilled with everything that’s planned. I’ll post an update once more information is available!

If you’re a short story writer, Sisters in Crime New England is offering a webinar on writing short stories with Michael Bracken tomorrow from 3-5. Here’s the registration link. Note that we share these with non-chapter members but hope you’ll consider becoming a sister or brother.

https://sistersincrime-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_V5FBAkZlTCeqRvEbsRLlzw

NEVER TO EARLY TO GET IT ON YOUR CALENDAR!  Maine Crime Wave Conference! JUNE 14-15, 2024.   In Portland Maine, on the USM Campus (at the beautiful Glickman Library that gives us a great view of the city).  Fun starts around 5 pm on Friday night and continues all day Saturday.  Fabulous authors will be talking, and mingling, networking opportunities galore, games, classes and more. Mark your calendars!

An invitation to readers of this blog: Do you have news relating to Maine, Crime, or Writing? We’d love to hear from you. Just comment below to share.

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, along with the very popular “Making a Mystery” with audience participation, and “Casting Call: How We Staff Our Mysteries.” We also do programs on Zoom. Contact Kate Flora