





PAST LIBRARY EVENTS
Unless otherwise noted, all events are at the Mid-Manhattan Branch, 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 6th Floor, and begin at 6:30 p.m
2010:
How to Get Tales of Murder and Mayhem Published in a Deadly Market:
» February 23, 2010, Tuesday:
The Mystery Writers of America/New York Chapter Mentor Program
Debriefing [Panel already set]
The Sherlock Holmes Effect: How the Arthur Conan Doyle Classics
January 26, 2010, Tuesday:
Influence Contemporary Mysteries
2009:
Legal, Medical and Psychological Thrillers How Professionals Use Their Inside Knowledge Of What They Write
December 16, 2009:
Cozy Mysteries: Amateur Sleuths and Feline Detectives
November 17, 2009:
October 27, 2009, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Chappaqua Public Library
195 S Greeley Ave.
Chappaqua, NY 10514
(914) 238-4779
MYSTERY WRITERS ON POE:
How Edgar Allen Poe Influences Contemporary Mysteries
Why Kids Love a Good Scare: Writing for Kids and Young Adults
October 21, 2009:
Police Procedurals: Detective Fiction by the Book
September 22, 2009:
August 11, 2009:
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE: LOVE CAN KILL YOU
July 14, 2009:
International Thrillers: Spies, Lies, & Deadly Eyes
June 17, 2009:
Killers on the Loose: New York Thrillers
May 20, 2009:
Contemporary Traditional Mysteries: Fair Play Puzzles in the Modern World
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April 22, 2009:
Paranormal Mysteries: Ghost Stories, Psychics, Vampires, and Things That Go Bump in the Night
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March 25, 2009:
Fictional Private Eyes: Why Would Anyone Take This Job?
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February 24, 2009:
The Mentor Panel: How to Write & Sell Your First Mystery: Lessons from the Trenches
You've finished writing your mystery. It's been critiqued and polished. Now what? Marcia Markland, Editor Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press and Jessica Faust Literary Agent with BookEnds, LLC will discuss the challenges of getting the mystery published, describe the submission process, offer examples of do's and don'ts, and provide practical tips for improving your manuscript, synopsis, and query letter. Catherine Maiorisi will moderate.
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January 14, 2009:
Scaring Women: Creating Nail-biting Tension in Women's Suspense
2008:December 16, 2008
Literary Mysteries: Creating Order From Chaos
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November 18, 2008
Changing Careers: Writing Mysteries Later in Life
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October 23, 2008
Under the Mystery Writer's Veil
The New York Public Library, Webster Branch - 6:30pm
1465 York Avenue [near E. 78th St.] . New York, NY . 212.288.5049
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October 21, 2008
Angry Men Who Kill: Violent Thrillers
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September 16, 2008
The Dark Side: Gritty Mysteries Set in New York City
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August 12, 2008
Fictional Female Detectives: From Hard-Boiled Dames to Gray-haired Ladies With Cats
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July 15, 2008
Laugh or I'll Kill You: Humorous Mysteries
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June 17, 2008
Murder and Mayhem at Work: Deadly Antiques, Cooks, and Gardens
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May 20, 2008
Late Bloomers Dream Big: Publishing Your First Mystery in Midlife
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April 30, 2008
Professional Thrillers: Legal, Medical, and Other Murderous Professions
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April 15, 2008
Letting Go: Books Into Film
Moderated by Jonathan Santlofer
» At the MercApril 8, 2008
Tough Gals: The Influence of Sam Spade on the Contemporary Female Detective
Moderated by Jane K. Cleland
» At the MercApril 3, 2008
Authors Talk: The Influence of The Maltese Falcon on Your Writing
Moderated by Chris Grabenstein
» At the MercMarch 18, 2008
New York, New York, It's a Helluva Town... To Die In
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Feb 27, 2008
MWA/NY Mentor Program Panel
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Feb 27, 2008
New York Noir: Urban Crime
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Dec 19, 2007
True Crime in the Big City
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