Past Meetings - 2010
»December 1, 2010
A holiday celebration for the New York City
crime writing community
Special Honorary Santa: Harlan Coben
HOUSING WORKS BOOKSTORE CAFE
126 Crosby St.
New York, NY 10012
One block south of Houston between Broadway and Lafayette 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Hors d’oeuvres, bountiful buffet, and two drink tickets.
A book donation for a charitable book drive is suggested.
»November 3, 2010
Our hand-picked promotion coaches pick their online, radio and in-person events essentials!
Create your own self-promotion checklist with expert help . . .
For fiction authors, what are the two or three essentials in each self-promotion arena? What efforts are a waste
of time, and why? Describe the single most creative, effective self-promotion idea you've seen a fiction author
exploit?
These are among the vital questions we'll fire at our November 3rd expert panel: Kevin Heisler, internet marketing expert, VP, RankAbove, interviewed on CNN and NPR; Harry Rinker, host of "Meet the Author" weekly half-hour radio show; and Joan Schulhafer, Pres., Joan Schulhafer Publishing & Media Consulting.
Moderator:: Patricia King.
Got an urgent self-promotion question of your own? Email your Q -- with Promotion Checklist in your subject line -- to patricia@patriciakingpartners.com no later than Oct. 20. Panel will award a valuable prize for the best question on Nov. 3.
»October 6, 2010
Life-and-death negotiation with the NYPD:
Stories from the Hostage Negotiation Team
Commanding Officer Lt. Jack Cambria and Det. Elena Donnell
From Dog Day Afternoon to The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3, how do hostage negotiators train to talk non-stop? What can’t they say? What else does it take to bring out hostages and hostage-taker – alive? How does Hostage work with the Emergency Service SWAT team in these tense, real life-and-death dramas? Lt. Jack Cambria worked Emergency Services for 16 years before becoming Hostage C.O. in 2000. He served as tech adviser for Pelham – as well as the model for John Turturro's character in that film. Det. Elena Donnell is one of his most experienced negotiators.
Once we get these Hostage experts in our National Arts Club dining room – you won't want to let them go! Reserve now for October 6th!
»September 8, 2010
The Man Who Can't Miss: James Patterson
Time magazine named him The Man Who Can’t Miss.
James Patterson has sold more books in the past three years than any other author. His book sales have totaled an estimated 170 million copies worldwide. One out of every 17 hardcover books of fiction sold since 2006 has been a James Patterson title.
Come hear the most successful author in our genre! Take this rare opportunity to hear his story and to ask
him your questions. Reserve early— we expect a crowd!
»June 2, 2010
The Phoenix Factor: authors whose careers rose from the ashes
Irene Fleming, Parnell Hall, Kenneth Wishnia
Their publishers let them down, but Fleming (The Edge of Ruin), Hall (The Puzzle Lady vs
The Sudoku Lady), and Wishnia (The Fifth Servant) just kept writing. . . and won critical raves
and successful comebacks. Find out how craft and business sense – and emotional intelligence –
added up to the Phoenix Factor for this inspiring threesome. Liz Zelvin moderates. Reserve
now for June 2!
» April 7, 2010
MY DAYS WITH THE DEAD,
MY NIGHTS WITH MARTHA STEWART LIVING
Jonathan Hayes, MD, Senior Forensic Pathologist,
New York City Medical Examiner's Office
Senior New York City medical examiner Jonathan Hayes tells a story only he could tell about how he became a forensic pathologist, started writing about food and travel for the New York Times, Gourmet, GQ and Food & Wine, got a book contract, and wrote an international bestseller (PRECIOUS BLOOD). As we continually ask where ideas originate, join us for an extravagantly illustrated discussion that explores one author’s surprising journey from science to food to the art of writing about violence.
» March 3, 2010
REALITY-BASED PLOT: MASS MURDER THREAT HAUNTS YOUR SCHOOL
Threat Assessment Expert, US Secret Service DSAC Robert J. Sica
Imagine a principal and teachers trying to identify a potential mass murder scheme by their own students. What have schools learned since Columbine? US Secret Service Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Robert Sica — who testified on this subject in 2007 to the House Committee on Homeland Security — tells us how the agency applies risk assessment expertise to the threat that haunts the halls of academia. Just the kind of intriguing, real-life material novelists research to create tense, attention-getting, relevant plots. PS: Do you know someone who’s a student? Join us on March 3!
» NOTE: MWA-NY programs vary from craft commentary, to market insights, to plot and character inspiration from law enforcement and forensic professionals. Most programs are recorded, but only with the consent of the program's speaker. Because members of law enforcement discussing sensitive information are not always in a position to provide authorization for recording, we regret we cannot offer a video of the March 3 talk by Deputy Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Sica of the US Secret Service New York Office. When we invite an agent or detective to speak, we also invite you to come hear their stories "live." See how the real mccoy might influence the characters of your imagination. Ask for a business card. We will also continue to do our best to provide audio and video recordings for your enjoyment at home.
» February 3, 2010
Tales from the Selling Floor
Moderated by Julia Pomeroy
Two top independent booksellers and a publisher's national sales accounts manager reveal how booksellers choose mysteries, deconstruct such subjects as signings, book tours, retailer-publisher-distributor relationships -- and delineate the Ideal Author. Otto Penzler, Owner, The Mysterious Bookshop, and Publisher; Kizmin Reeves, President, Partners & Crime, Inc.; Charline Spektor, Co-owner, BookHampton bookstores; A.J. (Andrew) Murphy, National Accounts Manager, Macmillan Publishers.
(Quick and Full downloads available on members page)
(Video of meeting available on members page)
» January 6, 2010
A Conversation with Joyce Carol Oates
by Star Black
"Most of my writing," Joyce Carol Oates once said, "is crime fiction in one way or another."
One of our most versatile writers, this winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize
finalist has created some of the most enduring fiction of our time. Join us for a rare
opportunity to hear Joyce Carol Oates in a hall with fewer than 500 seats. In conversation with MWA-NY board member,
acclaimed author and artist Jonathan Santlofer.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South (a.k.a East 20th Street)
6 P.M. Cocktails 7 P.M. Dinner 8 P.M. Program
