Getting the most out of conferences and the recent LCC. Join the board and members of the Northwest Chapter to get the news from the recent Left Coast Crime (LCC) conference and to discuss how authors can get the most out of these kinds of conferences. We will have swag and books from LCC on […]

Mystery Writers of America Northwest Chapter presents Leah Cutter on The Business of Writing: From Writer to Indie Publisher Writing books and stories is not enough in these times. Join us as Leah Cutter describes how she and her husband have become author-entrepreneurs with their indie publishing company and ventures into online publication of quarterly […]

The Distance Discipline: A system for editing and revision your fiction manuscript Author, recovering editor, and long-time MWA chapter board member, David B. Schlosser, will update his monograph, The CT Method of Revision and Editing, with a presentation on his upcoming new edition, The Distance Discipline.Join Mystery Writers of America – Northwest virtually on Saturday, […]

Conversation between Edgar Nominee Sam Wiebe and his Editor, Past MWA-NW President, Brian Thornton – A Story Inspired by Music In a May 2017 Crime Spree article about music, Sam Wiebe wrote “… there is some relationship between what we listen to and who we are, or how we see ourselves. But music in literature […]

A Virtual Conversation with Author Scott Turow, Moderated by Susan Wingate Join MWA Northwest for this lively conversation with best-selling author Scott Turow! Virtual event to be held via Zoom. Logon info will be provided to ticket holders.Scott Turow is a writer and lawyer. He is the author of twelve bestselling works of fiction, including […]

Mystery Writers of America Northwest Chapter presents: Writing Active Setting with Mary Buckham Learn to give your setting an active role in your story. Explore using Deep POV to spin boring descriptions into engaging prose. Find out if you’re writing passive–or active setting and if you are maximizing the setting possibilities in YOUR story.Discover:• How […]

MWA NW Presents: Law Enforcement Alphabet SoupFBI ! CIA! U.S. Marshals Service! DEA!How many books, movies, and television shows incorporate those agencies? But did you know there is an entire world of federal law enforcement you may not know anything about? J.J. Hensley is a novelist, a former police officer, and a former Special agent […]

MWA Presents: Writers for Diversity –Your Diversity Toolkit with Eliana West“Multiracial Americans are at the cutting edge of social and demographic change in the U.S.—young, proud, tolerant and growing at a rate three times as fast as the population as a whole.” Pew Research.Have you wanted to write more diverse characters but have been afraid? […]

MWA Northwest presents: Mystery Writing One-Day Conference Join your fellow writers for a full day of writing workshops and “Dead Talks.” 8:30am Zoom room open for networking/chat9:00am Welcome/Announcements by MWA NW President9:15am Workshop #1 (1 hour) Elaine Viets, Dialogue: The Voices in Your Head10:15am Break (10 min)10:25am Dead Talk #1 (15 min) – Eric Beetner […]

MWA NW Presents: Publishing in a Pandemic: A Glimpse of Future Opportunities & Challenges with Jane FriedmanIt's often said that the pandemic has accelerated changes already underway in business, and that's proven especially true for book publishing. Even though the industry is often considered slow and not as susceptible to technological change (and print just […]