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We want our calendar to be the most complete and up-to-date listing of mystery-related conventions and conferences available. Please email us with any additions or corrections. While our original intent was to focus strictly on mystery fan conventions, we are now also listing writers conferences that focus on mystery and crime fiction, as well as local and regional book festivals that are geared towards readers and that have several mystery and crime fictions authors attending. This page was updated on July 13, 2008. |
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7/17/08 - 7/20/08 Featured writers include Sam Bourne, Robert Crais, Jeffery Deaver, Tess Gerritsen, Peter Robinson and Programming Committee Chair Simon Kernick. |
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7/18/08 - 7/19/08 Keynote
speaker: Sharyn McCrumb |
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7/26/08 - 7/27/08 Featured writers include Sue Grafton, Jacqueline Winspear, Susan Rowland, Ricki Tannen and Drucilla French |
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8/5/08 - 8/18/08 ***
CANCELLED *** |
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8/9/08 - 8/25/08 Crime authors include John Connolly, Mark Billingham, Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Matt Rees, Reginald Hill and many more |
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Guest of Honor: Dr. Bill Bass Killer Nashville is held annually the third weekend in August in Nashville, Tennessee and attracts over 70 authors each year, plus scores of fans and budding authors. Sponsors are Barnes & Noble, Mystery Writers of America and the Southeast Mystery Writers of America. |
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8/15/08 - 8/17/08 Guest of Honor:
Andrew Taylor Other speakers
include: Kate Ellis, Jane Finnis, Jason Goodwin, Tom Harper, Ayo Onatade,
Jennifer Palmer Anne Perry, David Roberts, Laura Wilson and Jacqueline
This year’s theme is‘The Past becomes the Present’ at the fifteenth annual Mystery and Crime Weekend at St Hilda's. |
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8/29/08 - 8/31/08 Mystery and crime
fiction authors scheduled to attend include Mary Kay Andrews, Louis
Bayard, Cara Black, Mary Jane Clark, |
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9/12/08 - 9/14/08 Enjoy three criminally good days of author talks, panel discussions, writing workshops and activities. Authors confirmed so far: Mark Billingham, John Connor, Ruth Downie, R. J. Ellory, Frances Fyfield, Meg Gardiner, Robert Goddard, Alex Gray, Sophie Hannah, John Harvey, David Hewson, Graham Hurley, Michael Jecks, Simon Kernick, Patrick Lennon, Peter Lovesey, Val McDermid, John Macken, Stuart Pawson, Malcolm Rose, Cath Staincliffe, Aline Templeton, Laura Wilson, Lee Weeks |
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9/27/08 Eighth annual National Bookfest, sponsored by the Library of Congress. More than 120,000 people attended the 2007 festival.We'll post the list of featured mystery and thriller authors when it is available. |
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10/9/08 - 10/12/08 US Guest of Honor:
Laura Lippman Co-chairs: Judy Bobalik and Ruth Jordan Look for us in the book room! |
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10/15/08 - 10/19/08 |
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10/23/08 - 10/25/08 |
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10/24/08 - 10/26/08 Guest
of Honor: Louise Penny Amazingly, this will be the 15th annual MCM, hosted by the inimitable Kathryn Kennison. |
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10/10/08 - 10/12/08 |
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10/10/08 - 10/12/08 Fourth annual convention sponsored by the Clive Cussler Collector's Society. |
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10/22/08 - 11/1/08 The International Festival of Authors (IFOA) was inaugurated in 1980 with a mandate to bring together the best writers of contemporary world literature. Mystery and suspense authors scheduled to appear include Mark Billingham, Jeffery Deaver, Linda Grant, Dennis Lehane, Louise Penny, Peter Robinson, and Gillian Slovo. |
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10/31/08 - 11/2/08 This is the fifth year for this Celebration of "Small Town" Mysteries! Guest
of Honor: JoAnna Carl |
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11/5/08 - 11/9/08 Featured authors and guests include: Michael McGarrity, Craig Johnson, Pari Noskin Taichert, Sandi Ault, Judith Van Gieson, Paula Paul, Steve Havill, Joe Badal Check out their
website for contest info: Tony Hillerman Mystery Short Story Contest:
$1500 prize and publication in Cowboys & Indians magazine |
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11/9/08 - 11/16/08 This will be the 25th anniversary for the Miami Book Fair International, hosted by the Florida Center for the Literary Arts (an academic and cultural initiative of Miami-Dade College). |
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11/14/08 - 11/16/08 Seventh annual mystery conference for writers and readers, co-sponsored by Scarlet Letters (New England Sisters in Crime) and the Mystery Writers of America New England Chapter. This year's theme is Playbook for Murder. Guest of Honor: Harlan Coben |
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1/23/09 - 1/28/09 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting Denver, CO Email: customerservice@ala.org |
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2/6/09 - 2/8/09 Guests of Honor:
Jeffrey Deaver, Alex Kava, Steve Berry, Sharan Newman This will be the eleventh annual Love is Murder conference, now co-sponsored by the Midwest chapter of MWA. |
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2/27/09 - 3/1/09 |
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3/7/09 - 3/12/09 Guests of Honor:
Rhys Bowen, Barry Eisler |
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3/18/09 - 3/22/09 |
5/1/09 - 5/3/09Malice Domestic XXI Arlington, VA Email: registrar@malicedomestic.org |
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Canadian Guest
of Honour: Louise Penny |
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5/7/09 - 5/16/09 |
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- 5/17/09 Ann Arbor Book Festival Ann Arbor, MI Email: aabf@aabookfestival.org |
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5/29/09 - 5/31/09 Book Expo America New York, NY Email: inquiry@bookexpoamerica.com |
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7/9/09 - 7/15/09 American Library Association Annual Conference Chicago, IL Email: customerservice@ala.org |
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8/3/09 - 8/17/09 ** tentative ** British Mystery and Crime Writers Summer Program London & Oxford, UK Email: kackley@kconline.com |
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10/15/09 - 10/18/09 Guest of Honor:
Michael Connelly Co-chairs: Jim Huang and Mike Bursaw |
| 2010 Events |
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Guests of Honour:
Jan Burke, Lee Child |
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11/4/10 - 11/7/10 Deen and Jay Kogan
Award: Johnny Temple of Akashic Press |
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other events of interest to mystery fans