In case you hadn't heard the news, Poisoned Pen is putting together the very first virtual crime fiction conference, to be held on October 24. In an era when folks are having to cut back on expenses (including travel to traditional conferences), this is a good alternative to participate without leaving your home. Guest of Honor Dana Stabenow and International Guest of Honor Lee Child will join a stellar list of other authors for online discussions, interviews, and presentations. There will even be agent pitch sessions for a lucky few (assigned by random draw). A registration fee of $25 "gets you in the door."
The 2009 National Book Festival from the Library of Congress, to be held on the National Mall September 26th, has a distinguished group of crime fiction authors included in their Mysteries and Thrillers lineup, including David Baldacci, Lee Child, Mary Jane Clark, Margaret Coel, Michael Connelly, Craig Johnson, Walter Moseley, S.J. Rozan, and Lisa Scottoline. If you can't make it, C-Span TV will be covering some of the events.
Crimetime UK has some highlights of the upcoming Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival July 23-26, including the "New Blood" panel moderated by Val McDermid, "Music to Murder By," and "Emerald Noir," which takes a look at Irish fiction.
Other conferences coming up this month include the 16th annual Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference in Corte Madera, California, with pre-conference classes led by Hallie Ephron and David Hewson. The list of authors who will be presenting is quite long and includes many of the best and brightest writing today.
San Diego Comic Con on Thursday, July 23rd, will feature panels on crime fiction in graphic novel format, including panels on "Crime: Usual and Unusual"; "A Darker Shade of Ink: Crime and Noir in Comics"; "Vertigo New Ongoing Series/Crime Line", and more.
And PulpFest takes place July 31st to August 2nd in Columbus, Ohio, with Guest of Honor Otto Penzler.
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