It's really hard for me to believe that summer is almost over, which also means that we're reaching the home stretch for the crime fiction conferences for the year (although there are several still ahead, including Bouchercon). But in updating my Upcoming Conferences page for this blog, I noted that more conferences have posted their websites and rosters a bit earlier than usual, and there's a lot to look forward to. Here are some of the notables:
February 7-9, 2014
Love is Murder Mystery Conference
Chicago, IL
Featured
authors include Jamie Freveletti, Heather Graham, Peter Kornbluh,
Jacquelyn Mitchard, Marcus Sakey, and Local Featured Author, Shane
Gericke.
February 13-16, 2014
San Francisco Writers Conference
San Francisco, CA
Guests include Rhys Bowen and Cara Black
February 27 – March 2, 2014
Sleuthfest
Orlando, FL
Special Guests: Laura Lippman, Ace Atkins, Hank Philippi Ryan
March 20-23, 2014
Left Coast Crime
Monterey, CA
Lifetime
Achievement Award to Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini; US Guest of
Honor: Cara Black; International Guest of Honor: Louise Penny; "G" is
for Guest!: Sue Grafton; Toastmaster: Brad Parks: Fan Guest of Honor:
Sue Trowbridge; Ghost of Honor: Colin Wilcox
May 2-4, 2014
Malice Domestic
Bethesda, MD
Guest
of Honor: Kathy Lynn Emerson; Toastmaster: Earlene Fowler; Fan Guest of
Honor: Audrey Reith; Lifetime Achievement Award: Dorothy Cannell;
Lifetime Achievement Award: Joan Hess; Lifetime Achievement Award:
Margaret Maron
May 14-18, 2014
RT Booklovers Convention
New Orleans, LA
Special Guests include Tess Gerritsen, Charlaine Harris, and many more
May 14-18, 2014
CrimeFest
Bristol, UK
Participating authors include Ruth Dudley Edwards, Christopher Fowler, Peter James, Laura Wilson and many more.
June 6-8, 2014
Bloody Words
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Canadian Guest of Honor: Vicky Delaney; International Guest of Honor: Paul C. Doherty; Master of Ceremonies: Merlodie Campbell
It's not too early to start planning your conference stops for next year, plus several conferences offer discounts for early-bird registrations.
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