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The Speakers Bureau provides New England mystery writers to booksellers
and libraries
planning special events.
We have programs about agents and publishing,
promotion
and other mysteries of
publication, and the techniques authors
use to write their
stories. We're glad
to provide speakers on your topic as well. See list of
topics below.
Individual speakers, pairs of speakers, or panels are available.
You can also download our
Speakers Bureau
brochure.
There are no fees, but if your library or organization
normally offers honoraria,
our writers
appreciate them. Whenever possible we ask for $50.00 per author,
and many organizations
are able
to offer more, which we appreciate.
We also appreciate the opportunity to sign books, provided
either by the speakers or by a
local bookstore or library Friends organization.
Be sure to check out the schedule of
upcoming Speakers Bureau
events below, and support our Sisters and Brothers in Crime.
And check out some of the great places our Speakers Bureau authors
have visited on our Where We've Been Page.

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UPCOMING SPEAKERS BUREAU EVENTS
2009 EVENTS
July 3, (Friday), 7:00 PM
Location:
Front Street Book Shop
165 Front Street
Scituate Harbor, MA
781.545.5011
First Friday featured author: Hank Phillippi Ryan.
July 15, (Wednesday), 2:00 PM
Location:
Fuller Village in Milton
1372 Brush Hill Road
Milton, MA
617.361.7778
“Modern Heroine” panel with:
Cindy Davis,
M. E. Kemp and
Clea Simon
August 4 (Tuesday), 7:00 PM
Location:
Wells Public Library
1434 Post Road
Wells, Maine
207.646.8181
"Modern Heroine" panel with
Janet Morgan,
Sarah Smith
and
Nancy Means Wright.
August 12, (Wednesday), 6:30 PM
Location:
Ames Free Library's Queset House
51 Main Street
North Easton, MA
508.238.2000
"Modern Heroine" panel with
Sheila Connolly,
Cindy Davis, and
Clea Simon.
September 8, (Tuesday), 7:00 PM
Location:
South Branch Library
78 Lynn Street
Peabody, MA
978.531.3380
Mystery panel for Super Sleuths book group program with
Susan Oleksiw,
Margaret Press and
Hank Phillippi Ryan.
September 17, (Thursday), 7:00 PM
Location:
Richards Memorial Library
118 North Washington St
North Attleboro, MA
508.699.0122
"Modern Heroine" panel featuring:
Cindy Davis,
Hank Phillippi Ryan, and
Mary-Ann Tirone Smith.
September 24, (Thursday), 7:00 PM
Location:
Stoughton Public Library
84 Park Street
Stoughton, MA
781.344.2711
"It's a Mystery to Me" panel with
Sheila Connolly,
Hallie Ephron and
Mary-Ann Tirone Smith.
September 24, (Thursday), 7:00 PM
Location:
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
345 Main Street
Wakefield, MA
781.246.6334
"Using What You Know to Write Mysteries" panel with
Toni Kelner,
Hank Phillippi Ryan, and
Clea Simon.
October 6, (Tuesday), 7:00 PM
Location:
Gleason Public Library
22 Bedford Rd.
Carlisle, MA
978.369.4898
“Modern Heroine” panel with
Toni Kelner,
Hank Phillippi Ryan, and
Clea Simon.
October 8, (Thursday), 7:00 PM
Location:
Gilford Public Library
31 Potter Hill Rd.
Gilford, NH
603.524.6042
Mystery program with
M. E. Kemp.
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Here are some of our topics:
- It's a Mystery to Me: Authors describe
the writing process--getting that first idea, creating characters, doing the research, and
the daily writing schedule that gets it done.
- The Modern Heroine: Single mothers,
cops, attorneys, journalists--today's heroines balance relationships and careers,
leap over sexist obstacles, and rescue themselves from danger.
Women authors are redefining the genre.
Find out how they create strong women characters.
- Stealing from the Dead: Ideas and Where She
Gets Them. You don't need to be an international spy to write a page-turning thriller.
How to put a new twist on an old plot, search newspapers, visit courtrooms, learn to
discover plots right in your own neighborhood.
- Using What You Know to Write a Mystery:
Been a housewife? A domestic worker? Single parent? Lived in a creepy
old house? You think your life's been boring--but exciting plots are buried in your
own expertise. Finding the clues to the novel only you can write.
- How to Create Characters. Contrary
to popular belief, most mystery writers don't use their family and friends in their books,
at least not directly. Hear how writers find their characters, the good ones and
the bad ones, and how writing a fictional character may differ from the real-life bad guys.
- The Modern Historical: The new historical
mystery is set in the twenty-first century; writers are using the techniques of the historical
to look at their readers' history, and their own.
- Publicity Today: Mystery authors today
not only have to write a good book, but help it get into the right hands. Learn how to
toot your own horn, write your own blog, and plan your own publicity.
- Death in Shorts: Many mystery novelists
also write murderous short stories. Learn how writers plot, construct and populate the
mystery short story, from the light-hearted to the noir.
- We're not Making this Up: Ever wonder
what the story behind the story is? Hear from true crime writers, drug agents,
cybersleuths and other about what really goes on behind the scenes.
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