Chapter Leadership

Catherine Linka loves to put her characters in danger. Her three published YA novels include What I Want You to See, a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of 2021 for 14+. Catherine received her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and spent eight years as a book buyer for an indie bookstore. She speaks at workshops and writing conferences on character desire and the story core. She is a recent arrival to the Pacific Northwest.

Alice K. Boatwright is the author of the Ellie Kent mysteries. The third in the series, In The Life Ever After, was published in January 2024. Alice is a past president of the SinC Puget Sound chapter and current vice president, as well as serving as convenor for the UK Crime Writers Association’s North America Chapter. She lives near Seattle.

Roxanne Dunn is the author of Murder Unrehearsed, Murder Undetected, and Murder Richly Deserved. She is working on her fourth novel, a sequel to Murder Richly Deserved, which just might be titled Murder of a Quiet Man. She’s written a column for Pacific Yachting, published a one-act play, and written medical information for patients. Each year, she studies writing in Paris and Seattle, and currently holds two certificates in fiction from the University of Washington.

Cynthia Blair is the author of three mystery series, written as Cynthia Baxter. Her first two, The Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries and The Murder Packs a Suitcase series, were published by Bantam. Her third, the Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shoppe mysteries, were published by Kensington. In addition to mysteries, she has had 40 other novels published under her own name.