All meetings will be held on Zoom unless otherwise noted. The Zoom link will be sent to members ahead of time in our monthly newsletter.
Thursday, November 13, 7 PM: Flash Fiction Annual Event
All members are invited to prepare a piece of up to 250 words on the theme “It happened on a dark and stormy night…” to share aloud at our November meeting. You must include at least five of the six words selected at our summer picnic: cattywampus, cringe, rose, persnickety, misty, diamond.
You never know where this might lead you. Our current secretary Julie Hunter has two of her past November flash fiction pieces accepted for publication!
Saturday, December 6, 1-4 PM: Holiday Party
Thanks to Curt Colbert, we have once again reserved the party room at the Markland Woods Condo in Mountlake Terrace: 23337 Cedar Way, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043.
We promise you a crackling fire and cozy chairs, and beverages (non-alcoholic). We hope you’ll bring holiday sweets to share and a wrapped book for the white elephant book exchange.
Saturday, January 24, All Day: Puget Sound Sisters in Crime One-Day Conference
With speakers covering topics like creating tension, building character and voice, and writing dialogue for crime fiction. More details to come!
Monday, February 9, 7 PM: Mystery and Crime Author Night at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park
Calling published authors who are also members of our Puget Sound chapter—here’s your chance to meet fans and potential readers! This has become a twice-yearly event and is an opportunity not only to promote your book, but also to strengthen our chapter’s tie with this large and vibrant independent bookstore. Preference will be given to 1) authors who have not read at previous nights, 2) authors who have not read at the last two nights, 3) everyone else. To sign up or to ask a question: marty@martywingate.com