Big congrats to our Derringer Winner, Mme Melissa Yi, for yet another amazing achievement. Her story, “Rapunzel in the Desert”, is nominated for this year’s Aurora Award, sponsored by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association!

Melissa’s story was published in On Spec Magazine, Issue 122.

And if you are in Ottawa tomorrow, do stop by and check out the preview of Melissa’s play, Terminally Ill, based on the third book of her Dr. Hope Sze mystery series.

Preview will be Saturday, May 13th, 6:30 pm at Lab O.

Mme Mad was interviewed by Erik De Souza of Crime Writers of Canada. Erik is chatting with all of the nominees for the CWC awards – close to 50 authors!

Mme Mad is nominated in two categories for her short story, “Must Love Dogs- or You’re Gone” and her novella, “Amdur’s Ghost”. Amdur’s Ghost appeared in In the Spirit of 13, (Carrick Publishing, 2022.)

And on May 15th, our free story coincidentally is by Mme Mad.

Do enjoy that comic adventures of Dr. Benjamin Amdur, beleaguered civil servant, in “Amdur’s Cat”. It is part of our very first Mesdames anthology, Thirteen, (Carrick Publishing, 2013.)