Even during the lazy days of August, our Mesdames are out making tracks. Melissa Yi’s short story is up for an award. And Madeleine and Madona are headed off to Calgary as members of panels for When Words Collide.
CONGRATULATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Mme Melissa Yi’s Derringer-award-winning story, “My Two Legs” (Published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Sep/Oct 2022) is nominated for a Macavity Award. Established in 1987, this Readers’ Choice award is nominated and voted upon by members of Mystery Readers International. Macavity was the name of the mystery cat in T.S. Elliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.
Mme M. H. Callway revealed the cover for her new book, Snake Oil and Other Tales, Carrick Publishing. To be released in e-book and print in September 2023.
MESDAMES GO WEST
The last When Words Collide multi-genre conference takes place from August 3 to 6. Although the festival is sold out, there are still a few days left to get your name on the waiting list for tickets. Click on the link below for more information.
https://www.whenwordscollide.org/#soldoutblog
Mmes M.H. Callway and Madona Skaff will be on several crime fiction panels. Here’s the schedule:
Fri, Aug. 4, 2 pm M. H. Callway Plotters and Pantsers and Points In-between
Fri, Aug. 4, 4 pm Madona Skaff How do You Create Believable Characters?
Sat, Aug. 5, 10 am M. H. Callway Short vs Long Fiction
Sat, Aug. 5, 2 pm Madona Skaff Why are Zombies Essential to a Writers Group?
Sat. Aug. 5, 4 pm M. H. Callway Who’s Dun It, Wrote a Mystery, that is
Sat, Aug. 5, 4 pm Madona Skaff How to Write a Series Without Losing Your Way (or Your Mind)
Sun, Aug, 6, 11 am M.H. Callway & Madona Skaff 50 Shades of Mystery
Sun, Aug 6, 2 pm Madona Skaff Short vs Long Fiction
Both Madeleine and Madona will be reading from their work at the Saturday Night Readings at 7 pm. Madona will also be helping new writers at the Blue Pencil Café on Friday.
THIS MONTH’S STORY
Our featured August story is “Watermelon Weekend” by co-founder and publisher / editor, Mme Donna Carrick. This CWC finalist for Best Short Story was published in our very first anthology, Thirteen, Carrick Publishing, 2013.
There’s lots to look forward to this fall with library talks, book launches and reading/ signing events. STAY TUNED for our September newsletter and find out everything the Mesdames will be up to!
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