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LIMESTONE EXPO: A Fab Cross Genre Conference

 Mme M. H. Callway attended Limestone Expo held in Kingston ON, July 23 to 24th.  This is the conference’s second year. Here we reproduce her blog on the conference: NEWS: Limestone Expo – Fab Cross Genre Con Limestone Genre Expo, a … Continue reading

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Mesdames on the Move – Update for July

Mme D. J. McIntosh is just back from this year’s Thriller Fest held in New York City. Dorothy’s critically acclaimed thriller, The Angel of Eden, her third in the John Madison series, was one of five finalists for the ITW … Continue reading

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Mesdames of Mercy Part 3

This month, Mme. Catherine Dunphy, shares her experiences volunteering with the Out Of The Cold program. Mme. Dunphy  was nominated for a Governor General’s Award for her biography, Morgentaler: A Difficult Hero. Maybe it ‘s because I was embarrassed. My neighbours … Continue reading

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Mesdames on the Move: July and August

News and Awards We are super-proud of Mme Dorothy McIntosh. Her  archeological thriller, The Angel of Eden, is one of the five finalists for the prestigious International Thriller Writer award for Best Paperback Original Novel.  John Madison’s latest adventure is the third in her Mesopotamian series which has been published … Continue reading

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Mesdames of Mercy Part 2

What We Do In the Sunlight: Our May 9th blog featured Mesdames  M. H. Callway, Rosemary McCracken, Joan O`Callaghan and Catherine Astolfo  writing about their volunteer activities.  This month, Mesdames Donna Carrick, Melodie Campbell and Caro Soles describe what they do in … Continue reading

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Meet Rosemary McCracken’s Pat Tierney

  Mme. Rosemary McCracken’s third Pat Tierney mystery, Raven Lake, was released by Imajin Books on June 1. The e-book was feted at a Facebook party Friday, June 3, and a traditional bookstore party for paperback will take place on Saturday … Continue reading

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Mesdames on the Move-June

BIG NEWS! The Arthur Ellis Awards were held at the Arts and Letters Club, Toronto on Thursday, May 26th. Most of of the Mesdames were there to celebrate: Mmes Cathy Astolfo, Rosemary Aubert, M. H. Callway, Melodie Campbell, Donna Carrick, … Continue reading

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Mesdames of Mercy

You may think that the Mesdames of Mayhem spend  their time thinking up ways to eliminate people in the most gruesome possible manner but this is not always true. We are also out there in the community, doing our best to help our … Continue reading

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Baking, Happiness and Crime

This week, Mme. Lisa de Nikolits writes about her new venture,  a self help cookbook, entitled Bake Your Way to Happiness. Lisa’s  novel, Between the Cracks She Fell, recently won a bronze IPPY for Contemporary Fiction. The six degrees of separation … Continue reading

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Mesdames on the Move–May

EXCITING NEWS! Our latest anthology, 13 O’clock, has garnered an Arthur Ellis nomination! Mme. M. H. Callway’s novella, Glow Grass,  has made the Arthur Ellis short list for Best Novella published in 2015 in Canada. Congratulations, Madeleine! And many thanks … Continue reading

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