HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY READERS!
February is a busy month for the Mesdames with the year’s first new book launch, lots of readings and events – and of course, the Ontario Public Library Association’s annual superconference.
FIRST NEW BOOK OF 2018!
Melodie Campbell
Mme Melodie Campbell, our Queen of Comedy, launches her first new book of 2018, The B Team, this month.
‘They do wrong for all the right reasons…and sometimes it even works.’
Perhaps you’ve heard of The A-Team? Vietnam vets turned vigilantes? They had a television show a while back.
The B-Team’s not them.
But if you’ve been the victim of a scam, give them a call. They deal in justice, not the law.
Celebrate the launch of The B-Team with Melodie on Sunday, February 18th, 1:30 pm at our favorite bookstore, Sleuth of Baker Street. Mel will be joined by fellow cozy authors, Alison Bruce and Ginger Bolton AKA Janet Bolin!
THE MESDAMES LOVE LIBRARIANS!
On Friday, February 2nd, Mmes M. H. Callway, Melodie Campbell, Lisa De Nikolits and Caro Soles join forces at the Ontario Library Association’s annual super-conference. It’s become a tradition for the Crime Writers of Canada to pitch their new Canadian crime publications at a conference lunchtime event. A challenge to tell all about your new books in a strictly timed two minutes!
M. H. Callway
Lisa De Nikolits
Caro Soles
Mme M.H. Callway will introduce 13 Claws, our third anthology, featuring crimes stories with mostly evil animals. Toronto Public Library has already ordered our book so this is a great opportunity to tell librarians throughout the province about our work.
Mme Lisa De Nikolits will present her critically acclaimed literary thriller, No Fury Like That and Mme Caro Soles will introduce her Golden Age thriller, A Friend of Mr. Nijinsky. Mme Melodie will tell the crowd about her new book, The B-Team.
A big thank you to Mme Rosalind Place for placing 13 Claws at Picton Public Library.
READINGS AND EVENTS!
Marilyn Kay
Rosemary McCracken
On Thursday, February 15th, Toronto Sisters in Crime hosts an authors’ reading night at 7:00 p.m. in Room 200 at the Toronto Public Library, Northern District Branch, 40 Orchard View Blvd.
Ten Sisters in Crime will read from their new or upcoming work, including Mmes M. H. Callway, Lisa De Nikolits, Marilyn Kay and Rosemary McCracken. The meeting is free to members of SinC and non-members are welcome for a $5 admission fee.
Mme Lisa De Nikolits is doing a blog tour with Partners in Crime for all of February and would love fellow crime writers and fans to drop by to say hi and to repost or anything at all :))) Here’s the link: http://www.partnersincrimetours.net/no-fury-like-that-lisa-de-nikolits/
Melodie Campbell
Mme Melodie Campbell joins four other leading crime fiction writers on Thursday, February 22nd, 7 pm at the Queen Elizabeth Community Centre Theatre in Oakville.
The Women of Crime Panel features, in addition to Melodie, Janet Bolin, Joy Fielding, Barbara Fradkin and Maureen Jennings, five bestselling authors representing the many genres of crime fiction (mystery, cozy, suspense, historical, capers). The authors will discuss the industry and read from their latest books. Cost: $15
REMINDERS AND OPPORTUNITIES!
Be sure to check out the Dead to Writes podcast featuring a different Deadly Friend and crime short story every week.
Interested in becoming a Deadly Friend and appearing on the podcast? Email Mme Donna Carrick at CarrickPublishing@rogers.com. The email subject line should say Schedule Me for an interview.
Mme Madona Skaff asks: Do you keep getting in trouble because of your insatiable need to make up stories? Use your talents for good instead of evil and write those stories down. Then enter them in Audrey Jessup 2018 Award short story contest.
Open to everyone living in the National Capital Region as well as all members of Capital Crime Writers.
And a final reminder to members of the Short Mystery Fiction Society. The February 3rd deadline for submissions to the 2018 Derringers is coming up fast. You must be a member of SMFS to enter or ask a SMFS member to enter your story on their behalf. Check out the rules here.
Jeremy Grimaldi 
Hi, everyone! Mme Donna Carrick here, of Carrick Publishing.
Mega congratulations go to Mme Sylvia Warsh for the acceptance of her chilling short story, “The Cabin in the Woods” for Malice Domestic Anthology 13: Murder Most Geographical. The anthology will be published in time for Malice Domestic 2018.
The New Year brings changes and Mme Catherine Dunphy takes on the fearless leadership of our collective, giving Mme Mad, our founder, a much-earned break to focus on her writing and first grandchild.
A HUGE THANK YOU to Mme Lynne Murphy who has been our newsletter editor, blog wizard and webmistress for the past three years. How quickly time goes, especially when things run so smoothly and well!
Mme Melodie Campbell returns to Sheridan College, Continuing Education to teach Crafting a Novel 1, a 14 week course every Wednesday night beginning Jan 17th. To register go to the Sheridan College 
Mme Rosemary McCracken also returns to George Brown College to head up Novel Writing 2, How to Develop Your Novel, starting Tuesday, January 9th until March 27th. The pre-requisite course is Novel Writing 1, How to Start Writing Your Novel. To register, consult the George Brown website, 
2017 was another busy year for the Mesdames filled with new book launches, authors conferences, events and readings.
Mme Lynne Murphy, M. Ed Piwowarczyk and Mme Lisa De Nikolits all had their stories chosen to be part of Sisters in Crime Toronto’s latest anthology, 
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In March, Mmes Jane Burfield and M. H. Callway attended 
In June, Mmes M. H. Callway, Rosemary McCracken and Caro Soles together with new Mme Madona Skaff attended 
In September, Mme Melodie Campbell was a guest author at the inaugural Picton conference, 
The year is winding down but the Mesdames are still making news. Our very successful launch for our new anthology, 13 Claws, was the highlight of 2017 for us but exciting events are still happening.
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Mme Cheryl Freedman
And the deadline for submissions to the Arthur Ellis Awards is also on December 15th. For submission guidelines, please check the 
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