| THURSDAY |
| Time |
De Anza I |
De Anza 2 |
De Anza 3 |
Cottonwood |
Ironwood |
| 10:45-11:30 AM |
Left Coast Crime 101
Janet Rudolph (M)
Bill Gottfried
Toby Gottfried
Brad Parks |
Short Story Thursday
Chantelle Aimée Osman (M)
Jane Petersen Burfield
Susan Lynn Kingsbury
Pat Morin
Travis Richardson |
The Character-Driven Mystery
Diane Ransdell (M)
Patricia Driscoll
David Hansard
Darrell James
Carole Price |
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Leap of Faith: Writers Who Took Alternative Paths to Publication
Charles Rosenberg (M)
Barbara M. Hodges
Claire Johnson
Gigi Pandian
Cindy Sample |
| 12:00-12:45 PM |
Laughing at Murder: The Humorous Mystery
Kendel Lynn (M)
Denise (Deni) Dietz
Heather Haven
Joyce Mason
Nancy G. West |
Jumping Genres: Writers Who Have Switched
Patricia Rice (M)
Dianne Emley
Yves Fey
C.T. Jorgensen
Sharan Newman |
Unusual Sleuths: Your Day Job Is What?
Ray Daniel (M)
Bonnie J. Cardone
Tammy Kaehler
Ilene Schneider
Susan Spann |
Thrills & Chills: Medical & Psychological Thrillers
Ana Manwaring (M)
H.S. Clark
June Gillam
Bette Golden Lamb
August McLaughlin |
How To Promote Your Books
Linda L. Richards (M)
D.J. Adamson
RP Dahlke
Clair Lamb
Maryglenn McCombs
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| 1:15-2:00 PM |
The Culture of Murder: Mysteries Set in Different Lands
Toby Gottfried (M)
Janet Hubbard
Jeanne Matthews
Priscilla Royal
Jeffrey Siger |
Juggling Characters: Writers with Multiple Mystery Series
Lesa Holstine (M)
Laura Bradford
Nancy Baker Jacobs
Camille Minichino |
Writing the California Detective
Kelli Stanley (M)
Gar Anthony Haywood
Naomi Hirahara
Karen Keskinen
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Murder for the Younger Reader
Robert Bookout (M)
Janie Chodosh
Linda Joy Singleton
Penny Warner |
Now What? Industry Experts on New Publishing Options
Stacey Cochran (M)
Christine Munroe
Jeffrey Weber
Dave Workman |
| 2:30-3:15 PM |
Cozy Noir: Murder on the Edgy Side
Andrew MacRae (M)
Sandra Balzo
Terry Shames
Susan C. Shea
James W. Ziskin |
The Life of PI: Real Life Private Investigators Who Pen Mysteries
Stephen Buehler (M)
Pamela Beason
David Corbett
John Nardizzi
Michael Spencer |
Bobbies vs. Mounties: A California Cop Mediates
Kathy Bennett (M)
Brenda Chapman
Ann Cleeves
Deborah Crombie
Louise Penny |
The Truth and Nothing But: Law & Murder
Daco Auffenorde (M)
Teresa Burrell
Susan Goldstein
Lynne Raimondo
Robert Rotstein |
Writer’s Craft: These Writers Teach
Kris Neri (M)
Jerrilyn Farmer
Diana Gould
Georgia Jeffries
Margaret Lucke |
| 3:45-4:30 PM |
“G Is for Guest” Sue Grafton interviewed by Toastmaster Brad Parks |
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| 6:00-7:30 PM |
Welcome Reception |
| 7:30 PM |
Dinner (on your own) |
| FRIDAY |
| Time |
De Anza I |
De Anza 2 |
De Anza 3 |
Cottonwood |
Ironwood |
| 7:15-8:45 AM |
New Authors Breakfast — Hosted by Donnell Ann Bell
All convention registrants welcome, seating limited. |
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| 9:00-9:45 AM |
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In the Beginning... Reminiscing
Jan Burke (M)
Sue Grafton
Marcia Muller |
Mean Streets Aren’t All in L.A.
Matt Coyle (M)
Baron R. Birtcher
Ken Kuhlken
D.W. Putnam
Mark Troy |
Deadly New Voices: Writers Discuss Their First Sales
Lori Rader-Day (M)
M.P. Cooley
Sherry Harris
Carlene O’Neil
Holly West |
| 10:15-11:00 AM |
Manors & Manners: Murder Beyond Downton Abbey
Catriona McPherson (M)
Rhys Bowen
Carola Dunn
G.M. Malliet
Jacqueline Winspear |
Murder off Page: Traditional Mystery
Camille Minichino (M)
Laura Bradford
Kate Carlisle
Parnell Hall
Clare O’Donohue |
When Setting Matters: Not Just a Pretty Backdrop for Murder
Caroline (Charles) Todd (M)
Timothy Hallinan
Sara J. Henry
Craig Johnson
William Kent Krueger |
I Left My Book in San Francisco: From Hammett to…
Randal Brandt (M)
Mysti Berry
Kathryn Gualtieri
Kirk Russell
Sheldon Siegel |
Don’t Kill the Messenger: Reviewers Discuss Mysteries
Ted Hertel (M)
Jordan Foster
Terry Jacobsen
Maggie Mason
Katrina Niidas Holm |
| 11:30-12:15 PM |
Murder Lite: Why Authors Write Humor into Mysteries
Harley Jane Kozak (M)
Donna Andrews
Mary Jane Maffini
Helen Smith |
Forensics: Experts Discuss How To Tell Fact From Fiction
George Fong (M)
Robin Burcell
Jan Burke
Aaron Elkins
D.P. (Doug) Lyle |
Evil Among Us
David Corbett (M)
Allison Brennan
John Burley
Bruce DeSilva
Alan Russell |
A Taste for Murder
Penny Warner (M)
Daryl Wood Gerber/ Avery Aames
Edith Maxwell
Jenn McKinlay
Nancy J. Parra/Nancy Coco |
Jagged Edge of Death
Terri Nolan (M)
Harry Hunsicker
Dick Lochte
Gary Phillips
Kenneth Wishnia |
| 12:15-1:30 PM |
Lunch Break (on your own) |
| 1:30-2:15 PM |
Murder Across the Pond
Annamaria Alfieri (M)
Laura Andersen
S.K. Rizzolo
Priscilla Royal
Jeri Westerson |
Haunted by Death: On the Paranormal Side
Dianne Emley (M)
Juliet Blackwell/Hailey Lind
Molly MacRae
Kris Neri |
Where Rubber Meets the Road
Jess Lourey (M)
Deborah Coonts
Linda Joffe Hull
Catriona McPherson
Johnny Shaw |
Tough on Crime
Robert Downs (M)
Philip Donlay
Doc Macomber
Paul D. Marks
D.W. Putnam |
Lights! Camera! Murder! Hollywood Mysteries
Diana Gould (M)
Melodie Johnson Howe
Maxine Nunes
Clive Rosengren
Kathryn Leigh Scott |
| 2:45-3:30 PM |
The Sleuth’s Best Friend
Sparkle Abbey (Mary Lee Woods) (M)
Sparkle Abbey (Anita Carter)
Waverly Curtis
Tracy Weber
Sue Owens Wright
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A Dark and Stormy Night: The Inspiration Behind Our Characters
Rochelle Staab (M)
Lisa Brackmann
Libby Fischer Hellman
Sophie Littlefield
Simon Wood |
Extra! Extra! Journalists Turned Crime Novelists
Andrew E. Kaufman (M)
Bruce DeSilva
David Freed
Carla Norton
Brad Parks |
Writing the Native American Protagonist
Deborah J Ledford (M)
Shannon Baker
Dorothy Blackcrow
Craig Johnson
Marilyn Meredith |
Editors & Agents: Trends in Mysteries
Twist Phelan (M)
Kimberley Cameron
Claire Eddy
Juliet Grames
Marcia Markland |
| 4:00-4:45 PM |
Two Heads Are Better Than One
Lee Goldberg (M)
Jerrilyn Farmer
Dick Lochte
Charles Todd |
What’s Cooking North of the Border? Canadian Mystery Writers
Jane Petersen Burfield (M)
Cathy Ace
Brenda Chapman
Erika Chase
Loraine Fowlow |
Crime Fiction: The Bigger Picture
Janet Dawson (M)
Cara Black
Aaron Elkins
Craig Johnson
Laurie R. King |
Lying for a Living: Crime Fiction Collective
Marlyn Beebe (M)
Peg Brantley
Teresa Burrell
Gayle Carline
Andrew E. Kaufman
L.J. Sellers |
Social Media: Getting the Word out in Today’s Digital Age
Jen Forbus (M)
Maddee James
August McLaughlin
Chantelle Aimée Osman
Janet Rudolph |
| 5:15-6:00 PM |
International Guest of Honor Louise Penny interviewed by Andrew Martin, Minotaur Books Publisher |
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| 6:30-8:00 PM |
Dinner Break (on your own) |
| 8:00-10:00 PM |
Sneak Peek: Friday Night Movie
Ann Cleeves introduces “Red Bones” — the first episode of the new BBC production based on her Shetland Island series |
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| SATURDAY |
| Time |
De Anza I |
De Anza 2 |
De Anza 3 |
Cottonwood |
Ironwood |
| 7:15-8:45 AM |
What Is SinC Up? Breakfast — Hosted by Sisters in Crime
All convention registrants welcome, seating limited. |
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| 9:00-9:45 AM |
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The Heart & Soul of Murder: Mysteries with a Meaning
Jacqueline Winspear (M)
Ann Cleeves
Deborah Crombie
Louise Penny |
Mystery Far Afield
Jeffrey Siger (M)
Lisa Alber
Aileen Baron
Anne Cleeland
Gigi Pandian |
Screenwriters on Screenwriting
Georgia Jeffries (M)
Lou Berney
Craig Faustus Buck
Ellen Byron
Rita Lakin |
| 10:15-11:00 AM |
When Bad Things Happen to Good Detectives
Sue Trowbridge (M)
Cara Black
Janet Dawson
Libby Fischer Hellmann
William Kent Krueger |
Legal Thrillers: NOT Your Father’s Perry Mason
Ken Isaacson (M)
Joel Goldman
Jeremiah Healy
Charles Rosenberg
Sheldon Seigel |
Murder in Another Era: Historical Mysteries
Patti Ruocco (M)
Annamaria Alfieri
Laurie R. King
David Morrell
Caroline (Charles) Todd |
Smile and Be a Villain: What Makes Villains Memorable
John Billheimer (M)
Darrell James
J.J. Lamb
Con Lehane
Simon Wood |
When Murder Gets in the Way of a Good Romance
Sandra Balzo (M)
Susan M. Boyer
Rebecca Grace
Jess Lourey
Cindy Sample |
| 11:30-12:15 PM |
How to Murder by the Book
Rae James (M)
Kate Carlisle
Erika Chase
Mary Jane Maffini/Victoria Abbott
Jenn McKinlay |
X-Factor: Responsibilities & Issues for Women Writing Women
Kelli Stanley (M)
Lisa Brackmann
Robin Burcell
Marcia Clark
Sara J. Henry |
Short Story Saturday
Twist Phelan (M)
Jan Burke
Harry Hunsicker
G.M. Malliet
Bill Pronzini |
Mystery Aficionados: The Books We Love & Why
Ingrid Willis (M)
Les Blatt
Deborah Lacy
Barbara Fass Leavy
Donus Roberts |
Pulp Fiction & Beyond: Very Untraditional Mysteries
Juliet Blackwell (M)
Dale Berry
Chris F. Holm
Gary Phillips |
| 12:15-1:30 PM |
Lunch Break (on your own)
Awards Ballots must be deposited into the Ballot Box near Registration by 1:30 PM. |
| 1:30-2:15 PM |
Sex, Death & Taxes… and a Lot of Champagne
Allison Brennan (M)
Diana Chambers
Deborah Coonts
Catherine Coulter
Harley Jane Kozak |
Behind the Badge: What Readers & Writers Need to Know
Ellen Kirschman (M)
Marcia Clark
Connie Dial
George Fong
Arthur Kerns |
Thrillers: What’s New (and What’s Not)
Keith Raffel (M)
Timothy Hallinan
Sophie Littlefield
David Morrell |
Closer to Death: The Older Sleuth
Sandra Brannan (M)
Cathy Ace
Gayle Carline
Maria Hudgins
Rita Lakin |
You Have the Right To Remain Silent: Police Procedurals
Donnell Ann Bell (M)
Kirk Russell
L.J. Sellers
C.L. Swinney |
| 2:45-3:30 PM |
Been There, Wrote That: A Game Show
Gar Anthony Haywood (M)
Donna Andrews
Rhys Bowen
Lee Goldberg
Parnell Hall |
Amateur Sleuth Saturday
Naomi Hirahara (M)
Christine Goff
Helen Smith
Rochelle Staab
Diane Vallere |
Mystery’s Class Clowns: Chandler’s Successors
Alan Russell (M)
Lou Berney
Brad Parks
Johnny Shaw |
Long Ago & Far Away: Historical Murder Around the World
Ann Parker (M)
Sharan Newman
Frederick J. Ramsay
John Maddox Roberts
Priscilla Royal |
Book Selling & Publishing: Chaos of Swimming Upstream
Deborah Harter Williams (M)
Jordan Foster
Juliet Grames
Otto Penzler
Barbara Peters |
| 4:00-4:45 PM |
US Guest of Honor Cara Black interviewed by Deborah Crombie |
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| 6:30-7:30 PM |
Silent Auction Final Bidding & Cash Bars in De Anza Foyer & Portola Room |
| 7:30-9:30 PM |
Awards Banquet |
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| SUNDAY |
| Time |
De Anza I |
De Anza 2 |
De Anza 3 |
Cottonwood |
Ironwood |
| 9:00-9:45 AM |
Name That Squid! Form a Team and Join the Game
Lucinda Surber (M)
Bill Gottfried
Toby Gottfried
Janet Rudolph |
Traditional Mysteries: We Like It That Way
Jim Jackson (M)
Susan M. Boyer
Michele Drier
Christopher Lord
Kendel Lynn |
Small Press vs. Independent: Pros & Cons
Joel Fox (M)
Kathleen Asay
Lorna Collins
Madeline (M.M.) Gornell
Reba White Williams |
Going It Alone: Authors Discuss Pros & Cons of Self-Publishing
Laurie Stevens (M)
Michael Cooper
Vinnie Hansen
Sherry Joyce
William E. Wallace |
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| 10:15-11:00 AM |
How to Get More Involved in Left Coast Crime Conventions
Lucinda Surber (M)
Bill Gottfried
Toby Gottfried
Janet Rudolph
Stan Ulrich |
Voices in Our Heads: Our Protagonists & What They Do
Peg Brantley (M)
Donnell Ann Bell
Warren C. Easely
Cathy Perkins
Terry Shames |
Day On the Beach: Murder at the Seashore
Victoria Heckman (M)
Larry K. Collins
Christine Finlayson
James Preston
Mara Purl |
Turning Up the Heat on the Amateur Sleuth
Cora J Ramos (M)
Jill Amadio
Marta Chausée
Margaret Dumas
Denise (Shalanna) Weeks |
Agent–Author Relationships
Kimberly Cameron (M)
Matt Coyle
D.P. (Doug) Lyle
Terri Nolan
Susan C. Shea
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| 11:30-12:15 PM |
Lifetime Achievement Honorees Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini
interviewed by Bette Golden Lamb & J.J. Lamb |
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| 12:15-12:30 PM |
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye… |
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| 12:30-1:00 PM |
Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini signing |
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