Sisters In Crime's Page
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Lawrence, KS
- About Me:
- WHO WE ARE
We are 3400 members in 48 chapters world-wide, offering networking, advice and support to mystery authors. We are authors, readers, publishers, agents, booksellers and librarians bound by our affection for the mystery genre and our support of women who write mysteries. Sisters in Crime was founded by Sara Paretsky and a group of women at the 1986 Bouchercon in Baltimore.
Our mission statement is simply this:
"To combat discrimination against women in the mystery field, educate publishers and the general public as to inequities in the treatment of female authors, raise the level of awareness of their contributions to the field, and promote the professional advancement of women who write mysteries."
What do we offer our members?
Our newly revised guidebooks for authors: "Shameless Promotion for Brazen Hussies 2," "Breaking and Entering in the New Millenium," and "So You're Going to do an Author Signing."
InSinC, our quarterly 16-page newsletter.
Annual membership directory published in June.
Books in Print, our annual listing of books by our member authors. This publication is distributed to bookstores, libraries and readers.
An institutional presence at national and regional book events, mystery conferences and festivals with opportunities for individual author participation and/or distribution of promotional materials.
An on-going mystery review project monitoring media coverage of female and male authors.
An optional clipping service to provide SinC author members with reviews and articles.
And much, much more!
Please take a few minutes to explore the many facets of our website: www.sistersincrime.org
If you're new to Sisters in Crime and want to become part of our dynamic organization, you'll find a membership application at our website for downloading and printing.
Reach out to the camaraderie for which Sisters in Crime is famous; and keep reading, keep writing, keep recommending mysteries to everyone, everywhere.
Roberta Isleib
President, Sisters in Crime
- I Am A:
- Organization
- Website:
- http://www.sistersincrime.org
- Books And Authors I Like:
- We love all our authors!
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- Mysteries, of course!
Sisters In Crime's Blog
When BSP is a bad thing
By Donna Andrews
The other day I was at an event sponsored by a writing-related organization. (Maybe it wasn't SinC. Maybe it was MWA. Or RWA. Or a local writing outfit. I'm not telling. Let's call it RISC, for Really Impressive Scribbler's Club.) Anyway, this particular RISC meeting was well attended. Most of the people there were writers--published or aspiring--along with a few avid readers and a few friends and significant others of writers. The meal was edible to tasty, the… Continue
The other day I was at an event sponsored by a writing-related organization. (Maybe it wasn't SinC. Maybe it was MWA. Or RWA. Or a local writing outfit. I'm not telling. Let's call it RISC, for Really Impressive Scribbler's Club.) Anyway, this particular RISC meeting was well attended. Most of the people there were writers--published or aspiring--along with a few avid readers and a few friends and significant others of writers. The meal was edible to tasty, the… Continue
Posted on May 19, 2008 at 10:44pm
And we said, "Let's publish an anthology!"
What better way “to promote the professional advancement of women who write mysteries,” Chesapeake Chapter thought, than to put together a short story anthology. Three anthologies and more than a few headaches later, we sometimes find ourselves wondering, was it worth it? Then someone invariably points to our six Agatha nominations (and two wins), two Anthony nods (and one win), previously unpublished contributors being considered for representation by agents, and at least two with publishing… Continue
Posted on May 15, 2008 at 1:00am
I'm trying to write a novel here....
by Margaret Coel
Six months ago, I had a brilliant idea. Two walls of my study could be knocked out to make a bigger study. To get just how brilliant this was, try to picture my study: desk and computer, a pair of stuffed floor-to-ceiling bookcases, flowered loveseat, lamp and two filing cabinets, all jammed shoulder-to-shoulder against the walls around the closet, window and door. Piles of manuscripts, folders, magazines and other important stuff that I mean to get to someday on the… Continue
Six months ago, I had a brilliant idea. Two walls of my study could be knocked out to make a bigger study. To get just how brilliant this was, try to picture my study: desk and computer, a pair of stuffed floor-to-ceiling bookcases, flowered loveseat, lamp and two filing cabinets, all jammed shoulder-to-shoulder against the walls around the closet, window and door. Piles of manuscripts, folders, magazines and other important stuff that I mean to get to someday on the… Continue
Posted on May 5, 2008 at 10:40pm
In Praise of Editors
by Nancy Martin
My latest book (Murder Melts in Your Mouth, the 7th Blackbird Sisters Mystery) was released a month ago, and we’ve been enjoying good sales. I say “we” intentionally, because no successful book could possibly be the work of one person. In my case, there’s my critique partner, my blog sisters, my readers, my family, my agent and her various colleagues, my publisher and the house staff, and last but certainly not the least--my editor.
In my twenty-eight-year… Continue
My latest book (Murder Melts in Your Mouth, the 7th Blackbird Sisters Mystery) was released a month ago, and we’ve been enjoying good sales. I say “we” intentionally, because no successful book could possibly be the work of one person. In my case, there’s my critique partner, my blog sisters, my readers, my family, my agent and her various colleagues, my publisher and the house staff, and last but certainly not the least--my editor.
In my twenty-eight-year… Continue
Posted on April 14, 2008 at 11:30pm
If you're going to Malice Domestic--have we got a meeting for you!
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
The board is excited to offer a new event at Malice this year. Please join us on Friday afternoon, April 25, in the Fairfax Room on the 2nd Floor of the convention hotel, from 1:00-3:00 for our Flash Training Session and chapter meeting.
Here's the schedule:
1:00-1:15 Creating a Must-Read Chapter Newsletter: Roberta Isleib (NE Chapter), Jane Cleland (NY Chapter)
1:15-1:30 Spicing Things Up with Special Projects: Ruth McCarty (NE… Continue
The board is excited to offer a new event at Malice this year. Please join us on Friday afternoon, April 25, in the Fairfax Room on the 2nd Floor of the convention hotel, from 1:00-3:00 for our Flash Training Session and chapter meeting.
Here's the schedule:
1:00-1:15 Creating a Must-Read Chapter Newsletter: Roberta Isleib (NE Chapter), Jane Cleland (NY Chapter)
1:15-1:30 Spicing Things Up with Special Projects: Ruth McCarty (NE… Continue
Posted on April 9, 2008 at 11:25pm
Welcome to
CrimeSpace
© 2023 Created by Daniel Hatadi.
Powered by
Comment Wall (18 comments)
You need to be a member of CrimeSpace to add comments!
Also looking forward to any and all at this year's Love is Murder. Sorry, Pongo--pictured with me--won't be on hand. That dog has sold more copies of City of the Absent than I ever will.
Again many thanks for connecting me up here. I feel plugged in hook, line, and SinC-er
rob walker
www.robertwwalkerbooks.com
Former member Cheryl Norman
View All Comments