Pennwriters is hosting its 30th annual conference from May 19th through May 21st. I will be teaching a workshop with Mary Sutton on Sunday, May 21, entitled "Navigating the World of Short Fiction."

​Please feel free to visit the Pennwriters website for more information!

I traveled to New York City, which is magical this time of year, to attend this year’s annual Black Orchid Banquet. I was honored to receive the Black Orchid Novella Award for my novella “The Discarded Spouse” to be published in the July/August 2014 issue of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. Also at the banquet, author Chris Knopf received the Nero Wolfe Award for best American mystery of 2012 for his mystery novel Dead Anyway. A good time was had by all, with quizzes, toasts, even a little singing and a fascinating presentation by author Robert Goldsborough. It was a fantastic night!

Pittsburgh Sisters in Crime member Annette Dashofy is releasing a new mystery novel entitled Circle of Influence.  Click here to check out the details. 
(Annette Dashofy is another contributing author of Lucky Charms: 12 Crime Tales.)

I am happy to announce that my story, Lucky on the Charm, will be in Lucky Charms: 12 Crime Tales the E-anthology released by the Pittsburgh Chapter of Sisters in Crime.