Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, has made 88 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including Maureen Jennings. The Order of Canada is the cornerstone of the Canadian Honours System. Thanks to nominators across the country, it has celebrated the…
Judy's e-book, Finding YOUR Path to Publication: A Step-by-Step Guide, was awarded First Place in the Prescriptive/Informative Nonfiction category of the 12th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published E-book Awards.
Blurb from Crime Fiction Lover: The corpse always has something made of a precious substance in this series from Cathy Ace, which features Welsh-Canadian criminal psychologist Cait Morgan and her retired cop husband, Bud. In their latest outing, a champion pearl diver is found floating in the lagoon…
The front cover of Dianne Scott's novel, SABOTAGE, Won the 2024 Kobo Writing Life Indie Cover Contest for mystery. Kudos to the design artist Lance Buckley. Click on the button below for more information.
We are asking for your support for our ambitious plans to do more of what we already do well—expanding our programs to promote and support Canadian crime writing. To do more, we need additional financing, staff, and volunteers over the next year. You can help! As you probably know, we’re…
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November 2024 interview
Award-winning author and CWC Chair Winona Kent has written eleven works of long fiction, including five mysteries featuring professional musician/amateur sleuth Jason (Davey) Figgis. Her latest is Bad Boy. She has also written many shorter...
December 19, 2024
The Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem are a collective of established Canadian crime fiction authors and talented new writers of the genre. Visit their website mesdamesofmayhem.com to watch the CBC documentary about them. Authors Donna...
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