Curious about or interested in writing humour and how it can be utilized in crime fiction?
Join award-winning author of the “Hammerhead” Jed pro-wrestler PI mystery-comedy series A.J. Devlin for the Crime Writers of Canada “INFUSING HUMOUR INTO CRIME FICTION” webinar for a fun and lively tutorial and Q&A on how to implement moments of levity into stories.
From cozies all the way to thrillers, learn how valuable — and essential — humour can be to your writing!
Bio
AJ Devlin grew up in Greater Vancouver before moving to Southern California where he earned a BFA in Screenwriting from Chapman University, an MFA in Screenwriting from The American Film Institute Conservatory, and worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood.
COBRA CLUTCH, book one in the “Hammerhead” Jed pro-wrestler PI mystery-comedy series, was nominated for a 2019 Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Award for Best Debut Mystery and won the 2019 Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best First Novel.
The sequel, ROLLING THUNDER, was featured in The Vancouver Sun, CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal Reviews, Mystery Tribune Magazine and was selected by the SONS OF SPADE crime fiction blog as the BEST PI NOVEL of 2020.
Book three, FIVE MOVES OF DOOM, is a Globe and Mail Best Book of 2022, won the 2022 Crime Fiction Lover Editor’s Choice Award for Best Indie Novel, was a finalist for the 2023 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery, and shortlisted for the CWC Award of Excellence for Best Novel Set in Canada.