An interview with Susan Calder, author of A DEADLY FLU, a short story in COLD CANADIAN CRIME anthology.
Susan Calder is a Calgary author who grew up in Montreal. She has written four novels, 3 in the Paula Savard Mystery series and 1 standalone. She’s served on the board of the When Words Collide Festival for Readers and Writers and is a vice chair for the upcoming Boucheron Mystery Convention in 2026.
To learn more about Susan, visit: http://susancalder.com/
And to learn more about Cold Canadian Crime, visit: https://www.crimewriterscanada...
A.J. Fotheringham is a Montreal-based writer who, at the age of 9, started a lifelong love of words. She used this skill to build a career in journalism, communications, translation, and publishing. She has published a children’s book, a poetry book, short stories, and non-fiction. She is currently writing the Lamb’s Bay Mysteries, a cozy mystery series based in the fictional town of Lamb’s Bay, a coastal community whose charming atmosphere hides a series of secrets.
Julie Hiner is an author, publisher, blogger, and Alberta’s regional rep for Crime Crimewriters Canada.
Julie spent over a decade working as a computer scientist on large scale network systems. On a break between contracts, Julie followed her passion for writing. She has had a long-time fascination with the complexity of the dark mind of the serial killer. Finding inspiration at a talk given by a local homicide detective, Julie surged down her new path to writing a dark, serial killer novel.
Now, Julie serves up toxic cocktails of 80s metal, ritualistic murder, and raw horror at KillersAndDemons.com.
FINAL TRACK (Detective Mahoney Series Book 1) is a 2022 Finalist Kindle Book Awards Horror/Suspense.
Diane Bator is the Ontario: Southwest/North/Greater Toronto Area regional representative for Crime Crime Writers Canada. She is a prolific writer published by BWL Publishing. She is a member of WCYR, Sisters in Crime, and a board member for the Crime Writers of Canada. She is the author of several mystery series and a budding playwright.
A Conversation with Brenda Chapman about her story, THE FINAL HIT, which appears in COLD CANADIAN CRIME.
Brenda Chapman is a Canadian crime fiction author with over twenty published novels. In addition to short stories and standalones, she has written the lauded Stonechild and Rouleau police procedural series, the Anna Sweet mystery novellas, and the Jennifer Bannon mysteries for middle grade. Her work has been shortlisted for several awards including four Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence.
Learn more about Cold Canadian Crime at https://www.crimewriterscanada...
visit Brenda at https://brendachapman.ca/
Crime Writers Canada's Erik D'Souza, chats with fellow authors Jayne Barnard, Tara Moss and Alan R. Warren.
Video descriptor: We see a Zoom screen split into four panels. The first shows Erik D'Souza. He wears a collared white shirt and glasses, and has dark hair. He is wearing ear buds.
The second panel shows Tara Moss. Tara is a tall white woman with long dark salt and pepper hair. She is using her wheelchair, Nyx, and is wearing a grey top and dark red lipstick.
The third shows Alan R Warren, a white man with grey beard and a baseball cap, with shelves of books behind him.
The fourth panel shows Jayne Barnard. Jayne describes herself as a short white-haired woman with red glasses and a straight-necked burgundy sweater.
One resource to get people started on understanding and avoiding stereotypes in their work
https://geekfeminism.fandom.co......
One targeting disability representation in particular:
Dietrich is the critically acclaimed and best-selling author of ten novels and winner of the 2022 Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Best Crime Novel sponsored by Rakuten Kobo, for his novel UNDER AN OUTLAW MOON.
learn more at https://dietrichkalteis.com/
A Conversation with Elizabeth Elwood about her story, THE SPLINTER OF ICE, which appears in the Cold Canadian Crime.
Elizabeth Elwood's story, NUMBER 10 MARLBOROUGH PLACE won the 2022 Crime Writers of Canada Best Crime Short Story sponsored by Mystery Magazine.
Here is a link to our first conversation about the Awards of Excellence: https://fb.watch/gxh_wxZzaQ/
For information about Cold Canadian Crime, please visit: https://www.crimewriterscanada...
And visit Elizabeth's website at: https://elihuentertainment.com...
Going Pro ep 4. A conversation with Alvin A. J. Esau. We talk about his new book, THE GORILLA MAN STRANGLER CASE, the serial killer Earle Nelson. We discuss Alvin's research into the subject and the chilling role of Canada’s so-called official hangman, Arthur Ellis. About the Author Alvin grew up in Coaldale, Alberta, and went on to study at the University of Alberta and at Harvard Law School. He taught law for more than 30 years at the University of Manitoba. At various times he was the Head of the University of Manitoba Legal Research Institute, Director of Graduate Legal Studies, Bencher of the Law Society of Manitoba, and Chancellor of the Diocese of Keewatin. He has also been a visiting professor at U.B.C Law School, St. John’s College, and the University of Victoria. In the field of legal history, his main passion is famous trials, especially true crime. His book THE GORILLA MAN STRANGLER CASE: Serial Killer Earle Nelson, has recently been published, and he is working on a follow up book which chronicles the probable murders of Earle Nelson in the United States. He is a member of the Crime Writers of Canada. learn more at: www.alvinesau.com
What makes a strong female character strong? Authors Tara Moss, Joanna Vander Vlugt, and Ardelle Holden discuss this issue with host Erik D’Souza. All three authors have written novels with compelling female protagonists but have also created secondary female characters that enrich their narratives. Crime literature has come a long way from female characters being slotted into stories as victims or femme fetales. Or has it?