Marcelle Dubé talks about her book, Identity Withheld, which has been nominated for Crime Writers Canada's Awards of Excellence for Best Crime Novella.
About the Author
Marcelle Dubé writes mystery and speculative fiction novels and short stories. Mostly. She grew up near Montreal. After trying out a number of different provinces and living in the Yukon for over 35 years, she now lives in Alberta—which is much like the Yukon in all the ways that count. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies.
Elizabeth Elwood joins Erik D'Souza to discuss her short story, Number 10 Marlborough Place, which has been nominated for an Awards of Excellence Best Short Crime Story 2022.
About the Author
Elizabeth Elwood is the author of six books in the Beary Mystery series, all of which have received high praise for their wit and style. She is also a playwright whose plays have entertained audiences in both Canada and the United States. In addition, she acts as artistic director for Elwoodettes Marionettes and has created twenty marionette musicals for that company. Born in England, Elizabeth just moved from Vancouver to British Columbia's beautiful Sunshine Coast.
Melissa Yi discusses her story, Dead Man's Hand, which has been shortlisted for The Crime Writers Canada's Awards of Excellence, Best Short Crime Story.
About the Author
Melissa Yi could slice your throat and sew it back up again. Legally. Because she’s an emergency doctor.
In her spare minutes, Melissa writes the Hope Sze medical crime series, which Ellery Queen praised for its “nitty-gritty” description and Publishers Weekly for its “darker themes … entertaining and insightful.” Kirkus considers Hope Sze a “modern heroine,” the CBC calls her a “must-read,” and The Globe and Mail praises her as a “standout,” having written a best Canadian suspense novel.
Melissa’s mystery stories were finalists for the Arthur Ellis Award (best crime story in Canada) and the Derringer Award (best crime story in the English language) and longlisted for the Staunch Prize (best feminist thriller worldwide).
But that’s not all! Because all ER doctors have some form of ADHD (joking. Sort of), Melissa also writes romance and YA. Under the name Melissa Yuan-Innes, she writes the Unfeeling Doctor memoir series as well as fantasy and science fiction for which she won a Writers of the Future Award.
Nate Hendley True-Crime Author Page discusses his novel, The Beatle Bandit, which has been nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book.
About the Author
Nate Hendley is a journalist and author. His books include The Boy on the Bicycle, The Big Con, and Bonnie and Clyde. Nate lives in Toronto.
Sam Wiebe discusses his novel, Hell and Gone, which has been nominated for the Crime Writers Canada Awards of Excellence for The Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada.
About the Author
Sam Wiebe is the award-winning author of the Wakeland novels, one of the most authentic and acclaimed detective series in Canada, including Invisible Dead (“the definitive Vancouver crime novel”), Cut You Down (“successfully brings Raymond Chandler into the 21st century”), and Hell and Gone ("the best crime writer in Canada").
Wiebe’s other books include Never Going Back, Last of the Independents, and the Vancouver Noir anthology, which he edited.
Wiebe’s work has won the Crime Writers of Canada award and the Kobo Emerging Writers prize, and been shortlisted for the Edgar, Hammett, Shamus, and City of Vancouver book prizes. @sam_wiebe
Sam is represented by Chris Casuccio at WCA (literary) and Rena Zimmerman at Great North Artists (film/tv).
Contact: Sam (at) samwiebe.com.
Rosemary McCracken discusses her short story, In From the Cold, which appears in the upcoming Crime Writers Canada's anthology, Cold Canadian Crime. About the Author Born and raised in Montreal, Rosemary McCracken is a Toronto journalist who specializes in personal finance and the financial services industry. Her first Pat Tierney mystery novel, Safe Harbor, was shortlisted for Britain's Debut Dagger and published by Imajin Books in 2012. Black Water, the second mystery in the series, was released in 2013, followed by Raven Lake in 2016 and Uncharted Waters in 2020. “The Sweetheart Scamster,” a Pat Tierney short story in the anthology Thirteen, was a 2014 Derringer finalist. Jack Batten, the Toronto Star's crime fiction reviewer, calls Pat “a hugely attractive sleuth figure.”
Join Crime Writer C.S. Porter as he discusses his novel Beneath her Skin, which has been shortlisted for the Awards of Excellence in The Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada.
Alice Bienia joins Erik D'Souza to discuss her Jorja Knight Mysteries, including Three Dog Knight, which has been shortlisted for the Awards of Excellence in The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery category.
About Alice Bienia
A former geologist and management consultant, Alice Bienia was a trailblazer for Canadian women conducting field exploration. Her work in remote regions of Canada honed her passion for adventure, coffee, reading, storytelling, and all things absurd and sublime. Alice resides in Calgary, and when not plotting a murder, amuses herself watching foreign flicks and exploring Calgary’s urban parks and pathways.
Visit her webpage alicebienia.com
Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) is pleased to announce the Shortlists for the 2022 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing. Started in 1984, the annual Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, then known as the Arthur Ellis Awards, recognizes the best in mystery, crime, and suspense fiction, and crime nonfiction by Canadian authors.
CWC would like to thank ECW Press, Rakuten Kobo, Mystery Magazine, Shaftesbury, Simpson and Wellenreiter LLP (Hamilton), Writers First, Jane Doe and the Howard Engel family for their sponsorship, and the many participating publishers for their continued support.
On behalf of CWC, Judy Penz Sheluk, Board Chair, wishes to congratulate all the finalists. Winners will be announced Thursday 26 May 2022.
For more information about the Awards of Excellence, https://crimewriterscanada.com......
Going Pro is an interview series that celebrates an associate member of Crime Writers Canada publishing their first crime novel and becoming a professional member. Technically, J.T. Siemens is all ready a professional member because he's published several short stories. Still, CWC wanted to celebrate the publication of his debut novel, To Those Who Killed Me. About J.T. Siemens J.T. Siemens moved to Vancouver to become a personal trainer, but feels fortunate to have discovered his true love: writing crime fiction. After studying screenwriting at Capilano University, he followed it up with creative writing at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. To Those Who Killed Me, his first book in the Sloane Donovan series, was nominated for the Arthur Ellis Unhanged Award, and will be published by NeWest Press in spring of 2022. His short fiction has appeared in Mystery Weekly, Down in the Dirt, and CC&D.