A Conversation with Wayne Ng

September 18, 2023
CWC Annual Awards
A Conversation with  Wayne Ng

Wayne Ng discusses his novella, LETTERS FROM JOHNNY, the winner of the Best Novella for Crime Writers Canada's 2022 Awards of Excellence.

About the Author

Wayne Ng was born in downtown Toronto to Chinese immigrants who fed him a steady diet of bitter melons and kung fu movies. Ng works as a school social worker in Ottawa but lives to write, travel, eat and play, preferably all at the same time.

He is an award-winning author and traveler who continues to push his boundaries from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Author of LETTERS FROM JOHNNY, THE FAMILY CODE (2023) and FINDING THE WAY: A NOVEL OF LAO TZU. Connect with Wayne at WayneNgWrites.com

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Marsali Taylor interviewed by Erik D’Souza

International
March 28, 2023
Author Interviews
Marsali Taylor interviewed by Erik D’Souza

A Conversation with Marsali Taylor by Erik D'Souza for Crime Writers Canada

Marsali Taylor grew up near Edinburgh, and came to Shetland as a newly-qualified teacher. She is a qualified STGA tourist-guide who is fascinated by history, and has published plays in Shetland’s distinctive dialect, as well as a history of women's suffrage in Shetland. She's also a keen sailor who enjoys exploring in her own 8m yacht, and an active member of her local drama group.

Her newest novel, DEATH IN A SHETLAND LANE (due out on April 13th) is the eleventh book in the Shetland Sailing Mystery series.

#shetland #crimefiction #amwriting

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Gayleen Froese interviewed by Erik D’Souza

Alberta/NWT
March 14, 2023
Author Interviews
Gayleen Froese interviewed by Erik D’Souza

A Conversation with Gayleen Froese

Gayleen Froese is an LGBTQ writer of detective fiction living in Edmonton, Canada. Her novels include THE GIRL WHOSE LUCK RAN OUT and the upcoming sequel, THE MAN WHO LOST HIS PEN, from DSP Publications, and TOUCH and GRAYLING CROSS from NeWest Press.

Hosted by Erik D’Souza

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Welcome to Calgary

Alberta/NWT
February 22, 2023
Alberta Sunshine
Welcome to Calgary

Alberta Sunshine is a virtual series highlighting members of Crime Writers Canada from the Alberta/NWT Region. In our debut episode Susan Calder, Julie Hiner, and Niall Howell join Erik D'Souza to discuss all things Calgary.

We fact-check Tourism of Calgary's bold claims of ever-lasting sunshine, vibrant music & literary scene, and upcoming events such as When Words Collide: A Calgary Readercon and Bouchercon 2026.

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Lyn E. Ayre - Valentines Day Reading

BC/Yukon
February 22, 2023
Short Readings
Lyn E. Ayre - Valentines Day Reading

Lyn reads from her 2 newest books:

Murder on River's Bend, book 2 of the McClintock/Miller Romantic Suspense series and rhythm & rhyming spirit, a collection of poems written in 2022.

Lyn has been writing since she was eight years old…children’s books, poetry, songs, prose, short stories, cookbooks, energy healing manuals, meditations, inspirational phrases alongside Fibonacci fractals, policy & procedures manuals, memoirs, and romantic/suspense. Lyn believes that her gritty crime novels need to be balanced with a healthy dose of romance.

https://lynayre.com/

Murder on River's Bend on Amazon

CND: https://a.co/d/geEIfV3

US: https://a.co/d/10kgWNu

rhythm & rhyming spirit on Amazon

CND: https://a.co/d/gzZnjg9

US: https://a.co/d/8CvnMaX

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S2.ep 6 Joanne Paulson

saskatechewan
January 18, 2023
Meet the Board
S2.ep 6 Joanne Paulson

An interview with journalist, editor, crime writer, and the CWC representative of Saskatchewan, Joanne Paulson.

About Joanne,

J.C. Paulson thinks a mystery can — perhaps should — also be a love story.

Switching from fact (journalism) to fiction, it seemed a natural thing to combine the two. Evil versus good. Hate versus love. Think Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane, and a host of cozy mystery couples — not that her first three novels, Adam's Witness, Broken Through and Fire Lake, are very cozy.

Changing the world would be nice, too. Fiction allows us to swallow the bitter pills of social injustice and still (hopefully) be entranced, entertained and entangled in their solutions.

A rabid reader of mystery novels, J.C. Paulson has long admired the works of Dorothy Sayers, P.D. James and Ann Cleeves. She lives in a rambling bungalow on a quiet street in a Canadian prairie city with her husband.

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