Events

2026

April 12

Heart of Texas Sisters in Crime
Austin, TX
“What Makes a Good Short Story”
Time and location TBA

April 24–26

Malice Domestic
Bethesda, MD
“Dear Editor: How to Write for Anthologies”
Saturday, 11:00-11:50
Ballroom C
Moderator: Carla Coupe
Panelists: Michael Bracken, Josh Pachter, Kate Hohl, Smita Harish Jain

May 12

Sisters in Crime
Online Presentation
“Crafting Collections”
1:00 p.m. ET

May 16

Sisters in Crime—Capitol Crimes Chapter
Zoom, 1:00–3:00 p.m. Pacific
Presenter: “The Business of Writing Short: Establishing and Maintaining a Long Career Writing Short Crime Fiction”

June 6

ShortCon
Alexandria, VA
Host

July 6–31

Newberry Crime Writing Workshop
Workshop Leaders: Michael Bracken, Cheryl A. Head, Joe R. Lansdale, Warren Moore

August 18

Outliers Writing University
Zoom, 4:00 p.m. Pacific
Presenter: “Writing for Anthologies: How to Slip Between the Covers”

October 21–25

Bouchercon
Calgary, Canada
Events TBA