The Sisters in Crime Writers' Podcast

Hailing from Northern Virginia, Yasmin Angoe is a first-generation Ghanaian American who grew up in two cultural worlds. She taught English in middle and high schools for years, served as an instructional coach for virtual teachers, and works as a freelance developmental and copy editor. Yasmin received the 2020 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Writers of Color from Sisters in Crime, of whi...

Jacki York is a life-long mystery reader and, as yet, unpublished mystery author. Her day job as an auditor finds her chasing down financial transactions and pleading with people to please not write their passwords of scraps of paper. She is a CPA, CIA, and CFE. When she is not working, she is gardening, herding five cats, or cooking meals with lots of veggies and beans. She lives with her partner...

David Heska Wanbli Weiden, an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota Nation, is the author of Winter Counts (Ecco, 2020), nominated for the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Barry Award, Thriller Award, Macavity Award, Shamus Award, Hammett Prize, and the winner of the Lefty and Spur Awards. The novel was a New York Times Editors’ Choice, main selection of the Book of the Month Club, an Indie Next pick,...

Alex Segura is an acclaimed, award-winning writer of novels, comic books, short stories, and podcasts. He is the author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, the Pete Fernandez Mystery series (including the Anthony Award-nominated crime novels Dangerous Ends, Blackout. and Miami Midnight), and the upcoming Secret Identity (Flatiron Books). His short story “Red Zone” won the 2020 Anthony Award for B...

Tracy Clark, a native Chicagoan, is the author of the award-winning Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series, featuring ex-cop turned PI Cassandra Raines. A multi-nominated Anthony, Lefty and Shamus Award finalist, she is also the 2020 winner of the G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award. Tracy is a member of Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime and currently se...

Vanessa Lillie is the Amazon Bestselling author of Little Voices, which received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and Best Debuts 2019 by Bolo Books. She's a Board Member of Sisters in Crime and has a weekly column in The Providence Journal. Her recently released thriller, For the Best, was a “must read” in POPSUGAR and CrimeReads. In early 2022, she'll release a coaut...

Stephanie Gayle is the Vice President of the national board of Sisters in Crime. She wrote the Thomas Lynch mystery series, which starts with Idyll Threats. She co-created the Boston reading series, Craft on Draft. A graduate of Smith College, Stephanie works at MIT doing finance stuff for "people too smart to do basic math." Notes from the episode: In the Drowning Deep by Mera Grant Death...

After a long career as a healthcare Executive, Alec Peche wrote her first mystery in 2013. A lifelong fan of the mystery genre, a few dud stories convinced her to try her hand at writing. Now she has 16 books published in two series. Her next release will mark the start of a third series. Website:    www. AlecPeche.com Twitter:       www.twitter.com/AlecPeche Facebook:    www.facebook.com/AlecPech...

Kellye Garrett is the author of the upcoming suspense novel Like A Sister (Mulholland Books) and the acclaimed Detective by Day lightweight mysteries. The first, Hollywood Homicide , won the Anthony, Agatha, Lefty, and IPPY for best first novel. It’s also one of BookBub’s “Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time.” The second, Hollywood Ending, was featured on the TODAY show’s Best Summer Reads of 2019 an...

Tracee de Hahn started her professional life as an architect before transitioning to the non-profit world and eventually university fundraising. An avid reader, the desire to write felt like a natural evolution, while the transition to published author took a shove from a friend who threatened to submit her manuscript. Tracee’s first two books were inspired by several years living in Switzerland a...

Edwin Hill’s critically-acclaimed crime novels include WATCH HER, THE MISSING ONES, and LITTLE COMFORT. He has been nominated for Edgar and Agatha Awards, featured in Us Magazine, received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal, and was recognized as one of “Six Crime Writers to Watch” in Mystery Scene magazine. He lives in Roslindale, Massachusetts with his partner Mi...

Marla Bradeen writes mysteries both as herself and as Paige Sleuth. A former software consultant and analyst, she gave up her day job in 2012 and now enjoys killing off imaginary people with lives more interesting than hers. When she’s not plotting murder, she spends her time catering to the demands of her two rescue cats. Website:    http://www.marlabradeen.com/ Facebook:    https://www.facebook....

Mia P. Manansala (she/her) is a certified book coach and the author of ARSENIC AND ADOBO (Berkley May 4, 2021), the first in the Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery series. She uses humor (and murder) to explore aspects of the Filipino diaspora, queerness, and her millennial love for pop culture. She is the winner of the 2018 Hugh Holton Award, the 2018 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of C...

In this episode, Barbara Ross shares the best, and worst, writing advice she’s received. She also talks about writer’s block, and what it means to her. She mentions Annie Lamott's Bird by Bird and Stephen King’s On Writing. For Maine crime writers, she suggests joining the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. For Boston area writers, she mentioned Grub Street as a resource. Barbara Ross is t...

In this episode Catriona McPherson speaks about writing in different genres, definitions of success, and her writing habits. National-bestselling author, Catriona (kuh-TREE-nuh) McPherson, was born in Scotland and lived there until immigrating in 2010. She writes historical detective stories set in the old country in the 1930s. THE TURNING TIDE (No.14) won a 2021 Lefty award and is nominated for a...

Faye Snowden is the author of noir mysteries, poems and short stories. Her novels include Spiral of Guilt, The Savior, Fatal Justice, and A Killing Fire, a dark, southern gothic tale featuring homicide detective Raven Burns. A Killing Fire is first in a four-part series. The sequel, A Killing Rain will be released in 2022. Faye has a Master’s in English Literature. She has been awarded writing fel...

In this episode Kate Flora discusses her career, her history with Sisters in Crime, and definitions of success and how important they are to discuss. Kate Flora's fascination with people's criminal tendencies began in the Maine attorney general's office. Deadbeat dads, people hurting their kids, and employers' discrimination aroused her curiosity about human behavior. The author of...

In this episode, V.M. (Valerie) Burns shares her insights on her writing journey, which started as a screenwriter. She discusses success, and what that looks like, and her publishing journey. V.M. (Valerie) Burns is the author of the RJ Franklin Mystery Series, The Dog Club Mystery Series, and the Mystery Bookshop Mystery Series. Originally from Northwestern Indiana, Valerie now lives in Eastern T...

Guest: Sandra SG Wong Bio: Sandra SG Wong writes fiction across genres, speaks on writing and publishing topics, and volunteers for important community causes. She has been a finalist in the Arthur Ellis Awards for Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing (Best First Novel and Best Short Story) and longlisted for the Whistler Independent Book Awards (Best Crime Fiction). Her next book is a standalone...

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