Southwest Sleuths Final Newsletter
May 1, 2022
Our thanks to all of you for being so gracious about the hotel issues. This was certainly a convention to remember and the Tingleys were a fearsome bunch, but we survived The Clyde!
And an extra round of applause to all the volunteers who who generously donated their time throughout the convention. Left Coast Crime conventions can’t happen without volunteers.
Silent and Live Auction
We are grateful to everyone who donated items for our Silent and Live Auctions and all our generous bidders on auction items and the quilt. We raised $7,245 for Croak & Dagger’s Great (Little) Library Adventure benefitting 50+ smallest public and community libraries in the state of New Mexico: $1410 Quilt Raffle, $3160 Silent Auction, $2675 Live Auction. LCC 2022 will donate an additional $7755 to bring the grand total to $15,000.
Vallery Feldman, who made the quilt, and Ann Zeigler, who ran the raffle,
present the 2022 LCC Quilt to the lucky winner.
The Pot Thief Who Studied Calvin
An advertisement in the program book for LCC Albuquerque inviting attendees to make comments on
The Pot Thief Who Studied Calvin ARC found in many of the bookbags was accidentally omitted. Comments can be sent to Mike Orenduff at
ThePotThief@gmail.com.
A few pictures …
Thanks to John T. Bychowski, who stepped in at the last moment to record some memories, here are a some incredible pictures from the convention. (And a few non-professional iPhone pix that John should not be blamed for.)
Lefty Nominees for Best Humorous Mystery
Ellen Byron, Cynthia Kuhn, Jennifer Chow, Raquel V. Reyes, Wendall Thomas
Not Pictured: Elle Cosimano
Lefty Nominees for Best Historical Mystery (Bill Gottfried Memorial)
John Copenhaver, Sujata Massey, Susanna Calkins, Catriona McPherson
Not Pictured: Naomi Hirahara, Lori Rader-Day
Lefty Nominees for Best Debut Mystery
Marco Carocari, Mia P. Manasala, Wanda M. Morris
Not Pictured: Alexandra Andrews, Zakiya Dalila Harris
Lefty Nominees for Best Mystery
William Kent Krueger, Tracy Clark, Matt Coyle
Not Pictured: S.A. Cosby, P.J. Vernon
Fan Guest of Honor Kristopher Zgorski hosts: Lives Well Read: 5 Fans, 6 Decades, 30 Books
with Judy Bobalik, Dru Ann Love, Lucinda Surber (Not Pictured: Janet Rudolph)
Toastmaster Kellye Garrett interviewed by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Guest of Honor Mick Herron interviewed by Juliet Grames
Guest of Honor Catriona McPherson interviewed by Fan Guest of Honor Kristopher Zgorski
Toastmaster Kellye Garrett receives award from Co-Chair Lucinda Surber
Toastmaster Kellye Garrett presents award to Fan Guest of Honor Kristopher Zgorski
Toastmaster Kellye Garrett presents award to Guest of Honor Mick Herron
Toastmaster Kellye Garrett presents award to Guest of Honor Catriona McPherson
Steve Brewer, Toastmaster for LCC 2011, presents the Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery
The Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery goes to Raquel V. Reyes for
Mango, Mambo, and Murder
Vallery Feldman, Fan Guest of Honor at LCC 2009, presents the Lefty Award
for Best Historical Mystery, the Bill Gottfried Memorial
The Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery goes to Naomi Hirahara
for
Clark and Division
S.J. Rozan, Guest of Honor at LCC 2005, presents the Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery
The Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery goes to Wanda M. Morris for
All Her Little Secrets
George Easter, Fan Guest of Honor at LCC 2000, presents the Lefty Award for Best Mystery
The Lefty for Best Mystery goes to William Kent Krueger for
Lightning Strike
Future LCC 2023 Toastmaster Ellen Byron assists Kellye Garrett with the Live Auction
This advertisement was also accidentally omitted. We suspect Clyde was responsible for the error.
Left Coast Crime 2023
Tucson, Arizona
When: March 16–19, 2023
Where: El Conquistador Tucson, A Hilton Resort
Lifetime Achievement: J.A. Jance
Guest of Honor: Glen Erik Hamilton
Guest of Honor: Sujata Massey
Fan Guest of Honor: Dru Ann Love
Toastmaster: Ellen Byron
Ghost of Honor: Winn Bundy
Registration: $250 through April 10, 2022
Online Registration
El Conquistador Tucson spans 50 acres, overlooking Pusch Ridge in one direction and the Santa Catalina Mountains to the other. The resort has a swimming pool, spa, hiking and cycling trails, tennis courts, and a golf course. Our convention rate is $195 for the convention nights, plus three nights before and after the convention (subject to availability) so you can extend your stay in Tucson. The standard daily resort charge has been waived for Left Coast Crime registrants.
More information about the convention
