| THURSDAY |
| Time |
Pavilion 1 & 2 |
Pavilion 3 |
Pavilion 4 |
Pavilion 5 |
Pavilion 6 |
| 9:00-11:00 AM |
Author Speed-Dating (Pavilion 6)
Les & Leslie Blatt (M) and 40 Authors, limited seating for 144 fans |
| 11:00-Noon |
Lunch Break (on your own) |
| 12:00-12:45 PM |
Left Coast Crime 101
Lucinda Surber (M)
Janet Rudolph
Les Blatt
Leslie Blatt
Stan Ulrich |
Paranormal
Rena Leith (M)
Wendy Fallon
Molly MacRae
Kris Neri
Sandy Wright |
Thrillers & Killers
Kris Calvin (M)
Libby Fischer Hellmann
Wayne Johnson
Mike McCrary
A.F. (Addy) Whitehouse |
You Do WHAT? Unusual Occupations
J.C. Eaton (Ann Goldfarb) (M)
John Billheimer
Susanna Calkins
Julie Holmes
Ilene Schneider |
|
| 1:15-2:00 PM |
New Mexico: Land of Enchantment or Muerte?
Ann Zeigler (M)
Amy M. Bennett
Amanda McCabe/Amanda Allen
Lynn C. Miller
J. Michael Orenduff |
Writing Police Procedurals: Just the Facts or Just the Clichés?
James L'Etoile (M)
Dana King
T.K. Thorne
Frank Zafiro |
20th Century Historicals
Susan McDuffie (M)
Janet Dawson
Michael Kurland
Rosemary Lord
|
I Am What I Write: Real Life as Fiction
Alistair Kimble (M)
Paula Bernstein
Janet Greger
Ellen Kirschman
D.R. Ransdell |
|
| 2:30-3:15 PM |
That's News to Me: Journalism
Mark Stevens (M)
Laurie Fagen
Gwen Florio
Rich Zahradnik |
Amateur Hour: When bad **** finds your protagonist
Ana Manwaring (M)
Glenda Carroll
Connie di Marco
Peggy Rothschild
Linda Sands |
True Crime: Researching the Truth & Finding the Story
Mary St. John (M)
James T. Bartlett
David Putnam
Charles Salzberg
|
Writing a Series: Keeping it fresh
Reed Farrel Coleman (M)
Matt Goldman
Glen Erik Hamilton
William Kent Krueger
S.J. Rozan |
|
| 3:45-4:30 PM |
Why We Love Amateur Sleuths
Leslie J. Hall (M)
Stina Branson
Rob Osler
Gigi Pandian
Eileen Rendahl
|
Jewish Noir
Chantelle Aimée Osman (M)
Ellen Kirschman
Jeff Markowitz
Ilene Schneider
Kenneth Wishnia |
The Liars Panel
Johnny Shaw (M)
Steve Brewer
Ellen Byron/Maria DiRico
Susanna Calkins
Wanda M. Morris
|
Celebrating the Short Story
Conda V Douglas (M)
Mysti Berry
Amy Drayer
James D.F. Hannah
Robert Lopresti |
|
| 5:00-5:45 PM |
Fan Guest of Honor Kristopher Zgorski Hosts: Lives Well Read: 5 Fans, 6 Decades, 30 Books with Judy Bobalik, Dru Ann Love, Janet Rudolph, Lucinda Surber (Pavilion 6) |
| 6:30-7:30 PM |
Welcome Reception (Pavilion Center) sponsored by MWA Northern California & MWA Southern California |
| 7:30 PM |
Dinner (on your own) |
| 8:30-9:30 PM |
Toastmaster Kellye Garrett Hosts Game Night with Ellen Byron, Marco Carocari, Mia P. Manansala, Catriona McPherson (Pavilion 6) |
| Friday |
| Time |
Pavilion 1 & 2 |
Pavilion 3 |
Pavilion 4 |
Pavilion 5 |
Pavilion 6 |
| 7:15-8:45 AM |
Meet the New Authors Breakfast — Planned by Mike Befeler; Hosted by Les & Leslie Blatt (Pavilion Center) sponsored by Sisters in Crime
All convention registrants welcome, seating limited. |
| 9:00-9:45 AM |
Guest of Honor Catriona McPherson interviewed by Kristopher Zgorski (Pavilion 6)
followed by signing in Pavilion 6 |
| 10:15-11:00 AM |
Lefty Debut Award Nominees
Lucinda Surber (M)
Marco Carocari
Mia P. Manansala
Wanda M. Morris |
How Cozy Is Cozy?
Becky Clark (M)
Jenny Andersen
Colin Conway
Julia Henry/Julie Hennrikus
Kelly Garrett/Emmeline Duncan
|
Keeping Things Fresh: Avoiding Clichés & Tropes
Lance Charnes (M)
Baer Charlton
Jason Pinter
Linda Sands
Alexandra Sokoloff |
Weaving Political & Social Themes into Mysteries
Nina Simon (M)
Alistair Kimble
Terry Shames
Clea Simon |
|
| 11:30-12:15 PM |
Lefty Best Novel Nominees
Oline Cogdill (M)
Tracy Clark
Matt Coyle
William Kent Krueger |
Multimedia Murder: Escape from the Page
T.E. (Thena) MacArthur (M)
Dale Berry
David Boop
Shaun Harris
CJ Verburg |
Thrillers
Libby Fischer Hellmann (M)
Kris Calvin
Joan Golden
Mike Lawson
David Heska Wanbli Weiden |
Wonder Women: Strong Female Protagonists
Julie Holmes (M)
Tori Eldridge
Margaret Mizushima
Linda L. Richards
Faye Snowden |
|
| 12:15-1:30 PM |
Lunch Break (on your own) |
| 1:30-2:15 PM |
Lefty Humorous Nominees
Janet Rudolph (M)
Ellen Byron/Maria DiRico
Jennifer Chow
Cynthia Kuhn
Raquel V. Reyes
Wendall Thomas |
Where To Start: Plot? Character? Setting? Coffee?
Mark Stevens (M)
Jordan Harper
Anne Hillerman
Claire Johnson
Carl Vonderau |
Murder All Over the Map
Kathy McIntosh (M)
Annamaria Alfieri
Dominic Martell
Sujata Massey
Gigi Pandian
|
Scene-Stealing Secondary Characters
Robert Lopresti (M)
Greg Herren
Laurie R. King
Karen Odden
Bonnar Spring |
|
| 2:45-3:30 PM |
Writing Characters Who Aren’t Like Me
Kristopher Zgorski (M)
John Copenhaver
Craig Robertson
Clea Simon
Matt Witten |
Let's Keep It Short (Fiction): Cozies to Noir
Lisa Q. Mathews (M)
Alicia Gaspar de Alba
Madeleine Harris-Callway
Vera HC Chan
Gay Toltl Kinman |
Crime in Rural Settings
Shannon Baker (M)
Susan Alice Bickford
Claire Booth
Gwen Florio
Travis Richardson
|
Spies: Official & Otherwise
Oline Cogdill (M)
Rhys Bowen
Lance Charnes
Mick Herron
Erica Ruth Neubauer |
|
| 4:00-4:45 PM |
A Dickens of a Time: Our Best and Worst Moments
Catriona McPherson (M)
Tracy Clark
Leslie Karst
Jess Lourey
Wendall Thomas |
Alternate Paths to Publishing
David Schlosser (M)
Michelle Cox
Terry Odell
Gregory Randall
M. Rebecca Wildsmith |
Small Town Crime
Pam Clark (M)
Leslie Budewitz/Alicia Beckman
John McMahon
Terry Shames
Heather Young |
Writing for the Screen
Rosemary Lord (M)
Steve Brewer
Bill Fitzhugh
Lee Goldberg
Lee Matthew Goldberg
|
|
| 5:15-6:00 PM |
Toastmaster Kellye Garrett interviewed by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Pavilion 6)
followed by signing in Pavilion 6 |
| 6:00-7:30 PM |
Dinner Break (on your own) |
| 7:30-8:30 PM |
Tony Hillerman Event hosted by Anne Hillerman and James McGrath Morris (Pavilion 6) |
| Saturday |
| Time |
Pavilion 1 & 2 |
Pavilion 3 |
Pavilion 4 |
Pavilion 5 |
Pavilion 6 |
| 7:15-8:45 AM |
Breakfast (Pavilion Center)
All convention registrants welcome, seating limited. |
| 9:00-9:45 AM |
Guest of Honor Mick Herron interviewed by Juliet Grames (Pavilion 6)
followed by signing in Pavilion 6 |
| 10:15-11:00 AM |
Lefty Historical Nominees: The Past Is Another Country
Laurie R. King (M)
Susanna Calkins
John Copenhaver
Naomi Hirahara
Sujata Massey
Catriona McPherson |
Cozy Mysteries: Murder, Mayhem & a Cup of Tea
Sarah Fisk (M)
J.C. Eaton (Ann Goldfarb)
Margaret Callison Morse
Janice Peacock
Jane Stillwater
Margaret Tessler |
Hardboiled
Justin Bendell (M)
Reed Farrel Coleman
Matt Coyle
Michael Wiley
Kenneth Wishnia |
Ripped from the Headlines: Real-Life Characters & Stories
Vera HC Chan (M)
Kari Bovée
Susan Elia Macneal
David Morrell
Rick Treon |
|
| 11:30-12:15 PM |
Historical Mysteries
Amy S. Peele (M)
Clare Broyles
Michael Cooper
Sue Hallgarth
Lorena Hughes |
When Less is More: Short Stories
P Moss (M)
Kim Keeline
G.M. Malliet
Raquel V. Reyes |
The Contradiction of Humor & Crime: How do you know what’s funny?
Susan C. Shea (M)
Kris Bock
Becky Clark
Cynthia Kuhn
Rob Osler
|
Gothic & Noir
Jay Shepherd (M)
Matt Goldman
John McMahon
Charles Salzberg
Faye Snowden |
|
| 12:15-1:30 PM |
Lunch Break (on your own) Lefty Award Ballots due by 1:30 PM |
| 1:30-2:15 PM |
Importance of Family
S.J. Rozan (M)
Kellye Garrett
Mary Keliikoa
David Heska Wanbli Weiden |
Publishing
Lee Goldberg (M)
Terri Bischoff
Juliet Grames
J. Michael Orenduff
Jason Pinter |
Creating Memorable Characters
Claire Booth (M)
Lee Matthew Goldberg
Anne Hillerman
Curtis Ippolito
Josh Stallings |
What's Noir Got To Do With It?
Madeleine Harris-Callway (M)
Andrew Bourelle
Corey Lynn Fayman
Jo Perry |
|
| 2:45-3:30 PM |
Culinary Cozies: What’s cookin’?
Chantelle Aimée Osman (M)
Daisy Bateman
Jennifer Chow
Leslie Karst
Mia P. Manansala |
Graphic But Not Gratuitous: Getting Police Procedurals Right
Michelle Chouinard (M)
Shannon Baker
Donnell Ann Bell
Merit Clark
James L'Etoile |
When Is It Right To Do Wrong? Characters Pushing the Limit of the Law
Wanda M. Morris (M)
Glen Eric Hamilton
Mick Herron
Jamie Mason
Thomas Perry |
No Skirting the Issue: Female Protagonists in Historical Mysteries
Anne Louise Bannon (M)
Mariah Fredericks
Dianne Freeman
Erica Ruth Neubauer
Ann Parker |
|
| 4:00-4:45 PM |
Location as Character: The Importance of Setting
Laurie Rockenbeck (M)
Jeff Markowitz
Craig Robertson
Johnny Shaw |
Legal Themes: Does Fiction Get it Right?
L.F. Robertson (M)
Leslie Budewitz/Alicia Beckman
Margaret Callison Morse
Jay Shepherd |
Fireside Chat: Streaming Crime (a discussion of crime television on streaming platforms)
Kristopher Zgorski (M)
Tracy Clark
Jess Lourey
Alexandra Sokoloff
Holly West |
Passport, Please
Kiffer Brown (M)
Pamela Beason
Ana Manwaring
Susan C. Shea
David P. Wagner |
|
| 5:30-7:00 PM |
Silent Auction Final Bidding ends 6:00 PM in Fiesta Ballroom
Cash Bars in Pavilion Court 5:30-7:00 PM |
| 7:00-9:00 PM |
Lefty Awards Banquet (Grand Pavilion) sponsored by Mystery Writers of America |
| Sunday |
| Time |
Pavilion 1 & 2 |
Pavilion 3 |
Pavilion 4 |
Pavilion 5 |
Pavilion 6 |
| 9:00-9:45 AM |
Art Crime: Amateur Sleuths & the World of Art & Artifacts
Nina Wachsman (M)
Connie Berry
Margaret Lucke
M.A. Monnin
Lane Stone
|
Environmental Mysteries: Challenges & Rewards of Activist Fiction
Alicia Gaspar de Alba (M)
Scott Graham
Karen Keskinen
Kathy McIntosh
Greg Zeigler |
Critters & Crimes
Amy S. Peele (M)
Pamela Beason
Janet Finsilver
Margaret Mizushima
Barbara Nickless
|
This Isn’t Cabot Cove: Setting & the Small-Town Series
Shelley Adina (M)
Marty Eberhardt
K.P. Gresham
Peggy Rothschild
|
|
| 10:15-11:00 AM |
History & Mystery
Sharon E. Cathcart (M)
Yves Fey
Robert Kidera
Claudia Hagadus Long
Jeanne Matthews |
The Future of Conventions: How Should LCC Adapt?
Lucinda Surber (M)
Left Coast Crime Committee |
Genre Bending
David Boop (M)
Eliizabeth Crowens
Sabrina Flynn
Stacie Murphy |
The Joys & Perils of Co-Authoring
A Conversation Between Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles |
|
| 11:30-12:30 PM |
Guest of Honor Closing Panel (no signing after) (Pavilion 6)
Ellen Byron (M)
Kellye Garrett, Mick Herron, Catriona McPherson, Kristopher Zgorski |
| 12:30 PM |
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye…See you next year in Tucson, Arizona for Trouble in Tucson |
