Trouble in Tucson Newsletter
December 23, 2022
Happy Winter Solstice!
Now that the longest night of the year is over (for those of us in the northern hemisphere) we are looking forward to more sunlight and warmer weather. We hope you are all keeping safe and well.
Welcome to all our new registrants since the last newsletter. Only 13 more weeks until Left Coast Crime in Tucson, Arizona!
This newsletter is going out to all registrants of Albuquerque 2022 and Tucson 2023. Albuquerque registrants will remain on our newsletter list through the Lefty Nomination period. (Not sure if you are registered for Tucson? Check the Tucson Attendee page for your name.)
To unsubscribe, click the link at the bottom of this newsletter and you will be removed from our list (and will not receive a Lefty Nomination form).
2023 Lefty Awards
We hope you have been making lists of all your favorite mysteries published in 2022. If not, start looking back over your notes because your Lefty Nomination Form will be coming your way very very soon! Registrants will be able to nominate three titles in each category. Nominations will be accepted the first two weeks of January for the four 2023 Lefty Awards:
◉ Best Debut Mystery Novel
◉ Best Humorous Mystery Novel
◉ Best Historical Mystery Novel covering events before 1970
◉ Best Mystery Novel
To be eligible, titles must have been published for the first time in the United States or Canada during 2022, in book or ebook format. (If published in other countries before 2022, a book is still eligible if it meets the US or Canadian publication requirement.)
Nomination forms will be emailed in late December. The Lefty Award nominees will be announced on January 17, 2023. Final voting will be by paper ballot at the convention in Tucson.
Convention Updates
Panel Placement
The registration deadline for priority panel placement is December 31, 2022. Panels are scheduled from noon Thursday through noon Sunday. Authors attending the full convention have a much greater chance of receiving a panel assignment. If you are unable to attend certain days, please let us know prior to December 31. In January our panel team will begin creating the panels, and panel assignments will be sent out in early February.
Other Opportunities for Authors
After the panels have been announced, we will begin taking requests for other events like Meet the New Authors Breakfast, Author Speed-Dating, Author-Hosted Tables, and Author-Reader Connections. Watch your newsletters for information about signing up for these events when it is time. (We do not accept requests in advance.)
Book Room
Mostly Books, an independent bookstore in Tucson, will handle the sale of both traditionally published books, those returnable through major publishers or distributors, and consignment sales for authors who publish their works through alternate avenues.
Traditionally Published Authors
If you are a traditionally published author, you need to fill out <THIS FORM> with up to three books you would like Mostly Books to stock in the Book Room. The deadline for submitting the form is January 31.
Consignment Authors
Consignment authors must bring or ship their own books to the convention and fill out this Consignment Form (with all the details) to deliver with their books. Books left for consignment must have the sale price on the cover. Consignments are accepted at the rate of 60% for the author and 40% to the bookseller. At the end of the convention consignment authors must pick up any unsold books.
Advertising in the Program Book
Attention Authors! Please encourage your publisher to advertise in the Left Coast Crime Program Book. There are sizes and prices for every budget. Don’t be left out! The deadline for reserving ad space is January 20, 2023. The deadline for submission of artwork is February 3, 2023.
Details and Advertising Form
Sponsorship at Left Coast Crime
Left Coast Crime encourages organizations to sponsor a variety of events such as the Opening Reception, the Awards Banquet, the Friday “Meet the New Authors” breakfast, the Saturday breakfast, and the Hospitality Room. Other options include sponsoring one of our Guests of Honor or supporting Left Coast Crime by sponsoring products such as the convention book bag or name badge holder.
Our thanks to Kensington Books for sponsoring Saturday in the Hospitality Room. Closer to the convention we will share a schedule of the Kensington authors who will appear in the Hospitality Room on Saturday to sign books and meet fans.
Books for Book Bags
We are happy to accept crime fiction and non-fiction books for distribution to all attendees in our book bags. There is no charge, but you will need to ship the books to arrive by March 1, 2023. We accept any quantity of books, but prefer not to have more than 200 copies of a single title; multiple titles are recommended if you would like to place a book in every bag. In order to make book distribution work for both the participants (who will love receiving your books) and the booksellers (who will plan to bring different books to sell), we ask that you provide the title(s) and number of books you would like to donate.
Please email Lucinda Surber if you are interested in learning more about our sponsorship opportunities or donating books for our book bags.
Tucson Side Trips
Destination & Conference Services will be offering five tours for Left Coast Crime attendees and their guests. All tours are four hours long and include round-trip transportation from El Conquistador Tucson, admission fees, taxes, service gratuities, and bottled water. All five tours will be offered the following days and times. There is a 12-person minimum for each tour. If tours do not meet the minimum enrollment they will be cancelled and registrants will be offered another tour or a refund.
Dates & Times
◉ Tuesday, March 14, 2023: 1:00–4:00 PM
◉ Wednesday, March 15, 2023: 1:00–4:00 PM
◉ Thursday March 16, 2023: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Tour Options
◉ Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: $119
◉ Sabino Canyon: $99
◉ Biosphere 2: $119
◉ San Xavier del Bac Mission and downtown historical tour: $79
◉ Pima Air & Space Museum: $119
Please download the flyer with all the details about the tours. Information for making your reservation is on the final page.
Registration for LCC 2023
The registration fee increases on December 31, 2022, so remind your friends and relations!
Note to potential panelists: register by December 31, 2022 for priority panel consideration.
https://leftcoastcrime.org/2023/Registration.html
