Welcome

Welcome to the home page of Mystery Writers of America (“MWA”). Come in and explore our website. MWA is the premier organization for mystery and crime writers, professionals allied to the crime writing field, aspiring crime writers, and folks who just love to read crime fiction. In these pages, you will learn about MWA, our programs, our authors and their books, including frequently updated calendars of events, announcements about our authors, their tour dates and their new releases.
 
Founded in 1945, MWA is a storied organization with a golden past and an exciting present. Each Spring, we present the Edgar® Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre. We sponsor MWA Literacy where we help to rebuild libraries around the US and as well as numerous other symposiunms and events designed to enlighten and inform authors and fans alike. If you’re an author in the mystery or crime genre or an allied professional, you’ll find important services and benefits here. If you’re a reader, fan, librarian, journalist or anybody else interested in learning more about the genre, you’ve come to the right place. We hope you’ enjoy our site, learn a lot and keep coming back for more.

News & Press

Click here to find out everything you need to know about the 2012 Edgar Awards Banquet, MWA’s Edgar Symposium and the soon to be announced Edgar Nominees.


Press Releases

2012 Edgar Nominations - January 19, 2012

2012 Grand Master, Raven and Ellery Queen Award Recipients - November 21, 2011

Regional Chapters

MWA has eleven regional chapters, ranging in size from one state (Florida) to thirteen (Midwest). Any member of MWA is automatically enrolled in the appropriate regional chapter. All chapters have a newsletter and most have regular meetings; increasingly, chapters also have an online presence. Many MWA meetings are open to non-members.
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Now in Stores:

Scrapbook of Secrets: A cumberland Creek Mystery
Author: Mollie Cox Bryan
Published: February 7, 2012 by Kensington
Series Name: Cumberland Creek Mysteries
Category: Traditional, Cozy
Main Character: Annie Chamovitz, Beatrice Matthews, Vera Matthews

Having traded in her career as a successful investigative journalist for the life of a stay-at-home mum in picturesque Cumberland Creek, Virginia, Annie can’t help but feel that something’s missing. But she finds solace in a local “crop circle” of scrapbookers united by chore-shy husbands, demanding children, and occasional fantasies of their former single lives.
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DARK STREETS OF WHITECHAPEL (A Jack the Ripper Mystery)
Author: R. Barri Flowers
Published: December 26, 2011 by Audible
Series Name: Jack the Ripper Mystery
Category: Historical Thriller, Detective Mystery, Murder Mystery, Psychological Suspense, Serial Killer Thriller
Main Character: Henry Marboro, Jack Lewiston, Loraine Broderick

DARK STREETS OF WHITECHAPEL (A Jack the Ripper Mystery), bestselling historical thriller by R. Barri Flowers, now in audio and eBook. NYC detective pursues deranged serial killer across the Atlantic to London in 1888.

 

"It gets no better than this! R. Barri Flowers has written another thriller guaranteed to hold onto its readers! It was so gripping that I forgot to breathe a couple of times!" -- Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews

 


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Coming Soon:

CURSES! A F***ed-Up Fairy Tale
Author: j.a. kazimer
Published: March 1, 2012 by Kensington
Series Name: A F***ed-Up Fairy Tale
Main Character: RJ, Asia, Cinderella

Definitely not for baby's bedtime reading, this hilarious and irreverent take on classic fairytales--think Shrek for grownups--combines humor, mystery, and characters only a fairy godmother could love...

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November Hunt
Author: Jess Lourey
Published: March 8, 2012 by Midnight Ink
Series Name: Murder-by-Month Mysteries
Category: Humorous mystery
Main Character: Mira James, Mrs. Berns, Kennie Rogers, Johnny Leeson

November in Battle Lake, Minnesota, is cold enough to freeze the balls off a pool table. It's also deer hunting season. When Tom Kicker is killed in a hunting accident, Mira James is hired to investigate -- a job that brings her closer to a P.I. license. Braving subzero temps and a shrieking blizzard, Mira uncovers a nasty secret that threatens to destroy the town's most prominent families.

 


"...witty and funny with a great plot. Another wonderful book in this series." Crimespree Magazine


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