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 as well as numerous symposiums 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.
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News & Press
Click here to find out everything you need to know about the 2013 Edgar Awards Banquet, MWA’s Edgar Symposium and the soon to be announced Edgar Nominees.
Press Releases
2013 Edgar Winners - May 2, 2013
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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"The Delivery" The Mystery Box anthology Author: R.T. Lawton Published: April 30, 2013 by Grand Central Publishing (Hachette Book Group) Category: Mystery Short Story On a hot summer night in the projects, two men show up in a delivery van. Curious tenants watch from the upper catwalks as a large wooden crate is taken out of the back of the van and manhandled up the outside stairways. When the crate finally arrives at the front door of a certain apartment where a flashy young female lives, rumors spread about possible involvement of criminal elements. So, what's in the box? Click for more info. |
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Justice Author: Jennifer Harlow Published: May 16, 2013 by Devil on the Left Books Series Name: The Galilee Falls Trilogy Category: Thriller, Urban Fantasy, Hard-Boiled Main Character: Joanna Fallon It’s hard being a regular police officer in Galilee Falls, a city with the highest concentration of superheroes and villains in the country. It’s even harder watching your best friend, the man you’re secretly in love with your whole life, planning to marry another woman. Detective Joanna Fallon has to contend with both. When the vilest supervillain in the city’s history, Alkaline, the former crime boss who can shoot acid from his wrists, escapes from the maximum security prison, the whole city is gripped by panic. |
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Good As Gone Author: Douglas Corleone Published: August 20, 2013 by Minotaur Books Series Name: Simon Fisk Category: Thriller Main Character: Simon Fisk A former U.S. Marshal, haunted by his own daughter's disappearance, investigates a child abduction which becomes a terrifying international chase in a standalone from Douglas Corleone.
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Green-Eyed Lady Author: Chuck Greaves Published: June 25, 2013 by Minotaur Series Name: Jack MacTaggart No. 2 Category: Mystery, thriller Main Character: Jack MacTaggart, Marta "Mayday" Suarez Lured by a beautiful seductress, U.S. Senate candidate Warren Burkett finds himself alone and naked in a stranger's home from which a priceless painting is missing. When the woman turns up dead, attorney Jack MacTaggart must unravel the deepening mystery, and prevent a killer from going to Washington. Click for more info. |
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