CrimeConn 2026: Pick Your Poison

The Friends of the Ferguson Library, in partnership with Mystery Writers of America (MWA) – New York Chapter, present CrimeCONN 2026, Connecticut’s own one-day mystery lovers' conference.

The theme this year is Pick Your Poison, where you'll discover how writers convert their life experiences, compelling interests, or just plain curiosity, into mystery and suspense. We'll discuss the blurred lines between crime writing, nonfiction and general fiction, the guilty pleasures of the revenge novel, and the lives of private, professional, real and imagined detectives.

Books will be available for sale and signing.

CrimeCONN will be presented as a hybrid event.

In-person event includes coffee, continental breakfast and lunch.

Tickets
$50 per person early bird registration through April 17
$60 per person after April 17
$45 per person for MWA members, Friends members, seniors and students

Virtual Event
Available via Zoom from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$25 per person
Zoom login will be provided in advance of the program.

Visit our CrimeCONN web page for CrimeCONN 2026 schedule of events.