CrimeCONN

CrimeConn 2023: The Shape of Things to Come, The Future of Crime Writing

The Friends of The Ferguson Library and the Mystery Writers of America/NY chapter present CrimeCONN 2023, Connecticut’s own one-day mystery writers' and lovers' conference.

This year, authors and crime experts will take stock of the the future of crime writing.

CrimeCONN will be a hybrid event, presented in person and via Zoom.

Register here.

Before April 6, prices are $40 per person. After April 6, they are $50 per person and $45 for MWA and Friends members, seniors and students. Livestream registrants pay $25 per person.

Co-sponsored by Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter.

Session 1.

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." ~ Theodore Hook

Mystery writers who write sci-fi.  And vice versa.

Reed Farrel Coleman moderator. Vinnie O’Neil, Russ Colchamiro, Elizabeth Crowens

Session 2.

"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today." ~ Malcolm X

Publishers and commentators tell us where crime fiction is heading. 

John Valeri moderator.  Kelley Ragland, Sarah Weinman, Dan Conaway, Kristin Sevick

Session 3.

"The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed." ~ William Gibson

Futurists tell us what’s to come.

Dan Haar moderator, Eric Knight, Steve Shwartz, Anatole Gershman

Session 4.

Charles Salzberg’s writers workshop.  How to write a novel in today’s new world.

Session 5.

"Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully." ~ Thomas Edison

How DNA research and genealogy are cracking cold cases.

Michelle Clark with Dr. Claire Glynn 

Session 6.

"I never think of the future, it comes soon enough." ~ Albert Einstein

Mystery writers finding their way in a new reality.

Mally Becker moderator.  Alex Segura, Gary Earl Ross, Rob Hart, Deborah Goodrich Royce

Session 7.

Keynote speaker.

Chris Knopf interviews Joseph Finder