1st Place ADRIENNE STEVENSON – I Smell a Mystery
2nd Place WYNN QUON – Midnight at Rocky’s
3rd Place KEVIN COLEMAN – Confidential Donation
HONOURABLE MENTION
RUTH LATTA – Sometimes Crime Pays
JOE SORNBERGER – The Perseids
Announcement of Writing Contest Winners
Due to COVID-19 and the need to maintain safe physical distancing, CCW is unable to have our end of year dinner to announce the results of the Audrey Jessup writing contest and socialize. But rather than end on a low note, we’ve decided to celebrate virtually, using Zoom.
DATE: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 7:00 pm, EST.
There’ll be readings and wine. Our contest finalists will provide the readings, you will provide your own wine (or beverage of choice).
If you’re interested in attending, please RSVP to madonaskaff@gmail.com, and the Zoom link will be sent to you.
Member News
Congratulations to long time CCW member, and author, Wynn Quon. His short story “Art in Pieces” (First place winner of the Audrey Jessup Award in 2019), is published in the May/June 2020 issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.
The Magazine also asked him to write a blog for them. Please check it out here.
Such exiting news!
Finalists for the Capital Crime Writers Short Story Contest
Congratulations to the Finalists on this year’s Capital Crime Writers short story contest, Audrey Jessup Award.
The top five finalists, in no particular order are:
- A Confidential Donation – Kevin Coleman
- Sometimes Crime Pays – Ruth Latta
- I Smell a Mystery – Adrienne Stevenson
- The Perseids – Joe Sornberger
- Midnight at Rocky’s – Wynn Quon
Normally the winners would be announced at our end of year dinner in June. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 and the need to maintain physical distancing, the final results will be emailed to all entrants, as well as posted on this website and the Capital Crime Writers’ Facebook page on June 10.
Short Story Contest
A reminder that the deadline for the Short Story Contest is April 1. If you need more information please contact Madona Skaff (madonaskaff@gmail.com).
April Meeting Cancelled
The April meeting has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus. Please check back for updates.
February Meeting
NOTE THE CHANGE IN MEETING LOCATION
Capital Crime Writers presents “Firearms and Other Weapons”. The guest speaker is Glenda Stewart, onetime Communications Officer at the Canadian Firearms Centre. The meeting will be held on Wednesday February 12 at 7 pm at the Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, 120 Metcalfe Street, Room B125 (basement level).
Glenda Stewart will discuss:
- the main federal laws regulating the legal and illegal possession and use of firearms
- the different classes of firearms (non-restricted, restricted and prohibited) and how the laws differ for each class
- examples of prohibited weapons and devices other than firearms (e.g. replica firearms, Mace, tasers, some martial arts weapons, hollow point bullets, etc.)
- conditions for being allowed to carry firearms for employment purposes or protection of life.
Festive Dinner
The festive dinner takes place on Wednesday December 11, 2019, beginning at 6:15 at Tony Capones (2369 Carling Avenue, Ottawa).
Our after dinner speakers are CCW authors Barbara Fradkin and Brenda Chapman.
Mysteries in the Hood: where the bodies are buried. Barbara Fradkin joins friend and fellow Kitchissippi crime writer Brenda Chapman for an entertaining conversation about the joys of writing local.
Copies of their books will be available for sale & signing.
Please email m.murphy345@hotmail.com if you plan on attending. Please include the number of persons in your party. The deadline for registration is Saturday December 7, 2019 at 5 p.m.
November Meeting
Capital Crime Writers presents “Observations of a Former Homicide Detective”. The guest speaker is Dr. Gregory Brown, research fellow and retired police officer. The meeting will be held on Wednesday November 13 at 7:00 pm at the Ottawa City Hall in the Honeywell Room on the second floor. Please note that evening parking is currently free at City Hall.
Dr. Greg Brown (currently a research fellow at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University) worked on many of the most significant homicide investigations across the Ottawa region as a Detective-Sergeant in the Major Crime Squad between 2002 and 2010 – including the kidnapping and murder of Barrhaven teenager Jennifer Teague (his experiences throughout this investigation were the subject of the 2018 season premier episode of CBC’s true-crime drama The Detectives), the organized crime assassination of cocaine kingpin Hussein El-Hajj Hassan, and the triple murder of retired Chief Justice Alban Garon, his wife, and the Garon’s next-door neighbour. Dr. Brown will share some of the most interesting aspects of these homicide investigations throughout this interactive presentation.
Book Launch
Join CCW member Madona Skaff on Saturday October 19, 2019 at 3 p.m for the launch of her murder mystery short story Backbone, in the anthology Nothing Without Us, a multi-genre anthology featuring disabled protagonists. We are the heroes, not the sidekicks. The event takes place at The Three Brewers Pub, 240 Sparks St.
There will be readings, book signings and door prizes.