2018 Short Story Contest Winners

Posted on June 14, 2018 by David Koren

The winners of the 2018 Audrey Jessup Short Story Contest were announced on Wednesday June 13, 2018. Members of Capital Crime Writers and several friends were at The Foolish Chicken Restaurant to hear the results.

1st Place – Carolyn Inch for “Three Sides to the Story”
2nd Place – Andrew Kohut for “Frank’s Wife”
3rd Place – Wynn Quon for “Bronwyn”
Honourable Mention – Adrienne Stevenson for “Naomi Wise”
Honourable Mention – Jennifer Jorgensen for “A King by Any Other Name”

Award Winners (L – R): Madona Skaff (Contest Co-ordinator), Andrew Kohut (2nd Place), Wynn Quon (3rd Place), Jennifer Jorgensen (Honourable Mention), Carolyn Inch (1st Place), Elizabeth Hosang (President CCW). Absent: Adrienne Stevenson (Honourable Mention).

The Winners of the 2018 Arthur Ellis Awards for Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing

Posted on June 3, 2018 by David Koren

BEST CRIME NOVEL
Sleeping in the Ground, by Peter Robinson, publisher McClelland & Stewart

BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL
Full Curl, by Dave Butler, publisher Dundurn Press

BEST CRIME NOVELLA – The Lou Allin Memorial Award
How Lon Pruitt Was Found Murdered in an Open Field with No Footprints Around,by Mike Culpepper, published in “Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine”, by Dell

BEST CRIME SHORT STORY
The Outlier, by Catherine Astolfo, published in “13 Claws”, by Carrick Publishing

BEST NONFICTION CRIME BOOK
The Whisky King, by Trevor Cole, publisher HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

BEST JUVENILE/YOUNG ADULT CRIME BOOK
Chase – Get Ready to Run, by Linwood Barclay, publisher Penguin Random House Puffin Canada

BEST CRIME BOOK IN FRENCH
Les tricoteuses, by Marie Saur, publisher Héliotrope Noir

BEST UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT sponsored by Dundurn Press
Destruction in Paradise by Dianne Scott

For more information go to www.crimewriterscanada.com

BRENDA CHAPMAN LAUNCHES BLEEDING DARKNESS

Posted on May 10, 2018 by David Koren

Join Brenda Chapman at the launch of Bleeding Darkness: A Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery.

The event is on Sunday, June 3, 2018 from 2:00-4:00 at The Cross on Elgin (360 Elgin St, Ottawa).

LINDA WIKEN LAUNCHES MARINATING IN MURDER (New date)

Posted on April 19, 2018 by David Koren

Join Linda Wiken for the launch of Marinating in Murder, the third Dinner Club Mystery. The event is at Books on Beechwood, Sunday April 22, 2018, between 3:00-5:00 p.m.

There will be books, treats & much laughter.

2018 Audrey Jessup Award Finalists

Posted on April 18, 2018 by David Koren

A King by Any Other Name by JENNIFER JORGENSEN
Bronwyn by WYNN QUON
Frank’s Wife by ANDREW KOHUT
Naomi Wise by ADRIENNE STEVENSON
Three Sides to the Story by CAROLYN INCH

Winners will be announced on June 13, 2018.

CCW CONTEST FINALISTS & ARTHUR ELLIS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Posted on April 12, 2018 by David Koren

Emcee Mary Jane Maffini welcomes you to an evening with Barbara Fradkin, Jim Napier, Linda Wiken, Patricia Filteau, Melissa Yi, Brenda Chapman, Mike Martin, Madona Skaff and Jim Napier. The Arthur Ellis Awards shortlist will be announced. In addition the shortlist for the Audrey Jessup Short Story Contest will be announced.

The event is on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. at Chapters Rideau (47 Rideau St ).

1000 ISLANDS WRITERS FESTIVAL

Posted on April 12, 2018 by David Koren

Experience a fabulous weekend of Reading by the River at the 1000 Islands Writers Festival with some of Canada’s favourite authors on April 27-29, 2018!

For more information e-mail at: 1000islandswritersfestival@gmail.com, or visit the website at: http://1000islandswritersfestival.ca.

APRIL MEETING

Posted on March 25, 2018 by David Koren

Speaker: Donald G. Mahar, author of SHATTERED ILLUSIONS: KGB COLD WAR ESPIONAGE IN CANADA

Where: Honeywell Room (second floor), Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West

Date: Wednesday April 11, 2018, 7:00 pm

Donald G. Mahar served 41 years in the RCMP Security Service, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Communications Security Establishment both in Canada and abroad. He currently serves as National President of the Pillar Society, the retirement/alumni organization for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the former RCMP Security Service.

MARCH MEETING

Posted on February 24, 2018 by David Koren

TOPIC: Private Investigations: the fact and the fiction, what investigators can really do in Canada (and what they can not!.)

DATE: Wednesday March 14, 2018, 7 p.m.

WHERE: Honeywell Room, second floor, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa.

SPEAKER: Chris Warrender:

Ex police from the UK, Chris has been involved in the security industry via law enforcement, private detective, security guard and private investigator for most of his working life save for a ten year period when he headed up CompuServe’s online shopping, ran Sony’s online division in the UK and started a host of internet companies. Now living in Ottawa he runs his own Private Investigation agency: Pi Investigations.

FEBRUARY MEETING

Posted on January 21, 2018 by David Koren

Tom Murray is a retired Ontario Provincial Police officer who founded the OPP’s K-9 detection programme in 1978. During his time with the OPP, he and his team worked on a number of high-profile cases and provided security and detection services for a number of VIPs in Canada, including the Pope, the Queen, and more than one president. He also assisted a number of other police departments and services including the RCMP and Maryland State Police in developing their K-9 programmes. After leaving the OPP, Tom founded Canadian Canine Detection Services, which provided and trained dogs for governments and the private sector.

I think this should be a good event, Tom is very excited about it. I’ve asked him to do a short overview of what he did with the dogs and to tell us some of his “war stories.”

Looking forward to seeing you on February 14 at 7 pm at the Honeywell Room (second floor) of the Ottawa City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West).