New Photos from Our Final Meeting @ Collected Works
The Walker on the Cape Book Launch
Baico Publishing and Mike Martin are pleased to announce the release of “The Walker on theCape”. This is the first in a series of stories featuring RCMP Sgt. Winston Windflower, a Cree from Northern Alberta who finds himself stationed in Grand Bank,Newfoundland.
Except from the back cover of “The Walker on theCape”
A man’s body is found on the Cape overlooking Grand Bank,Newfoundland. At first everyone thinks it’s a heart attack or stroke. But then it is discovered that he was poisoned. Who would do this and why? Finding that out falls to Sergeant Winston Windflower of the RCMP along with his trusted side-kick Eddie Tizzard. Along the way they discover that there are many more secrets hidden in this small community and powerful people who want to keep it that way.
Windflower also discovers two more things; a love of living in a smallNewfoundlandcommunity that is completely different from his up-bringing in a Northern Alberta reserve and maybe the love of his life. He gets a taste of Newfoundland food and hospitality as well as a sense of how crime and corruption can linger beneath the surface or hide in the thick blanket of fog that sometimes creeps in from the nearby Atlantic Ocean.
Mike Martin was born in St. John’s,Newfoundland and now lives and writes in Ottawa. This is his first fiction book. He is a long time freelance writer and the author of “Change the Things You Can: Dealing with Difficult People.”
For more information or to obtain a review copy please contact Mike Martin at mike54martin@sympatico.ca or visitwww.walkeronthecape.com
September 12th meeting 7-9 pm Library & Archives
September 12th Meeting: Guest Speaker Gary Houldsworth CFE – Private Investigator Specializing in Fraud
We are starting the season off with a dynamic special guest speaker – Gary Houldsworth heads up Houldworth & Associates, an Ottawa firm with expertise in fraud, loss prevention and risk management. Gary also is a certified instructor who teaches part time at Algonquin College and coordinates the “Public and Private Investigations” studies. Over the years, he’s trained just about everyone in the industry, including security guards, licensed investigators, corporations, governments, and now his biggest challenge, Capital Crime Writers.
Gary will share from his twenty-one year wealth of experience as a professional private investigator. He is certain to provide a cornucopia of fodder for crime stories so bring your questions and be prepared to discover the fraudulent underbelly of corporations and private businesses.
Wednesday, September 12th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. @ the Library& Archives Canada. New members are always welcome.
Ottawa ‘Scene of the Crime’ Sweep!
The 2012 Scene of the Crime short story contest winners have been announced and the top three spots have all gone to Ottawa writers.
Congratulations to Kelly Quinn, Wynn Quon, and Denis St. Jean.
2012 Audrey Jessup Winners
1st place: John Haas for Til Death
2nd place: Jane Watson for At Rest with the Lord
3rd place: Jennifer Jorgensen for The Neighbours
Honorable mention: Elizabeth Hosang for One Last Job
Honorable mention: Adrienne Stevenson for Rebecca sorts things out
End of year Wine and Cheese @ Collected Works Bookstore: June 13
Join us on June 13th between 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Collected Works bookstore (Wellington at Holland) for a Wine and Cheese get together before the summer break. We will announce the winners of the Audrey Jessup Short Story Contest, and all winners will read from their work. You are also invited to bring along a sample of a current writing project to share with the gang.
Plan to come out for a glass of wine and stuff on crackers – catering is by our good friend Margaret Dunlop. We need to know how many are coming so please RSVP by sending an email to: m.murphy345@hotmail.com by June 10th.
2012 Shortlist finalists for Audrey Jessup Short Story Contest
The shortlist finalists for the Audrey Jessup short story contest were announced on Thursday April 19, 2012. They are:
“Til Death” by John Haas
“One Last Job” by Elizabeth Hosang
“The Neighbours” by Jennifer Jorgensen
“Rebecca Sorts Things Out” by Adrienne Stevenson
“At Rest with the Lord” by Jane Watson
The winners will be announced at the CCW Meeting on Wednesday June 13 at Collected Works, between 7:00-9:00. The winners are invited to read a five-minute excerpt from their work.
This final meeting of the year will offer free food and drinks… See you there!
May 9th meeting: Elections!
CCW Needs your input!
It is that time of year again when Capital Crime Writers is holding their annual election.
ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2012- June 30, 2013. The election of the CCW executive takes place at the May meeting (May 9). The executive is composed of:
President
Vice President
Past President
Program Director
Communications Director
Secretary/Membership Director
Treasurer & FinancesPresently the following members of the Executive have agreed to put their names forward for the following positions (ie. to stand for reelection):
President
Vice President
Past President
Program Director
Communications Director
Secretary/Membership Director
Treasurer & FinancesPresently the following members of the Executive have agreed to put their names forward for the following positions (ie. to stand for reelection):
President: Michael Murphy
Program Director: Wynn Quon
Treasurer & Finances: Janet Claridge
The following positions will become vacant:
Vice President – the Vice President is the backup for the President and organizes the annual Audrey Jessup Short Story Contest.
Communications Director – writes and publishes the Purloined, CCW’s newsletter email bulletin
Secretary/Membership Director – looks after member recruitment and the collection of membership dues, takes minutes at executive meetings.
Anyone who wishes to put their name forward for ANY executive position should do so in writing (include the names of at least two full members of CCW who endorse the candidature) and send the email to:
M.murphy345@hotmail.com
The deadline is 9:00 a.m., Wednesday May 9, 2012
Many of the current members have served on the executive for a number of years. We welcome new blood. Please consider putting your name forward.
May 9th meeting: Writing Between The Laundry and The Luggage
Writing a novel requires stamina, determination, and a never-quit attitude. That’s at the best of times.
So how can you start, keep at and finish a writing project when your “real life” is filled with work, childcare, laundry, and a million other distractions? Join author C.B. Forrest as he opens the door into his crazy life filled with 60+ hour work weeks, a travel schedule that makes the George Clooney character in ‘Up In The Air’ look like an amateur, all while making time for family AND creative writing. The meeting will include personal lessons learned along with real strategies and tips to help carve time for this pursuit we all love so dearly. BIO: C. B. Forrest’s first literary crime novel, The Weight of Stones, was shortlisted for Best First Novel in the Arthur Ellis Awards. His second novel, Slow Recoil, was shortlisted for Best Novel in the Arthur Ellis Awards. His third novel, The Devil’s Dust, will be released by Dundurn Publishers in June 2012. www.cbforrest.com
April 11, 2012 – Diplomatic Thrillers: A crime genre
Adrian de Hoog has written three novels in this genre and in broad strokes will trace the development of the genre from the first modern diplomatic-spy thriller, The Riddle of the Sands (1903) by Erskine Childers, to the present.
He will also talk about his three works: The Berlin Assignment (2006), Borderless Deceit (2007) and Natalia’s Peace (2011).
The first two were published by Breakwater Books, Newfoundland. The last one he published himself. If there is an interest in this he will be pleased to discuss that also.
For more go to: http://www.adriandehoog.com/”
Biographical note:
Adrian de Hoog was educated in the universities of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Oxford. He joined the Canadian Foreign Service in 1974. During his thirty year career, he had postings in countries as varied as Kenya and Germany and at various stages of his career contributed to Canada’s international interest by working on numerous international issues and participating in a variety of international negotiations. He draws on the many experiences as background for his novels. He lives in Ottawa. Join us at our usual meeting time 7:00 pm at the Library and Archives building on Wellington St. Guests welcome!