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September 9th
RMMWA welcomes Kalen Landow, marketing/publicity director!For members only: RMMWA's listserve is a "MUST DO!" It provides a great place to ask questions, post exciting news, and get up-to-date publishing info. If you aren't on the list, send your membership request to Yahoo Groups today!
A few things to crow about:
Sandi Ault announces WILD SORROW, has won another award — this one the WILLA Literary Award for Best Contemporary Fiction. Way to go, Sandi.
Twist Phelan won the International Thriller Writers' Best Short Story Award for "A STAB IN THE HEART." Whoo hoo!
R.T. Lawton announces the publication of “THE LITTLE NOGAI BOY,” AHMM September 2010 issue. This story is the prequel to the Armenian series. On the Steppes of 1850, a 7-year old boy from the declining Nogai Horde attaches himself to a wandering Armenian who trades with warring Cossacks and raiding Chechens on both sides of the Terek River. Then far south of the river border and deep into the Wild Country, he soon finds murder, suspicion and an odd alliance. (Watch the video trailer at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvUaagz_sNw
The Public Safety Writers Association (PSWA) awarded Mike Angley a 2010 Fiction Award for his second novel, CHILD FINDER: RESSURECTION. Founded in 1997 as the Police Writers Club, the PSWA includes police officers, civilian police personnel, firefighters, fire support personnel, emergency personnel, security personnel and others in the public safety field. For more info, visit the PSWA website.
Manuel Ramos and R.T. Lawton have new video trailers out. Check them out at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfSW2IxbHz8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq1fKvfcr8YCraig Johnson bested the Iceland Volcano and just returned from France where his novel LITTLE BIRD (THE COLD DISH) won the Prix de Roman Noir for best crime novel in translation in France, awarded by Nouvel Observateur (France's largest news magazine) in association with Virgin Megastores. What a huge honor. Congratulations, Craig!
AHMM currently has free podcasts of 5 previously published short stories, —one written by our illustrious past president, R.T. Lawton. to listen just click here.
Bonnie Ramthun’s novel THE WHITE GATES has been selected as a nominee for the 2010-2011 Truman Readers Award for the state of Missouri. THE WHITE GATES and the other 10 nominees will be presented to students all across Missouri during the 2010-2011 school year. The winner of the award will be announced at the spring meeting of the Missouri Association of School Librarians.
2009-2010 Dates Mark Your Calendars!
(See Authors page for author signings)2010-2011
MEETING DATESSummer Hiatus
with a Summer Mixer t.b.a.September 9—Kalen Landow, marketing/publicity director
October 14—Silvia Pettem on solving a 55 year old "Jane Doe" murder.
November 11—Chuck Heidel Boulder P.D. talks about tracking a serial rapist.
December 9—Adams Mystery Playhouse for RMMWA Holiday Celebration.
$46 per person, guests welcomed. Reservations are required. Please contact Becky Martinez, Caterer Director at rebgrace50 at aol.comJanuary 13—Detective Marcus Chavez of the Denver PD on interaction between first responders (patrol, detectives,
crime scene investigators and
medical examiners office).
