The next RMMWA monthly meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 8 at the University Club (1673 Sherman St.) in downtown Denver.
The gathering will start at 6 p.m. (MDT) and the program will begin at 7 p.m.
Program: SUBSTACK: What is it? How to use it? Is it for me?
If you are planning to attend in person, send an RSVP to: rmmwacateringrep@gmail.com by Monday, Oct. 5,
This will help us know how many to expect and also give the University Club an idea of how many might be ordering food.
Meeting Agenda:
6:00 pm
Doors Open for drinks and conversation.
NOTE: Dinner orders taken at 6 PM.
6:30 – 7:00 pm
Virtual Happy Hour hosted by Fleur Bradley! Bring your creative cocktail to share (virtually) at the Zoom!
7:00 pm:
Welcome, open remarks, and program
Note: Zoom attendance is free. Members will receive the meeting link via email. For non-member access, please write to chapterpres (at) rmmwa.org. Please Note: THIS IS A RECURRING ZOOM LINK. Don’t let the date throw you off 🙂
Program:
SUBSTACK: What is it? How do you use it? Is it For me?
Learn from a panel chaired by author and Substack pros, ZJ Czupor and Cynthia Swanson. Substack is a media platform where creators earn from subscriptions. Learn how they align with writers, podcasters, and video creators.
Our panelists are:
ZJ Czupor
His novels Elrod and The Hunt for Shooter #5 are out on submission through Terrie Wolf, owner and agent with AKA Literary Management, along with a nonfiction work on the lives of select mystery authors. ZJ is the author of The Big Weird: Haikus in Times of Pandemic and Chaos, a collection of sublime poetry about his observations of the pandemic. More of his haiku poems are featured in Stop the World: Snapshots from a Pandemic (Thalia Press), which includes authors, poets, and essayists from around the world. His noir short story, The Man in the Corner, is featured in Crossing Colfax, by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. ZJ’s work has been recognized with Killer Nashville’s Claymore Award, as well as a Bogart Noir Screenplay Competition finalist, Freddie Award of Excellence from the Florida MWA, Southeastern Writers, the Whodunit Mystery Writing award and the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Award. Learn more at https://zoltanjames.com/about
Cynthia Swanson
Books by award-winning author Cynthia Swanson include This Isn’t New: Women’s Historical Stories released on May 21, 2026. The nine stories in this collection ask: What can uniquely female history teach us about our own lives—and how can the power of story inform our choices going forward. Her third psychological suspense novel, Anyone But Her, won the 2025 Colorado Book Award (Thriller), was named 2024 Best Mystery/Thriller by the Indie Author Project, and was a finalist for the 2025 WILLA Literary Award (Mystery/Thriller) A mother-daughter story and a ghost story, Anyone But Her explores knowledge, intuition, and what happens when we learn what we thought we wanted to know. Cynthia’s second novel, the USA Today bestseller and CAL Award finalist The Glass Forest, was noted by Forbes as being one of “Five Novels With a Remarkably Strong Sense of Place.” It’s the story of a complex family in which a family member goes missing. The Bookseller is her New York Times bestselling, WILLA Award winning debut novel. Slated to be a motion picture produced by Julia Roberts, The Bookseller tells the story of a 1960s-era Denver bookstore owner who's caught between a dream life and a real life. Cynthia is proud to be the editor of the Colorado Book Award-winning anthology Denver Noir, part of Akashic Books’ celebrated Noir series, Denver Noir features 14 dark, morally ambiguous stories set in and around Denver, written by an incredible lineup of contributing authors. Learn more at cynthiaswansonauthor.com
