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RMMWA 2021 Six-Word Mystery Contest – Enter now!
Writers who can boil down a mystery into a half-dozen words are invited to enter the annual Six-Word Mystery Contest sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America (RMMWA). Six-word “whodunits” can be entered in one or all five of the following...
August 2021 Mystery Minute
by ZJ Czupor He's a Complicated Man — No One Understands Him But his Woman — Shaft Fifty years ago, on June 23, 1971, a New York City private eye debuted on the big screen at the Palms Theatre in Detroit. His name was "John Shaft," a tough and cool Black detective....
RMMWA’s Six-Word Mystery Contest Opens September 1
Can you write a whodunit in six words? There are short stories. Then there are really short stories of only six words. Writers who can boil down a mystery into a half-dozen words are encouraged to enter the fifth annual Six-Word Mystery Contest sponsored by the Rocky...
What Rocky Mountain MWA Means to Me
by Steve Pease We are Fellow Travelers on a similar journey through the cultural wasteland. Others have been there before us; others are nearer to us. Experience is traded. Lessons learned are loaned. Successes are shared. We warn each other about the beasts, the...
September 9th Meeting
TOGETHER AGAIN! Yes, we plan to resume in-person monthly meetings in September. RMMWA will host its first hybrid chapter meeting on September 9—in-person at the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) at 290 Speer Blvd in Denver, and via Zoom at your place. Our...
August 12th Online Meeting
Our August meeting will feature past Edgar nominee Edwin Hill, speaking on the topic on Writing a Novel like an Eight-Part TV Series. Please join us for networking, education, and inspiration via Zoom on August 12th, starting at 6:30 p.m. (MST). Members will receive...
June 2021 Mystery Minute
by ZJ Czupor Mignon G. Eberhart Who Was This "First Lady of Mystery?" This prolific award-winning mystery author has an impressive resume and a name you may not know. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages and during the 1930s...
July 8th Online Meeting
Murder Mystery Online! RMMWA July Meeting: July 8, 2021; 6:00 to 8:00 PM MDT (Note early start, 6:00 PM) Join us for a fun virtual murder mystery hosted by Kerry Hammond. You’ll hear witness testimony and get to ask questions. Whether a participant or voyeur, you’ll...
RMMWA Special Event: BODY IN THE PARK
When: Saturday, July 24, from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Headquarters 13101 Broncos Parkway, Centennial CO It's time to gather! Come join us for what promises to be a fun and informative day! RMMWA, in conjunction with the Arapahoe County...
May 2021 Mystery Minute
by ZJ Czupor A Storyteller's Story of Tenacity and Tragedy Through grit, determination, and tenacity this author overcame dyslexia. He was rejected by the U.S. Marines Corps. He self-published his first book. He was often panned by critics, never won a literary award...