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October 2020 Mystery Minute
by ZJ Czupor The Tumultuous Life of an American Literary Icon: Shirley Jackson With the approach of Halloween, I thought we should explore the tumultuous life of mystery and horror author Shirley Jackson and two of her most notable and terrifying works—"The Lottery"...
November 12th Online Meeting
Please join us at the Rocky Mountain MWA monthly meeting, which will be held via Zoom on November 12, starting at 6:30 p.m. Program: Forensic Documentation Examination and Case Study Mark Songer will present on the various techniques forensic examiners use to...
RMMWA 2020 6-Word Mystery Contest is closed!
The 2020 RMMWA 6-Word Mystery Contest is now closed to entries. Sincere thanks to everyone who participated with carefully crafted micro-stories in six different categories. Finalists will be invited to the chapter’s annual Mystery & Mistletoe Holiday Party in...
October 8th Online Meeting
The Rocky Mountain MWA monthly meeting will be held via Zoom on October 8th starting at 6:30 p.m. Mountain time, and will feature award-winning author Judge Debra H. Goldstein. Members will receive the link and password by email, groups.io, and our newsletter....
What Rocky Mountain MWA Means to Me
by Christine Carbo Living in a rural state like Montana, it’s difficult to feel connected to the book business, let alone other writers of crime fiction. When I joined RMMWA, I was dubious at first. I assumed most of the good networking and action took place in...
September 2020 Mystery Minute
by ZJ Czupor A Curious Incident In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, published in 1893, is a short story "The Adventure of Silver Blaze" in which an unusual line of dialogue becomes the title of a best-selling mystery published one-hundred and...
RMMWA 6 Word Mystery Contest categories
Writers entering in the RMMWA 6-Word Mystery Contest may enter stories in any or all of these categories. We look forward to your short but thrilling tales! Thriller These tales usually involve high stakes, a ticking clock, and a threat to people, a country, or even...
RMMWA 2020 6-Word Mystery Contest is live!
Writers who can boil down a mystery into a half-dozen words are encouraged to enter the fourth 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...
RMMWA to Host Fourth Annual Six-Word Mystery Contest
Enter here starting September 15th Writers who can boil down a mystery into a half-dozen words are encouraged to enter the fourth annual Six-Word Mystery Contest sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America (RMMWA). The contest opens September...
August 2020 Mystery Minute
by ZJ Czupor Check in. Relax. Take a Shower. One of the most iconic and terrifying murder scenes in film history takes place in a shower, at the Bates Motel. The scene I'm referring to, of course, is from the film, Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock with screenplay...