2012 Chapter Meetings
New York/Tri-State Sisters in Crime monthly meetings are free, open to the public, and held on 3rd Thursdays at the Muhlenberg Public Library in Manhattan, 209 W. 23rd Street, (near 7th Ave.)**
We begin our meet-and-greet at 6pm, with chapter business and programs beginning by 6:30. Concluding at 7:45pm, members who wish, and often our guests, adjourn for dinner together at a nearby restaurant. Unless noted otherwise, meetings are free, open to the public, and we cordially invite guests to attend!
**EXCEPTIONS will be detailed within individual event listings.
January 19th, 2012: Open Mic Night!
This is a fun reprise of a popular chapter event. Share your work, published or unpublished, with your Sisters. Everybody who wishes gets five minutes in the spotlight. Listeners welcome, too. The time limit will be strictly enforced, so that everyone who wants has a chance to read. That works out to about 3 1/2 double-spaced manuscript pages. We look forward to hearing yours!
February 16th, 2012: Loving the Written Word
Caridad Piñeiro is a multi-published, award-winning, NYTimes best-selling author of romance and romantic suspense whose work celebrates Latina culture and vampires, to name only two areas of her expertise. She also happens to be an intellectual property lawyer, so if you want to know about balancing writing with a busy life while writing for a variety of audiences, don’t miss our Valentine’s week meeting!
March 15th, 2012: Social Networking for Authors
Don’t just “Follow” the Crowd. Minimize your effort and maximize your exposure! Design a personal digital strategy to promote your work in realistic, effective ways for your goals and personality. Chapter members Laura Kramarsky and Clare Toohey, of socially-networked site CriminalElement.com, among other online endeavors, will try to explain the fuss, and how to get interactive without driving yourself crazy. This will include a discussion of the Whys and Hows of various social media, new media and traditional media approaches, and how to integrate them. (With examples in living pixels!)
April 14th, 2012: All-day Workshop with Hallie Ephron
SPECIAL SATURDAY EVENT! There will be an additional fee and registration required.
Hallie Ephron, popular author and instructor, will help you Tool Up to Write Your Crime Novel with an all-day workshop from 9am to 4pm. There will be an extra charge for this event to include lectures, writing exercises, and critique. More information about location, registration, and price will follow.
May 17th, 2012: Touring the Medical Examiner’s Office
SPECIAL EVENT AND TIME! No charge, but there will be registration required.
Dr. Jonathan Hayes, crime writer and forensic pathologist, will give us a tour of the NYC M.E.’s office, commencing at an earlier hour than usual, 5:00pm. We’ll have more details on how to register as the event approaches, but save the date!
June, 2012: End-of-year business mtg and party TBD
We always enjoy this chance to gather at a local restaurant, eat, and drink, and celebrate our progress! More details TBD!
That’s what’s scheduled so far, but we’re always working on topics and guests, so if you have suggestions or referrals, please e-mail us.
If you’d like to see more examples of our chapter’s previous meeting topics and special events, download 2009 NYSinC Programs OR 2010 NYSinC Programs OR 2011 NYSinC Programs for archived pdfs.
