During the evening, we’ll hear reports on the past year’s business from all of our officers, updates and news from our members, and discuss the chapter’s year to come. To RSVP for this fun night of mingling and celebration with your Sisters, send your check to: Stephanie Wilson-Flaherty, 537 84th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11209

Giddy Up!

In lieu of the usual chapter meeting, for May, we have a SPECIAL EVENT at a SPECIAL TIME!

Dr. Jonathan Hayes, crime writer and forensic pathologist, will give us a tour of New York’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Thursday, May 17th. The OCME office is located at 520 First Avenue. Because the tours are necessarily limited in size, members who wish to come must pre-register by RSVP to susan-dot-chalfin [at] gmail (dot) com. Attendees must also be able to arrive by 4:50pm sharp, before the office closes to the public, and bring some usual form of ID as well. The tour begins at 5pm, and we’ll gather for an optional dinner to follow. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to tour Gotham’s morgue with a Senior Medical Examiner!

Hallie Ephron, popular instructor and author of the Edgar-nominated Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel, will help you master a range of writing dilemmas and solutions in an all-day, hands-on workshop!

This event places replaces our April meeting, and there will be a fee of $50 and pre-registration required. All the details you’ll need are at our 2012 Chapter Meetings page.

We’re delighted to be able to offer in-depth instruction with such a talented expert, so don’t miss out, and do register early!

Authors are told they need online presences that represent their “brands.” But how do you design a personal digital strategy to promote your work in realistic, effective ways for your goals and personality? Laura Kramarsky and Clare Toohey, who both participate personally and professionally in digital marketing and social media for publishing, will present a discussion of the Whys and How’s of various approaches and how to integrate them, with special focus on Facebook and Twitter, plus examples in living pixels!

This Thursday, March 15th, our program will be held at the Muhlenberg Library and begins at 6:30pm. More details are on our 2012 Chapter Meetings page.

Caridad Piñeiro

Thursday’s meet and greet begins at 6pm at NYC’s Muhlenberg Library. As always, the gory details are at our 2012 Chapter Meeetings page.

We’ll be meeting at the Muhlenberg Library as usual.  See the Chapter Meetings page for more details about the wheres and whens!

The party begins at 6:30 in the private Bark-n-Lounge with chips and salsa and our own bartender. Soft drinks and coffee are included with your meal, but it’s a cash bar. For dinner, there’s a buffet of chicken fried steak, BBQ ribs, cornbread and coleslaw, mashed potatoes, and salad. For dessert, there’s fruit cobbler. The price is $45, payable to our chapter representative by cash or check to NYSinC at the door.

Guests are welcome, but your RSVP is a firm commitment, which may be canceled without obligation up to 48 hours prior to the event, when we’re required to give our guaranteed headcount to the restaurant. After that time, if you find you can’t come, we’ll miss you! But also, the chapter will be charged in your absence, and we’ll ask you later to make arrangements to pay for your meal, so that other members’ dues aren’t spent for that purpose.

Look forward to seeing you around the trough!

Joseph Giacolone

This will take place, as usual, at the Muhlenberg Library, with the program beginning by 6:30pm. Address and more details at the Chapter Meetings page. This will be a joint meeting with MWA-NY, and is free and open to the public.

See you Thursday for Interrogation: A Command Performance!