Friday Evening, May 30

SoCal MWA will co-host a cocktail party in downtown L.A. with MWA National during Book Expo America.  For this special event, we have reserved a private room at the very fabulous The Edison in downtown Los Angeles.  You really need to see this place. Space is strictly limited, and  RSVP's will be required. Details to follow. 

MWA will have a booth at BEA, and our members will be able to sign up for times.

Sunday, June 22.  11:00 a.m.  Champagne Brunch.

Sportsmen's Lodge
12833 Ventura Blvd
Studio City, CA 91604

Our own medical forensics specialist, Doug Lyle, M.D., novelist and author of the Macavity Award-winning Forensics for Dummies, will be in discussion with David Ciambrone, novelist and author of The Poisons Handbook for Writers.

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Click here to go to the mail-in reservation form.

List of Classes Taught by SoCal MWA Members

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Mystery Writers of America, Inc. (MWA) was established in 1945 by a dozen or so like-minded mystery writers for the purpose of promoting and protecting the interests and welfare of mystery writers and to increase the esteem and literary recognition given to the genre. For information on services and how to join, please visit the MWA website or send them e-mail or call them at 212-888-8171. You can also print out a membership application.

The Southern California (SoCal) Chapter of MWA covers members in California and Nevada below the 36th parallel, as well as all of Arizona and Hawaii.

Chapter services include:

Monthly meetings at which members can network and enjoy the company of other writers.

The March of Crime, a monthly newsletter full of publishing industry and market info, member updates, and chapter news. E-mail us to submit material or to get the fax number or postal address for doing so.

An online mailing list through which any MWA member with Internet access can ask questions and trade information with others on a daily basis. Past messages are archived, and the service also includes a calendar, shared files, and a list of Internet bookmarks.
Click here to join the list.

A speaker's bureau, where members can volunteer to participate in speaking engagements and other opportunities to be in front of the public. It's run by Naomi Hirahara; e-mail her to submit your name.

A library of members' works, housed at California State University, Long Beach. Any member may donate submit or produced work in for inclusion.

Our mailing address is:

Mystery Writers of America
Southern California Chapter
12021 Wilshire Blvd #506
Los Angeles CA 90025

Voice mail: (323) 319-6MWA (6692)

Members of the chapter board of directors include Leslie S. Klinger (president), Deborah Atkinson, D.P. Lyle, Dianne Emley, Linda Johnston, T. Jefferson Parker, Patricia Smiley, Pamela Samuels-Young, Naomi Hirahara, Bill FitzHugh, and Kris Neri, with immediate past president James Lincoln Warren as ex officio member.

URL: http://socalmwa.com/index.htm
Last updated: January 29, 2008