Sisters in Crime
Past Meetings
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Sisters in Crime Past Meetings |
2006 Meetings:
January: Jane Isenberg discussed Hot Wired
February: Discussion: our favorite reads.
March: Joyce Yarrow shared reading/signing experiences.
April: Member Authors - Panel discussion.
May: Read Your WIP (work in progress).
June: Leslie Adkins: Confessions of a Contest Judge.
July: Annual Peek-Neek at Karye Cattrell's home.
September: Group Discussion: Writing Groups.
October: Annual Flash Story Night.
November: Discussion: books you're reading/hope to read.
December: Holiday Gathering at Larry and Myra Karp's home.
January: Double feature: Jane Isenberg, Patricia Smiley.
February: Robert Crais, The Forgotten Man
March: Elizabeth George, With No One as Witness
April: Members' Choice; read what we've written.
May: Guest speaker Robert Howden, Process Server.
June: Top Ten Reads.
August: Joyce Yarrow, Ask the Dead.
September: Libby Hellmann, A Shot to Die For.
October: Annual Flash Story night
November: Patricia Smiley, Cover Your Assets; promoting your book discussion with Elizabeth George.
December: December in January: annual Holiday get-together at Larry and Myra Karp's home.
January: Our Favorite Reads
February: Guest Speaker: Prof. Marilyn Severson, "Early French Detective Stories"
March: Larry Karp "Rewriting"
April: Guest Speaker: J. B. Helfgott
May: Carol Theil "Women as Killers"
June: Firearms discussion and training
July: Summer PeekNeek, Carol Thiel
September: Guest Author Larry Karp
October: Annual Flash Story night
November: Guest Author Jane Isenberg
December: Holiday luncheon, booksigning
January: Guest speaker, Forensic Scientist Frank Boshears
February: Guest author, Libby Hellmann An Eye for Murder
March: Guest author, Laurie King Keeping Watch
April: Group discussion: Annual "Favorite Reads"
May: Guest speaker, Linda Montgomery P.I.
June: Guest author, Barbara Seranella Unpaid Dues
July: Summer picnic
September: Guest author, Sheriff Mike Hawley Silent Proof
October: Annual Flash Story meeting.
November: Guest Author: Meg Chittenden More Than You Know
December: Annual holiday luncheon.
January: Favorite Reads of 2001
February: Ways to promote our writing
March: Authors Mike Hawley, Sheriff of Island County, and Jeffrey Deaver
April: Joan Helback, Master Gardener
May: Author April Henry
June: Author and teacher Ariele M. Huff
July: Summer picnic on Whidbey Island
October: Annual Flash Story Night
September: Author Tess Gerritsen
November: Forensic Examiner, Dr. Joel Milstein
December: Year end party
January: Andy Rebmann and Marcia Koenig, King County Search Dogs
February: Jan Burke: Resolutions for Writers
March: Favorite reads of 2000
April: Scenes we've written or enjoyed reading
May: Panel topics for Northwest Bookfest 2001
June: Finalize topics and authors for Bookfest 2001
August: Summer picnic on Alki Beach
September: Shameless promotion
October: Annual Flash Story night
November: Debra Gates, Major Crime Sergeant, King County Sheriff's Office
December: Year end party
January: Marthe Arends, author
February: Dane Burns, private investigator
March: Reports on recent writing conferences
April: Scene Writing Workshop
May: Robert Ferrigno, author
June: Shooting practice at Weapons Safety, Inc.
July: Picnic at Linda Jedlicka's
September: Open discussion
October: Flash stories; Dana Stabenow, author
November: Detective Carolyn Griffin
December: Year end party
January: Favorite Recently-Read Book Discussion
February: Barbara Seranella, author
March: Megan Gaiser, HerInteractive, Inc. President
April: Cindy Bentson: creativity and communications
May: Lynda Kamerrer, Division of Children and Family Services, Snohomish County
June: Open discussion
July: Picnic at Cindy Bentson's
August: Ed McKenna, Assistant City Attorney, Criminal Division, City of Seattle
September: Mystery Author's Panel: Valerie Wilcox, Donna Anders
October: Second Annual Flash Mystery Read-In
November: Book Discussion
December: Holiday Party
February: Gerald Smith, Snohomish County Prosecutor; Lola Linstad, Family and Friends of Victims of Violent Crimes
March: Dane Burns, Professional Bail Bondsman
April: Plotting: The Good, the Ugly, and The Nonexistent - member discussion
May: Meg Hellyer, writer and critiquer; Sella Rush, Pacific Northwest Writer's Conferance contest
June: Kathy Taylor, Forensic Anthropologist, King County Medical Examiner's Office
July: Picnic at Cindy Bentson's
August: Eileen Brosnan Massucco, author of Back Stairs; Robert Nienkemper, Senior Analyst for Department of Defense
September: Sgt. Ken Crow, Head of the Fraud and Explosives Division of the Seattle Police Department
October: First Annual Flash Mystery Read-In
November: Officer Elections
December: Holiday Party
January: Virginia Myers, novelist and writing workshop instructor
February: Favorite Authors
March: Sgt. Jim Fuda, Team Leader, Hostage Negotiation Team, King County Police
April: Nancy Pearl, Seattle Public Library's Center for the Book and KUOW's Book Talk
May: Wake for the Killing Time Mystery Bookstore, Miriam Uhlig and Sue Nevins
June: Carol Lake, Mystery Writing Teacher and Author
July: Picnic at Joan Metheny's
September: Washington Women Writers of Mystery and Suspense: Meg Chittenden, Janice Johnson, Adrienne Lee, Mary Kay Gaines, Claire Youmans, Valerie Wilcox
October: Michael Griffin, Retired Police Lieutenant and Computer Educator
November: Pre-published Member's Mystery Book/Script/ Manuscript Readings
December: Holiday Party at Killing Time Mystery Bookstore
January: Cynthia Estes, Chief Investigator for Public defender's office
February: Jenny Crichton and Dudley Clark, Urban and Rural Private Investigators
March: Washington State Writers of Mystery and Suspense Writers Panel: Donna Anders, Carrie Brown/Meredith Cary, Meg Chittenden, Jo Dereske, Patricia Rushford
April: Lee Haines, Prosecutor for the UW Medical School and Deputy Medical Examiner for King County
May: Eileen Brosnan Massucco, How to Surf the Web and Use the Internet
June: Book discussion
July: Picnic at Joan Metheny's
August: Sister Ruby Pang, Prison Life and Prison Ministries
September: Northwest Women Writers of Mystery and Suspense: Susan Anderson, Mary Daheim, Judith Parker, Candace Robb, Janet Smith
October: Bouchercon Report, Judy Laik
November: Tony Little and John Stone, Arson Investigators, Seattle Fire Department
December: Holiday Party with book exchange