Only once each year does the University Club of DC open its doors to the general public—and that day is…
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Category Archives: D.C. Events
Fall for the Book Events
This year is the 25th anniversary Fall for the Book Festival, held each year at George Mason University and at…
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Noir at the Bar DC • Thursday, June 29
This Thursday, I’ll be sharing a piece of flash fiction on stage alongside a killer line-up of crime writers—part of…
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Noir at the Bar DC • Thursday, June 29
Noir at the Bar returns to DC in-person on Thursday, June 29, hosted by E.A. Aymar and featuring a rogue’s…
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Malice Domestic!
It’s Malice Domestic week! And while I still have a few classes and meetings at Mason between now and leaving…
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Sisters in Crime Mystery Author Extravaganza
Post-Thanksgiving, and looking toward December—and what’s that just on the horizon? It’s the annual Mystery Author Extravaganza hosted by the…
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The First Two Pages: “All in the Planning” by Marco Carocari
In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers…
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Two Events in Victorian England!
My next two events ahead focus on one of the most notorious killers in Victorian England and the greatest detective…
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“Short Stories vs. Standalone Novels vs. Novels in a Series” • Saturday, Sept. 18
What are the benefits—and the challenges—of three different types of mystery fiction: the short story, the standalone novel, and the…
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Several chapters of Sisters in Crime have hosted me lately for talks on writing short mystery fiction, and I’m grateful…
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