SinC into a Good Mystery!
2012 Message from the President of Sisters in Crime, Speed City, Indiana Chapter
Welcome to Sisters in Crime (SinC), an international organization which was formed to help women advance professionally with the writing, publishing and promotion of crime fiction. The male gender is also welcome to join and participate. Our local chapter is the Speed City, Indiana Chapter and is located in Indianapolis and is the only SinC chapter in Indiana. We meet the fourth Saturday of each month at 11:30 AM at Barnes & Noble – Clearwater Crossing in Indianapolis, (monthly schedule listed below).
We have proudly published two books, Racing Can Be Murder and Bedlam At The Brickyard, and continue to be on the book-signing circuit. The deadline for short mysteries and thrillers for our third, a murderous basketball anthology, is fast approaching.
I have been a member of SinC for several years and have truly appreciated the caring, educational, and motivational environment provided for me and many other new and established crime fiction writers. The support, encouragement, and constructive feedback from our critique group on works in progress have been especially eye-opening and helpful. Our speakers at the monthly meetings are top notch in the writing, publishing, and crime-solving fields.
Chapter President's Goals for 2012:
Suzanne Leiphart
President Sisters in Crime - Speed City, Indiana Chapter
Welcome to Sisters in Crime (SinC), an international organization which was formed to help women advance professionally with the writing, publishing and promotion of crime fiction. The male gender is also welcome to join and participate. Our local chapter is the Speed City, Indiana Chapter and is located in Indianapolis and is the only SinC chapter in Indiana. We meet the fourth Saturday of each month at 11:30 AM at Barnes & Noble – Clearwater Crossing in Indianapolis, (monthly schedule listed below).
We have proudly published two books, Racing Can Be Murder and Bedlam At The Brickyard, and continue to be on the book-signing circuit. The deadline for short mysteries and thrillers for our third, a murderous basketball anthology, is fast approaching.
I have been a member of SinC for several years and have truly appreciated the caring, educational, and motivational environment provided for me and many other new and established crime fiction writers. The support, encouragement, and constructive feedback from our critique group on works in progress have been especially eye-opening and helpful. Our speakers at the monthly meetings are top notch in the writing, publishing, and crime-solving fields.
Chapter President's Goals for 2012:
- Review and organize submissions with our publisher for our basketball mysteries anthology.
- Develop and conduct a Young Writers Contest for high school students who write crime fiction.
- Continue our promotional efforts for Bedlam At The Brickyard and Racing Can Be Murder.
- Provide continuing education via monthly speakers and field trips to aspiring and established writers and readers of crime fiction.
- Provide a monthly critique group for writers with crime fiction works in progress.
Suzanne Leiphart
President Sisters in Crime - Speed City, Indiana Chapter
2012 Monthly Meeting Calendar:
January 28 February 25 (field trip) March 24 April 28 May 19 (week earlier due to race) June 23 July 28 August 25 September 22 October 20 November 17 (week earlier due to holiday) December no meeting Meeting Location: Barnes and Noble 3748 E. 82nd Street Indianapolis, IN 46240 Speed City Officers 2012: Suzanne Leiphart, President Dave Reddick, VP Diana Catt, Secretary Brenda Stewart, Treasurer Michael Dabney, Membership Chair Sherita Saffer Campbell, Program Director Vicki Stewart, Website | Meeting Schedule:
April and May ~ Meeting Agenda Open Business Meeting: - 11:30 - 12:00noon Group Work: 12:00 - 1:00 For our April and May meetings we will not have any guest speakers. We will use this time working on short stories for our 3rd anthology Hoosier Hijinx. |
Book Club for Readers
After each meeting members go to a local eatery and over lunch discuss the selection for that month book club.
April: Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
May: Old Dogs by Donna Moore
June: Ranchero by Rick Gavin
April: Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
May: Old Dogs by Donna Moore
June: Ranchero by Rick Gavin
