Welcome to Speed City Sisters in Crime

Speed City Sisters in Crime is the Indiana chapter of the world-wide mystery/crime writers' association Sisters in Crime. The Speed City chapter was founded in 2005. Find out more about Speed City Sisters in Crime.

Upcoming in 2021

Saturday October 23 Meeting
11:00 a.m. business meeting
12:00 noon -  Speaker
Author Andrew Welsh-Huggins
The Art of Revision
“Is There a Draft in Here?”
Columbus, Ohio-based mystery author Andrew Welsh-Huggins will join us in October to share a few of his thoughts on the art of revising mystery fiction in three … or maybe seven … or sometimes 11 — or more — easy steps. 

Andrew Welsh-Huggins is the author of seven mysteries featuring Andy Hayes, a former Ohio State and Cleveland Browns quarterback turned private eye. Welsh-Huggins is also the editor of the Columbus Noir anthology, featuring 14 short crime stories set in Columbus, Ohio. In addition, his short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Mystery Weekly, and Mystery Tribune. He also has penned two nonfiction books — No Winners Here Tonight, the definitive history of the death penalty in Ohio; and Hatred at Home, about the prosecution of three Ohio terrorist friends.

His story, “The Mailman,” included in the 2020 anthology, Mickey Finn 21st Century Noir, Vol. 1, is an International Thriller Writers 2021 best short story nominee. His “Long Drive Home,” published in Tough magazine, was included in the “Other Distinguished Mystery Stories” category in The Best American Mystery Stories 2019; and his story, “The Murderous Type,” won the 2017 Al Blanchard prize for best New England short crime fiction.
By day, Welsh-Huggins is a reporter for the Associated Press.
Saturday October 23
Book Signing
2-4 p.m.
at Gal's Guide to the Galaxy Library
Trick or Treats
Gal’s Guide Library
107 S. 8th Street
Noblesville, Indiana
Second Floor of the Nickel Plate Arts Campus

Gal’s Guide is pleased to welcome Speed City Sisters in Crime for a book signing of their newest book Trick or Treats.
Meet the Sisters (and Misters)! Dive into 16 frightfully good tales by Indiana authors. Get your signed copy!

Friday November 5th
Write-In with Speed City Sisters in Crime

Register for this online event on Eventbrite at this link

Join Sisters in Crime (and brothers) and make some progress on your latest writing project the first Friday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Speed City Sisters in Crime is hosting monthly write-ins to connect on Zoom and spend time writing together.

Monthly Meetings

​Speed City Sisters in Crime meets online via Zoom monthly on the fourth Saturday of each month from January to November. There is a critique group meeting at 10:00, followed by the regular business meeting at 11:00 and a guest speaker at 12:00. 
MORE ABOUT MONTHLY MEETINGS  >

Murder 20/20 - Our 7th Anthology
Read more about the anthology here!

Our Anthology Murder 20/20 launched in 2019! 
​The ebook and paperback are available for sale.
Published June 2020.
Edited by MB Dabney, Lillie Evans, and Shari Held.

Introduction by Susan Furlong
Inheritance by Andrea Smith
One Hundred Years a Widow by Janet E. Williams
Mister 20 by J. Paul Burroughs
I See What You’re Sayin’ by Ross Carley
The Ear Witness by Elizabeth Perona
One Dead Politico by D.B. Reddick
In the Deepest Darkness by Stephen Terrell
Deception at the Double D Convention by Shari Held
Arcana 20/20 by T.C. Winters
The 20/20 Club by Mary Ann Koontz
Tailor-Made for Murder by C.L. Shore
MD 20/20 by Hawthorn Mineart
Dingo Dan by B.K. Hart
Cipher by Elizabeth San Miguel
It’s All Relative by S. Ashley Couts
The Release by Ramona G. Henderson
​The Hundred-Year Time Capsule by Diana Catt
Listen to Speed City Sisters in Crime members Lillie Evans, Tony Perona, C.L. Shore and Janet E. Williams talk about our newest and seventh anthology, Murder 20/20, with Robert Kent on the Middle Grade Ninja Podcast.

Speed City SinC Author Bios

Speed City Sisters in Crime members are talented writers and published authors and playwrights. Check out their author pages for information about their books, short stories, plays and other creative works.

See a list of published books by Speed City Sisters in Crime members

Published August 15, 2021
Trick or Treats: Tales of All Hallow's Eve 
Speed City Sisters in Crime's 8th Short Story Anthology

The newest short story anthology from Speed City Sisters in Crime - Trick or Treats: Tales of All Hallow's Eve.   Read more about our newest anthology.

Become a member of Speed City Sisters in Crime

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​Membership benefits include:
  • Free or reduced cost writing workshops from visiting guest authors
  • Promotional opportunities at author fairs and book signings
  • Publishing resources and education
  • Monthly meetings
  • Critique group support
  • Opportunity to submit work to chapter anthologies and other creative projects
You can become a member online or via mail 
Speed City Critique Group
Members of Speed City Sisters in Crime can join our critique group that meets the fourth Saturday of the month before our regular monthly meeting and program. As with almost everything in our lives, the COVID-19 pandemic has moved the critique group to the virtual world. The group is led by Russ Eberhart, who also coordinates the Zoom meeting.

Find out how to submit your work, critique and attend the zoom meetings on our Critique Group page.

Recent Chapter Events

Saturday September 25 Meeting
Speaker - Author J.C. Kenney
Write What You Know, With a Twist
Our guest author will focus on what we, as writers, are already familiar with in our everyday lives, like jobs or hobbies, and how to weave that knowledge into our stories to give them a more “authentic” feel. 

The presenter is our own Jim Cangany, who, writing as J.C. Kenney, is the the Amazon and Kobo bestselling author of The Allie Cobb Mysteries. His debut, “A Literal Mess,” was a finalist for a Muse Medallion from the Cat Writers' Association in mystery fiction. When he’s not writing, you can find him following IndyCar racing or listening to music. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife, two children, and a cat. You can find him at www.jckenney.com.
Saturday August 28 Meeting
Speaker
Author Keith Roysdon
Writing What You Know - Good Advice?
"Write what you know" is certainly advice, but is it good advice or bad advice? Keith Roysdon talks about living in Muncie, Indiana, one of the most-examined small cities in the country thanks to sociological studies and pop culture. But Roysdon is among the few who have written about the city's dark side and talks about how it has shaped him as a writer, in fiction and non-fiction.
Keith Roysdon is a lifelong writer who thought about being a lawyer but who got waylaid by working in newspapers for 40 years. He is the co-author of three true crime books published by Arcadia/History Press. The newest is The Westside Park Murders: Muncie's Most Notorious Cold Case published in early 2021. Since taking early retirement in 2019, he's written two novels that he's querying and is outlining a third. He writes pop culture essays for CrimeReads and has a growing public relations practice.
Saturday July 24 Meeting
Speakers 
Derby Rotten Scoundrels! on A Retreat to Move Forward
Jeanette C. Pope, Elaine Munsch and Lynn Slaughter from our sister organization - Louisville's Derby Rotten Scoundrels - will talk about their writing, their organization, and how a retreat has helped them move forward.
Saturday June 26 Meeting
Debra Des Vignes
Founder of Indiana Prison Writers Workshop
Derby Rotten Scoundrels in a Conversation with Speed City Sisters in Crime - June 12th
Members of Speed City Sisters in Crime 'visited' our sister organization from the south -  Kentucky's Derby Rotten Scoundrels - to talk about all things writing: books, short stories for anthologies and plays for production. 
​Saturday May 22 
Author William Kent Krueger
What It Means to Be a Writer
A long-time friend of the Speed City Chapter of Sisters in Crime, Kent  joined us virtually to talk about being a writer.
​Saturday April 24
Author Susan Crandall
Adaptation: From Printed Page to Big Screen
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Speed City Sisters in Crime is the Indiana chapter of the world-wide mystery/crime writers' association Sisters in Crime. The Speed City chapter was founded in 2005.

Members of the organization are published mystery and crime authors, writers working on mysteries and thrillers, and readers and fans of the literary genre. There are currently 40+ members who live in Indiana or the Midwest.

Speed City Sisters in Crime hosts monthly meetings with speakers on topics of interest to mystery and crime writing. Past speakers have included police officers, prosecutors, investigative reporters, forensic specialists, weapons experts, researchers, and publishing and media professionals.

Visit our YouTube Channel for recordings of our monthly speakers!