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Speed City SiC June 2019 Newsletter


​Monthly Meeting Info
Meeting Documents:​​
  • June 2019 Business Meeting Agenda​

Meeting location:
Barnes & Noble at River Crossing
8675 River Crossing Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46240
​Please RSVP for post-meeting lunches to Janet Williams at janetw5112@gmail.com

​June 22 - Speaker: Robert Kent - The Basics of Self Publishing
Post-meeting LUNCH: Maggiano's (3550 E 86th St)
Self publishing is no longer a marginalized zone for writers not talented enough to get a "real contract." It's a practical approach to to making real money through writing and reaching actual readers that's so much more fun than sending endless queries into the void. Author Robert Kent will cover the basics.
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July 27 - Tour of the Indiana State Archives
6440 E 30th, with Host Michael Vetman
Details of the tour, meeting times and lunch information TBA soon.


August 24 - Speaker: TBA
Post-meeting LUNCH: LePeep (8487 Union Chapel Rd #240 across 86 from B&N)


September 28 - Speaker: Wes Gehring, Ball State professor & Biographer
Speaking on his newest biography subject - Alfred Hitchcock
Post-meeting LUNCH: District Tap (3720 E 82nd St)


October 19** - Speaker: TBA
Post-meeting LUNCH: Luciana's (3716 E 82nd St.)

** Dates changed from fourth Saturday due to conflicts with other events
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Saturday, November 23
Speaker: Sisters in Crime National President Lori Rader-Day

Location: College Park Clubhouse
Meeting will take place at 9am, followed by a workshop by Lori Rader-Day. Topics may include workshop on craft, group story workshop, Career Talk and Q&A with Lori.

December - No meeting


Upcoming Special Events

Tuesday, August 27th - ​6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
L. A. Chandlar
Re-write the Rules to be a Balanced Writer

Barnes & Noble at River Crossing
8675 River Crossing Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46240

The Workshop will be at 6 p.m. followed by author signing, and then dinner at Maggiano's with the author. Please contact Brigitte Kephart for dinner reservations at brigitte.kephart@yahoo.com

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Thursday, August 1 - Deadline for 2020 Anthology Submissions

See the Complete Anthology Guidelines for all information on themes and short story submission requirements.
Blind submissions handler: Elizabeth San Miguel - sc.sinc.esm@gmail.com


August 1-4th - 2019 Writers' Police Academy's MurderCon
Raleigh, NC
MurderCon, presented by the Writers’ Police Academy, is a special hands-on training event for writers of all genres, with a specific focus on solving the crime of murder. Special guests Dr. Craig Nelson (Medical Examiner/Pathologist) and Justin Brower, PhD (Toxicology)

August 22-29th - Killer Nashville’s 14th Annual Writers’ Conference
Nashville, TN
Learn, present, meet agents & editors, sign books, mingle with forensic experts, network. Guests of Honor: David Morrell, Joyce Carol Oates, Alexandra Ivy

​October 25-27, 2019 - Magna cum Murder Crime Writing Festival
The Columbia Club, Indianapolis, IN
Registration for the 25th year of Magna cum Murder is now open. 
Guest of Honor ~ Joe R. Lansdale
International Guest of Honor ~ Ruth Dudley Edwards

Speed City Sisters in Crime will be represented at the Festival and plans to host the Flash Fiction Writing contest again this year.

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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!

  • Home
    • About Speed City SiC
    • Code of Conduct
    • Board Members
    • Welcome from Chapter President
    • Chapter Documents
  • Contact Us
  • Membership
    • Membership Info
    • Member Author Info
    • Member Published Books
    • Critique Group
  • Monthly Meetings
    • 2023 Speakers
    • 2022 Speakers
    • 2021 Speakers
    • 2020 Speakers
    • 2019 Speakers
    • 2018 Speakers
  • Events
    • 2023 Events
    • 2022 Events
    • 2021 Events
    • 2020 Events
    • 2019 Events >
      • 2019 Nancy Pickard Writing Workshop
      • 2019 Larry Sweazy Short Story Workshop
      • 2019 Guest Speaker L.A. Chandlar
      • Pulaski County Library Award
    • Mystery & Writing Conferences
    • Murder We Wrote Blog
  • Our Anthologies
    • Amber Waves of Graves >
      • Submission Guidelines
      • Cover Submission Guidelines
    • Trick or Treats: Tales of All Hallow's Eve
    • Murder 20/20 Anthology
    • Homicide for the Holidays
    • The Fine Art of Murder
    • Decades of Dirt
    • Hoosier Hoops and Hijinks
    • Bedlam at the Brickyard
    • Racing Can Be Murder
    • Deadbeat (Theatrical)
  • Resources
    • S.S. Van Dine - Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories
    • Father Knox's Decalogue
    • Raymond Chandler's Ten Commandments
    • Frank Gruber's 11 Point Formula for Mystery Short Stories