2020 Mystery & Writing Conferences
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FEBRUARY 2020
Granite Noir February 20-23, 2020 Aberdeen, Scotland Special Guests Sara Paretsky CrimeCon: Crowdsolve February 21-23, 2020 Chicago, IL Attendees will deep-dive into an open cold case Murder in the Magic City February 22, 2020 Birmingham, AL Guests of Honor: Joshilyn Jackson, Thomas Mullen |
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MARCH 2020
Noireland March TBD Belfast, Ireland Guests TBA Left Coast Crime March 12-15, 2020 Vancouver, Canada Guest of Honor: Rachel Howzell Hall Guest of Honor: T. Jefferson Parker Toastmaster: Matt Coyle Ghost of Honor: Raymond Chandler Virginia Festival of the Book’s Crime Wave March 18, 2020 Charlottesville, VA Headliners: Jonathan Eig, Vashti Harrison, Ian Rankin, Jacqueline Woodson Murder and Mayhem in Chicago March 21, 2020 Chicago, IL Keynote Speakers: William Kent Krueger, Shari Lapena, Laura Lippman, And Gregg Hurwitz Sleuthfest March 26-29, 2020 Deerfield Beach, FL Guests of Honor: Catriona McPherson, Dr. Lawrence J. Simon |
APRIL 2020
Quais Polar April 3-5, 2020 Lyon, France Los Angeles Times Festival of Books April 18-19, 2020 Los Angeles, CA Edgar Awards Banquet April 30, 2020 Grand Hyatt Hotel New York, NY theedgars.com |
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MAY 2020
Malice Domestic May 1-3, 2020 Bethesda, MD Guest of Honor: Julia Spencer-Fleming Toastmaster: Jeff Cohen Fan Guest of Honor: Dina Wilmer Lifetime Achievement Award: Ellen Hart Malice Remembers: Ruth Cavin CrimeCon 2020: Orlando May 1-3, 2020 Orlando, FL A conference for fans of true crime Book Expo America May 28-29, 2020 New York, NY Maine Crime Wave Dates TBD Portland, ME Special Guests TBA |
JUNE 2020
Crimefest June 4-17, 2020 Bristol, UK Featured Guests: Robert Goddard, Laura Lippman Nancy Drew Sleuths Dates TBA Location TBA |
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JULY 2020
Thrillerfest July 7 – 11, 2020 New York, NY Thriller Legend: Theresa Lee Thriller Master: Diana Gabaldon Theakson Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival July 23-26, 2020 Harrogate, UK Special guests announced in Spring 2020 Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference July 30 - August 2, 2020 Corte Madera, CA (Just north of San Francisco) |
AUGUST 2020
Writers' Police Academy's MurderCon August 6, 2020 Raleigh, NC Special Guests: Sirchie Crime Scene Technology Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival August 8, 2020 Suffolk, VA Special Guests TBA Edinburgh International Book Festival August 15-31, 2020 Edinburgh, Scotland Killer Nashville August 20-23, 2020 Franklin, TN Creatures, Crimes & Creativity (C3) Con August 28-30, 2020 Columbia, MD Keynote Speakers: Hank Phillipi Ryan, James Grady, Kathleen Barber |
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SEPTEMBER 2020
Bloody Scotland September 18-20, 2020 Stirling, Scotland Brooklyn Book Festival September TBA Brooklyn Borough Hall, NY |
OCTOBER 2020
Capital Crime October 1st-3rd, 2020 London, UK Special Guests TBA CrimeCruise October 9-12, 2020 Miami to Bahamas 3-night Bahamas cruise: cold cases, mystery authors Bouchercon October 15-18, 2020 Sacrament, CA Lifetime Achievement: WALTER MOSLEY Special Guest of Honor: SCOTT TUROW International Guest of Honor: ANTHONY HOROWITZ Magna Cum Murder October 23-25 Columbia Club, Indianapolis Guest of Honor: C. J. Box International Guest of Honor: Lord David Trimble |
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NOVEMBER 2020
New England Crime Bake November TBA New England Iceland Noir 2020 Festival of Crime Fiction November 19-22, 2020 Reykjavík, Iceland |