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Shows
& Conferences
Dont
know what to do with your spare time? I have three suggestions: First,
there are a number of conferences you can attend. Mystery conferences
give you a chance to participate on a panel, give a talk, or, if you are
unable to attend, send promotional material for the information table.
Second, if your publisher plans to have a booth at a regional bookseller
association show, volunteer to help out in the booth. Of, if your local
chapter of Sisters in Crime plans to have a booth, volunteer to help man
the booth. Third, book fairs and festivals take place all over the
country. Find one in your area and contact the organizers. Some fairs
require that you have a title released in the last year. Some require
that you go through a submission process first. For library conferences,
they sometimes host author luncheons with a signing afterwards. In the
past, Sisters in Crime has had a booth at the American Library
Association conference and the BookExpo. Its a good time to talk to
the librarians or booksellers about your latest book, and if available,
hand out some ARCs. You will notice that some events do not have a firm
date yet. As soon as a date is scheduled, I will revise the list.
Unfortunately, I dont have a link to these organizations so you will
have to google til your hearts content. For library events, copy and
paste the below link to find an event in your area:
http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/eventsprint.cfm?curOrg=LSK&curApp=events&from=events&curExpandId=0
2009
Mystery Conferences
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Feb
6-8 |
Love
is Murder Chicago, IL (Westin Chicago North Shore) |
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Feb
7 |
Murder
in the Magic City Birmingham, AL |
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Feb
26-Mar 1 |
Sleuthfest
Deerfield Beach, FL |
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Mar
7-12 |
Left
Coast Crime Big Island, HI |
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Apr
22-26 |
Romantic
Times Orlando, FL |
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May
1-3 |
Malice
Domestic Arlington, VA |
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May
21-24 |
Mayhem
in the Midlands Omaha, NE |
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May
22-25 |
WisCon33
Madison, WI (sci-fi) |
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May
27 |
Writers
Digest Book Writers Conf.
New York City (prior
to BookExpo) |
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June
5-7 |
Bloody
Words Ottawa, Ontario |
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June
12-14 |
The
Historical Novel Society NA Conference Schaumburg, IL |
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June
18-21 |
Public
Safety Writers Conf Las Vegas, NV |
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June
20-25 |
Murder
in the Grove Boise, ID |
|
? |
Hardboiled
Heroes & Cozy Cats Dallas, TX |
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June
? |
Deadly
Ink Parsippany, NJ |
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July
8-11 |
ThrillerFest
New York City |
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Sept
4-7 |
Dragon-Con
Atlanta, GA |
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Oct
1-4 |
Archon
Collinsville, IL (sci /fantasy/horror) |
| Oct
15-18 |
Bouchercon
Indianapolis, IN |
|
? |
Cape
Fear Crime Festival, Wilmington, NC |
|
? |
Great
Manhattan Mystery Conclave Manhattan, KS |
|
? |
Magna
cum Murder Muncie, IN |
|
? |
Crime
Bake 2008 Dedham, MA |
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Book
Fairs/Expos & Library Conferences |
|
Feb
27-Mar 1 |
South
Carolina Book Festival Columbia, SC |
|
Mar
18-22 |
Virginia
Festival of Books Charlottesville, VA |
|
Mar
25-29 |
New
Orleans Literary Festival New Orleans, LA |
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Apr
2-4 |
Public
Library Association Nashville, TN |
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Apr
17-18 |
Mad
Anthony Writers Conf & Book Festival Hamilton, OH |
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Apr
17-18 |
Southern
Kentucky Book Festival Bowling Green, KY |
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Apr
20-22 |
London
Book Fair
Earls Court
London, England |
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Apr
25-26 |
L.A.
Festival of Books Los Angeles, CA |
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May
14-17 |
Ann
Arbor Book Festival Ann Arbor, MI |
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May
28-31 |
BookExpo
New York City |
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June
13-14 |
Printers
Row Chicago |
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June
14-15 |
BookExpo
Canada Toronto, Ontario |
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July
11-14 |
American
Library Assoc
Chicago, IL |
| ? |
Tri-State
Book Fair
Evansville, IN |
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Sept
25-27 |
Baltimore
Book Festival Baltimore, MD |
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Oct
6-9 |
Illinois
Library Association
Peoria, IL |
|
? |
National
Book Festival Washington, DC |
|
? |
West
Hollywood Book Fair Hollywood, CA |
|
? |
Southern
Festival of Books Nashville, TN |
|
Nov
? |
Kentucky
Book Fair Frankfort, KY |
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Bookseller
Association Trade Shows |
|
Most
of these shows occur in the fall but exact dates are not on their
web sites yet |
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Mid-South
Booksellers Association |
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Pacific
NW Booksellers Association |
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Southern
Indpt Booksellers Alliance |
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Southeast
Booksellers Association |
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Great
Lakes Booksellers Association |
| |
Mts
and Plains Booksellers Association |
| |
Upper
Midwest Booksellers Association |
| |
New
England Booksellers Association |
| |
Midwest
Booksellers Association |
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Mid-Atlantic
Booksellers Association |
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Northern
California Booksellers Association |
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Southern
California Booksellers Association |
2008
Mystery
Conferences
|
Feb 1-3 |
Love is Murder
Chicago, IL (Rosemont OHare Wyndham) |
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Feb 9 |
Murder in the
Magic City Birmingham, AL |
|
Feb 28-Mar 2 |
Sleuthfest
Deerfield Beach, FL |
|
Mar 6-9 |
Left Coast Crime
Denver, CO |
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Mar 15 |
High Desert Book
Fair
Sierra Vista, AZ |
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Apr 12 |
The Historical
Novel Society NA Conference York, England |
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Apr 16-20 |
Romantic Times
Pittsburgh, PA |
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Apr 24-27 |
Public Safety
Writers Conf.
Las Vegas, NV |
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Apr 25-27 |
Malice Domestic
Arlington, VA |
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May 22-25 |
Mayhem in the
Midlands Omaha, NE |
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June 5-8 |
CrimeFest
Bristol, UK |
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June 6-7 |
Murder in the
Grove Boise, ID |
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June 6-8 |
Bloody Words
Toronto, Canada |
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June 12-20 |
Int'l Mystery
Writers Festival Owensboro, KY |
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June 13-14 |
Hardboiled
Heroes & Cozy Cats Dallas, TX |
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June 20-22 |
Deadly Ink
Parsippany, NJ |
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July 10 -013 |
ThrillerFest
New York City |
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Oct 3-5 |
ARCHON
Collinsville, IL |
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Oct 9-12 |
Bouchercon
Baltimore, MD |
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Oct 9-12 |
Cape Fear Crime
Festival, Wilmington, NC |
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Oct 31-Nov 2 |
Great Manhattan
Mystery Conclave Manhattan, KS |
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Oct 24-26 |
Magna cum Murder
Muncie, IN |
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Nov 14-16 |
Crime Bake 2008
Dedham, MA |
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Book
Fairs/Expos & Library Conferences |
|
Feb 22-28 |
South Carolina
Book Festival Columbia, SC |
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Mar 25-26 |
Mad Anthony
Writers Conf & Book Festival Hamilton, OH |
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Mar 26-28 |
Public Library
Association Minneapolis, MN |
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Mar 26-30 |
Virginia
Festival of Books Charlottesville, VA |
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Mar 26-30 |
New Orleans
Literary Festival New Orleans, LA |
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On hiatus |
Arizona Book
Festival Phoenix, AZ |
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April 18-20 |
Border Book
Festival Mesilla, NM |
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April 19 |
Southern
Kentucky Book Festival Bowling Green, KY |
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Palm Springs
Book Festival Palm Springs, CA |
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Apr 26-27 |
L.A. Festival of
Books Los Angeles, CA |
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May 15-18 |
Ann Arbor Book
Festival Ann Arbor, MI |
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May 29-June 1 |
BookExpo Los
Angeles, CA |
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June 13-16 |
BookExpo Canada
Toronto, Ontario |
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June 14-15? |
Printers Row
Chicago |
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June 26-Jul 2 |
American Library
Assoc Anaheim, CA |
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Sept 23-26 |
Illinois Library
Association Chicago, IL |
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Sept 26-28 |
Baltimore Book
Festival Baltimore, MD |
|
Sept ? |
National Book
Festival Washington, DC |
|
Sept 28 |
West Hollywood
Book Fair Hollywood, CA |
|
Oct |
Southern
Festival of Books Nashville, TN |
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Oct 3-5 |
Amelia Book
Island Festival Amelia Island, FL |
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Oct 4-5 |
Midwest Literary
Festival Aurora, IL |
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Vegas Valley
Book Festival Las Vegas, NV |
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Oct 15-19 |
Wisconsin Book
Festival Madison, WI |
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Twin Cities Book
Festival Minneapolis, MN |
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Texas Book
Festival Austin, TX |
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Buckeye Book
Fair Wooster, OH |
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Western Kentucky
Book Fair Sturgis, KY |
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Nov 8 |
Kentucky Book
Fair Frankfort, KY |
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Bookseller
Association Trade Shows |
|
Most
of these shows occur in the fall but exact dates
are not on their web sites yet |
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Mid-South
Booksellers Association |
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Pacific NW
Booksellers Association |
| |
Southern Indpt
Booksellers Alliance |
| Sept
21-22 |
Mid-Atlantic
Booksellers Association |
| Sept
26-28 |
Southeast
Booksellers Association |
| Oct
3-5 |
Great Lakes
Booksellers Association |
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Mts and Plains
Booksellers Association |
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Upper Midwest
Booksellers Association |
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New England
Booksellers Association |
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Midwest
Booksellers Association |
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Northern
California Booksellers Association |
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Southern
California Booksellers Association |
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