FRIDAY, JUNE 6
Registration starts 2:00 p.m. and is open till 9:00 p.m.
Dealers' room opens 4:00 p.m. - open till 9:00 p.m.
Reception runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Agent interviews are from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Manuscript evaluations: If you have submitted a manuscript for evaluation, your evaluator will contact you to arrange a time to discuss your ms.
Time Track One Track Two Mystery Café
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7:00 – 8:00 |
CSI:
Forget what you see on TV: How Canadian cops investigate crime Det. Sgt. Wade Knaap, Training Section, Forensic Identification Services,
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Short, sweet & deadly Short stories – they’re not just tiny novels Jean Rae Baxter Joan Boswell Vicki Cameron Dennis Murphy Lina Zeldovich Moderator: Violette Malan |
7:00 Giles Blunt |
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7:30 Richard Thompson |
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8:00 – 9:00 |
Girls just wanna have guns Life as a woman cop Susan McCoy, sergeant (retired),
Det. Sgt. Judy Nosworthy,
Moderator: Elaine Freedman |
Sins of the Fathers When “sins” of the past lead to murder in the present Giles Blunt Barbara Fradkin Maureen Jennings Rick Mofina Kay Stewart Moderator: Susanna Kearsley |
8:00 Linwood Barclay |
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8:30 Phyllis Smallman |
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9:00 – 10:00 |
The Fraud Squad Beyond phishing & the Nigerian Scam: fraudsters & how they operate Det. Sgt. (Ret.)
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Not Your Ordinary Sleuth Crooks, blind doctors, psychics – they’re sleuths? Why not? Kelley Armstrong Caroline Roe Susan Smily Richard Thompson Simon Wood Moderator: Honora Finkelstein |
9:00
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10:30 (or thereabouts) |
Bloody Words 2007: Yeah, it happened Hang In! How much do you know about the books of our Bloody Words authors? Find out with Hang In!, the quiz game that tests contestants' knowledge of fictional murder and mayhem. |
SATURDAY, JUNE 7
Registration/information desk is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Dealers' room is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Time Track One Track Two Mystery Café
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9:00 – 10:00 |
Romancing the Agent What agents do & how to find one who’s perfect for you Dominick Abel, Dominick Abel Literary Agency,
Joshua Bilmes, JABerwocky Literary Agency,
Helen Heller, The Helen Heller Agency,
Carolyn Swayze, Carolyn Swayze Literary Agency,
Moderator:
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Art Imitates Life Authors drawing on their own lives to enhance their writing Michael Bowen Jill Culiner Jo Dereske
Ross Pennie Moderator: N.J. Lindquist |
The Mystery Café will re-open after lunch. |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
It’s the Law…Canadian Style Behind the scenes in a Canadian courtroom Joseph Callaghan, Assistant Crown Attorney, North York (
Moderator: Michael McPherson |
An Hour with Carolyn Hart Our international guest of honour in conversation with Helen Freedman |
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11:00 – noon |
Deadly Doses The ever-popular poisons panel Dr. Daryl Mayers, Senior Toxicology Scientist, Centre of Forensic Sciences, Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services |
Will you still read me? From series to new series to standalone – authors changing track Lou Allin Linwood Barclay Michael Blair Vicki Delany
Moderator: J.D. Carpenter |
What’s hot…and hotter panel What’s popular in crime-writing now and what’s coming up
Linda Newman, librarian, Ottawa Public Library Linda Wiken, bookseller, Prime Crime Books, Ottawa Moderator: Therese Greenwood |
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Noon to 1:30 |
LUNCH |
Time Track One Track Two Mystery Café
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1:30 – 2:30 |
Shooting straight What crime authors should know about firearms Lembitu Ristsoo, VP, Estonian Rifle & Pistol Club |
An Hour with
Our guest of honour in conversation with Madeleine Harris |
1:30 Simon Wood |
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2:00 Jill Culiner |
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2:30 – 3:30 |
He stirs his coffee counter-clockwise… What a criminal profiler can and cannot tell you Det. Sgt. Ed Chafe, OPP Behavioural Sciences and Analysis Services |
Sex & Violence How much is too much? Where to draw the line… Rick Blechta Marianne Macdonald Mary Jane Maffini John McFetridge Michael Slade Moderator: John Ballem |
2:30 Robert Hoshowsky |
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3:00 Susanna Kearsley |
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3:30 – 4:30 |
World enough and crime Interpol & the international crime scene Michael E. Rose, thriller author & former Chief of Communications & Publications for Interpol |
OMG, I sold my book! The always-popular first-novel panel Suzanne Kingsmill
Sharon Rowse
Phyllis Smallman Moderator: Anthony Bidulka |
3:30 Caro Soles |
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4:00 Michael Blair |
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4:30 – 5:30 |
Small press & self-publishing Breaking ground for new authors…or trap? Pros & cons.
N.A.T. Grant R.J. Harlick Sue Pike Moderator:
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Getting it right Research & writing Susanne Alleyn Kate Hamilton Robert Hoshowsky Alex Matthews Caro Soles Moderator: Sylvia Warsh |
4:30 Carolyn Hart |
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6:00 |
MASS AUTOGRAPH SESSION |
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7:00 |
BANQUET and presentation of the Bony Pete Short Story Awards and the Hammett Award |
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SUNDAY, JUNE 8 WORKSHOPS |
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10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Many Tiny Pieces: How to create vivid, believable characters without ever leaving home with Maureen Jennings |
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10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Plotting to Kill: The Successful Short Story with Violette Malan |
People who've bought tickets for the SinC luncheon
should meet at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, in the hotel lobby
and everyone will walk over together to the City Grill in the Eaton Centre.