I am thrilled to have been made the chair of the 2015 Bloody Words Mystery Conference to be held here in gorgeous Halifax, NS. I think EVERYONE should come. Halifax is a glorious city, the conference is full of surprisingly nice people who have vented their anger at red lights and cell phones and traffic through fictional murdering, and the information and meetings with agents and writers and all is beyond compare.
And did I say how lovely the Halifax area is?
Check out Nova Scotia Webcams and have a look. In the next few weeks the tall ships are coming, so you can see them sailing around. You can see Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse on the cam, the shores all over, resorts and gold courses and ski hills and a lobster cam and a parrot cam.
If you come to the conference, you can even cadge a ride on one of the tall ships. But that’s in the future…
One of the big responsibilities of the chair and his/her bloody gang is lining up the guest speakers –
especially the Canadian and International guests of honour. So I’m planning to read mysteries by the zillion, looking for those wonderful souls who write thrilling and day-stealing mysteries and who might be good conference speakers. I need suggestions! We all have favourites and tend to read them most, and I’m working on broadening my reading, but I can use help, guideposts to good places to hunt. Would love your help, dear reader…
Leave me a message with your favourites, or if you are already in Halifax, bring suggestions to our table at Word on the Street in September.
And keep your eyes peeled for Bloody Words 2014 in Toronto. It’ll be fantastic, too.
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2015 Bloody Words Mystery Conference to be held in gorgeous Halifax. This tenacious organizer is looking for recommendations: speakers, mystery and crime authors. T
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Can’t wait to come. I’ve never missed one yet. Stay calm and take one step at a time. It’s the final year that’s the tough one.
Lou Allin from Bloody Victoria 2011
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