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Bloody Thursday Move to The Old Church
Starting with our January Bloody Thursday, the Friends of Mystery is moving to The Old Church. This beautiful location in downtown Portland is known by many as a destination for lectures, musical performances, and other public events. To kick off our tenure at The Old...
Talking Mystery at Annie Bloom’s Books
Portland mystery fans! A trio of amazing authors — Stephanie Gayle, Bill Cameron and Lisa Alber — will be at Annie Bloom's Books on Tuesday, November 10. 2015 at 7:00pm. Fellow mystery author Cindy Brown will moderate this impressive lineup. More info about the...
Harvest Writing Contest Entry Deadline
Entries for the Central Oregon Writers Guild’s 8th annual Harvest Writing will be accepted until midnight on August 16th. The contest is open to residents of Oregon. This is a great opportunity to gain constructive feedback from a panel of judges and polish your...
Cain and Shaw Receive 2015 Spotted Owl Awards
Chelsea Cain and Johnny Shaw have been chosen as recipients of the twentieth annual Friends of Mystery Spotted Award. Cain is receiving her award for her book, One Kick, published in August 2014 by Simon & Schuster. Johnny Shaw is receiving his award for his book,...
River City nominated for Benjamin Franklin Award
River City by Doc Macomber, and its publisher, Floating Word Press, LLC have been nominated as a Top Three Finalist in the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Awards under the Mystery and Suspense Category.
How to Get Published Workshop
Chuck Sambuchino, editor of the GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS published by Writers Digest Books, will be teaching a "How to Get Published" writing workshop in Portland on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. Chuck will be joined by eight literary agents and editors, who will meet with...
MacDeath: New from Cindy Brown
Friend of Mystery member Cindy Brown’s debut novel Macdeath, a madcap mystery set in the off, off, off Broadway world of theater will be released on January 20th! It’s the first in a new series of mysteries featuring Ivy Meadow, actress and PI-in-training, published by Henery Press, a small award-winning publisher that specializes in mysteries.
Short Story Contest Announcement
Write to Publish Announces a Short Story Contest, Winners Published in Gertrude Press Portland, OR – Write to Publish, Ooligan Press’s annual publishing conference, and Gertrude Press, a LGBTQIA nonprofit, is excited to offer a short story contest this year. The theme...
Write to Publish 2015
Join Ooligan Press this winter at Write to Publish 2015, a publishing conference for writers, artists, and other industry professionals. Unlike many conferences, Write to Publish explores more than just the craft of writing. We have searched far and wide for a line up...
Stumptown Lit Coming in October
Stumptown Lit: A Festival for Readers comes to Portland this October.