Abby Vandiver
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Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, Abby L. Vandiver, who also writes as Abby Collette, has always enjoyed writing, combining that with her gift for telling stories and love of mystery she became an author. A hybrid, she has written as an indie as well as a traditionally published author. Abby has penned more than twenty-five books and short stories. Abby writes cozy mysteries with Penguin Berkley including A Deadly Inside Scoop and A Game of Cones in the Ice Cream Parlor Mystery series. Abby resides in South Euclid, Ohio and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and facilitating self-publishing and writing craft classes at her local library.
Callie Browning is an award-winning author who was born and raised in Barbados. Her last historical women’s fiction, The Girl with the Hazel Eyes, was featured by Oprah Magazine as one of 16 Caribbean Books to Add to your Reading List. She has won awards for most of her work and is pretty proud of that achievement. She credits her success to her characters who are sometimes bad-ass, sometimes wise, but always entertaining. Callie’s Instagram feed is proof that cart-wheeling authors who spend the day on white-sand beaches still exist.
David Heska Wanbli Weiden, an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota nation, is author of the novel Winter Counts (Ecco, 2020), a New York Times Editors’ Choice and named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Publishers Weekly. The novel was selected as an Amazon Best Book of the Year, Best of the Month by Apple Books, an Indie Next pick, and was a main selection of the Book of the Month Club. He’s professor of Native American studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Faye Snowden is the author of three published mysteries with Kensington— Spiral of Guilt (1999), The Savior (2003, 2004) and Fatal Justice (2005, 2006). She has published short stories and poems in various literary journals and small presses including The African American Review, Calliope, Red Ochre Lit, Bay Area Poets Coalition and Occam’s Razor. A new book, A Killing Fire (Flame Tree Press) was released in August, 2019. The sequel is underway. Faye is also a member Mystery Writers of American, and serves as secretary to national Sisters in Crime.
Gigi Pandian is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning mystery author, breast cancer survivor, and accidental almost-vegan. The child of anthropologists from New Mexico and the southern tip of India, she spent her childhood traveling around the world on their research trips, and now lives outside San Francisco with her husband and a gargoyle who watches over the garden. Gigi writes lighthearted traditional mysteries including the Accidental Alchemist mysteries and Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt mysteries, and she loves locked-room mystery stories. Her debut novel won the Malice Domestic Grant, and she’s been awarded the Anthony, Agatha, Lefty, and Derringer.
Elizabeth Wilkerson was one of Silicon Valley’s first cyber-lawyers and now writes Afrofuturist thrillers with a tech edge. Elizabeth lived in Japan, where she practiced securities law, studied butoh dance, and founded a company to present African-American culture to Japanese audiences. A native of Cleveland, she graduated from Harvard and holds JD and MBA degrees from Stanford. Her debut novel, Tokyo Firewall, is available through bookstores and online.
Marla Bradeen writes mysteries both as herself and as Paige Sleuth. A former software consultant and analyst, she gave up her day job in 2012 and now enjoys killing off imaginary people with more interesting lives than hers. When she’s not plotting murder, she spends her time catering to the demands of her two rescue cats.
Rhonda Crowder holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in creative writing, editing and publishing from Cleveland State University. She is a journalist, manuscript editor, entrepreneur, associate publisher, author, literacy advocate and humanitarian who has been recognized by several organizations for service to her community including being named a 2019 Cleveland Champion. Her debut novel is titled, Riddles.
Born and raised in Brooklyn of Puerto Rican parents, Richie Narvaez is author of the award-winning collection Roachkiller and Other Stories and the gentrification thriller Hipster Death Rattle. His most recent novel is the historical YA mystery Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco, which came out earlier this year. His newest book is the short story collection Noiryorican. He lives in the Bronx.
British Nigerian, Stella Oni, is the author of debut crime fiction Deadly Sacrifice. She has a degree in Linguistics and African Languages from the University of Benin and an MSc in Information Systems and Technology from City University, London. She works as a Business Intelligence Analyst. Stella is a member of the Crime Writers Association and Crime Writers of Color.
Tina Kashian is a bestselling author, an attorney, and a former mechanical engineer whose love of reading for pleasure helped her get through years of academia. Tina spent her childhood summers at the Jersey shore building sandcastles, boogie boarding, and riding the boardwalk Ferris wheel. She also grew up in the restaurant business, as her Armenian parents owned a restaurant for thirty years. She is the author of the bestselling Kebab Kitchen cozy mystery series. Please visit her website at www.tinakashian.com to join her newsletter, receive delicious recipes, enter contests, and more.
Tracy Clark, a native Chicagoan, is the author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series, featuring ex-cop turned PI Cassandra Raines. Her debut, Broken Places, made Library Journal’s list of the Best Crime Fiction of 2018 and CrimeReads named Cass Raines Best New PI of 2018. The novel was nominated for a Lefty Award for Best Debut Novel, an Anthony Award for Best Debut Novel and a Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel.
V.M. (Valerie) Burns was born and raised in the Midwestern United States. She currently resides in East Tennessee with her two poodles. Valerie is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Dog Writers of America, Crime Writers of Color, International Thriller Writers, and Sisters in Crime.
H-C Chan has probably published more than a million words, most of them true. A journalist for nearly three decades, Chan has worked at the nexus of journalism and technology for the world's biggest online destinations.
Raquel V. Reyes was raised in oppositional cultures. Her early childhood was not unlike an I Love Lucy rerun with a heavy-accented, handsome Cuban father and a red-headed Southern mother whose smile brightened the room. A short story fan all her life, Raquel's stories are in several anthologies, including Mystery Most Theatrical, In the Midnight Hour, and Trouble No More. Raquel's soul food is croquetas with a Jupiña chaser. She lives in Miami, where she watches the waters for mermaids and leviathan.
E.A. Barres' most recent thriller, The Unrepentant, was published in 2019 by Down and Out Books (written under E. A. Aymar). His other thrillers include the anthologies The Swamp Killers (March 2020) and The Night of the Flood (March 2018); in both anthologies, he served as co-editor and contributor. His column, "Decisions and Revisions," appears monthly in the Washington Independent Review of Books, and he is also the Managing Editor of The Thrill Begins, ITW's online resource for aspiring and debut thriller writers; he also serves on the Board of ITW as the Vice President of Author Programs. In addition to ITW, he is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Crime Writers of Color, and SinC. Barres also runs the Noir at the Bar series for Washington, D.C. He was born in Panama and now lives and writes in the D.C./MD/VA triangle.
Callie Browning is an award-winning author who was born and raised in Barbados. Her last historical women’s fiction, The Girl with the Hazel Eyes, was featured by Oprah Magazine as one of 16 Caribbean Books to Add to your Reading List. She has won awards for most of her work and is pretty proud of that achievement. She credits her success to her characters who are sometimes bad-ass, sometimes wise, but always entertaining. Callie’s Instagram feed is proof that cart-wheeling authors who spend the day on white-sand beaches still exist.
David Heska Wanbli Weiden, an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota nation, is author of the novel Winter Counts (Ecco, 2020), a New York Times Editors’ Choice and named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Publishers Weekly. The novel was selected as an Amazon Best Book of the Year, Best of the Month by Apple Books, an Indie Next pick, and was a main selection of the Book of the Month Club. He’s professor of Native American studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Faye Snowden is the author of three published mysteries with Kensington— Spiral of Guilt (1999), The Savior (2003, 2004) and Fatal Justice (2005, 2006). She has published short stories and poems in various literary journals and small presses including The African American Review, Calliope, Red Ochre Lit, Bay Area Poets Coalition and Occam’s Razor. A new book, A Killing Fire (Flame Tree Press) was released in August, 2019. The sequel is underway. Faye is also a member Mystery Writers of American, and serves as secretary to national Sisters in Crime.
Gigi Pandian is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning mystery author, breast cancer survivor, and accidental almost-vegan. The child of anthropologists from New Mexico and the southern tip of India, she spent her childhood traveling around the world on their research trips, and now lives outside San Francisco with her husband and a gargoyle who watches over the garden. Gigi writes lighthearted traditional mysteries including the Accidental Alchemist mysteries and Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt mysteries, and she loves locked-room mystery stories. Her debut novel won the Malice Domestic Grant, and she’s been awarded the Anthony, Agatha, Lefty, and Derringer.
Elizabeth Wilkerson was one of Silicon Valley’s first cyber-lawyers and now writes Afrofuturist thrillers with a tech edge. Elizabeth lived in Japan, where she practiced securities law, studied butoh dance, and founded a company to present African-American culture to Japanese audiences. A native of Cleveland, she graduated from Harvard and holds JD and MBA degrees from Stanford. Her debut novel, Tokyo Firewall, is available through bookstores and online.
Marla Bradeen writes mysteries both as herself and as Paige Sleuth. A former software consultant and analyst, she gave up her day job in 2012 and now enjoys killing off imaginary people with more interesting lives than hers. When she’s not plotting murder, she spends her time catering to the demands of her two rescue cats.
Rhonda Crowder holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in creative writing, editing and publishing from Cleveland State University. She is a journalist, manuscript editor, entrepreneur, associate publisher, author, literacy advocate and humanitarian who has been recognized by several organizations for service to her community including being named a 2019 Cleveland Champion. Her debut novel is titled, Riddles.
Born and raised in Brooklyn of Puerto Rican parents, Richie Narvaez is author of the award-winning collection Roachkiller and Other Stories and the gentrification thriller Hipster Death Rattle. His most recent novel is the historical YA mystery Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco, which came out earlier this year. His newest book is the short story collection Noiryorican. He lives in the Bronx.
British Nigerian, Stella Oni, is the author of debut crime fiction Deadly Sacrifice. She has a degree in Linguistics and African Languages from the University of Benin and an MSc in Information Systems and Technology from City University, London. She works as a Business Intelligence Analyst. Stella is a member of the Crime Writers Association and Crime Writers of Color.
Tina Kashian is a bestselling author, an attorney, and a former mechanical engineer whose love of reading for pleasure helped her get through years of academia. Tina spent her childhood summers at the Jersey shore building sandcastles, boogie boarding, and riding the boardwalk Ferris wheel. She also grew up in the restaurant business, as her Armenian parents owned a restaurant for thirty years. She is the author of the bestselling Kebab Kitchen cozy mystery series. Please visit her website at www.tinakashian.com to join her newsletter, receive delicious recipes, enter contests, and more.
Tracy Clark, a native Chicagoan, is the author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series, featuring ex-cop turned PI Cassandra Raines. Her debut, Broken Places, made Library Journal’s list of the Best Crime Fiction of 2018 and CrimeReads named Cass Raines Best New PI of 2018. The novel was nominated for a Lefty Award for Best Debut Novel, an Anthony Award for Best Debut Novel and a Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel.
V.M. (Valerie) Burns was born and raised in the Midwestern United States. She currently resides in East Tennessee with her two poodles. Valerie is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Dog Writers of America, Crime Writers of Color, International Thriller Writers, and Sisters in Crime.
H-C Chan has probably published more than a million words, most of them true. A journalist for nearly three decades, Chan has worked at the nexus of journalism and technology for the world's biggest online destinations.
Raquel V. Reyes was raised in oppositional cultures. Her early childhood was not unlike an I Love Lucy rerun with a heavy-accented, handsome Cuban father and a red-headed Southern mother whose smile brightened the room. A short story fan all her life, Raquel's stories are in several anthologies, including Mystery Most Theatrical, In the Midnight Hour, and Trouble No More. Raquel's soul food is croquetas with a Jupiña chaser. She lives in Miami, where she watches the waters for mermaids and leviathan.
E.A. Barres' most recent thriller, The Unrepentant, was published in 2019 by Down and Out Books (written under E. A. Aymar). His other thrillers include the anthologies The Swamp Killers (March 2020) and The Night of the Flood (March 2018); in both anthologies, he served as co-editor and contributor. His column, "Decisions and Revisions," appears monthly in the Washington Independent Review of Books, and he is also the Managing Editor of The Thrill Begins, ITW's online resource for aspiring and debut thriller writers; he also serves on the Board of ITW as the Vice President of Author Programs. In addition to ITW, he is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Crime Writers of Color, and SinC. Barres also runs the Noir at the Bar series for Washington, D.C. He was born in Panama and now lives and writes in the D.C./MD/VA triangle.
