Events

News about upcoming events.

  • April 2–15, 2023

    Spring 2023 Workshop for SinC-GUPPY: Writing a Compelling Protagonist

    A two-week writing workshop for SinC-Guppy Online Chapter on tools and techniques for writing a compelling protagonist – 5 classes through which participants develop a compelling protagonist and develop them using a range of tools. Instructions, reading examples, exercises, discussion.

  • May 8, 2023

    Guest speaker

    Hallie will guest at David Freed’s Harvard Extension class on mystery writing.

  • July 21–23, 2023

    Book Passage Mystery Writing Conference

    Hallie will be presenting a before-conference workshop on Creating a Compelling Protagonist at this outstanding mystery writing conference at Book Passage bookstore in beautiful Corte Madera, CA.

  • August 2–6, 2023

    Willamette Writers Hybrid Conference 2023

    Willamette Writers Conference, online and in-person at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Portland, Oregon, August 2-6, 2023! Our Saturday Evening Keynote is New York Times Bestselling Author Cheryl Strayed. Critiques and pitches will be online, August 2-3, and the workshops, keynotes, and events will be August 4-6, in-person and online. Make connections, learn the craft, and launch your career. Workshops, critiques and pitches!

  • September 17–30, 2023

    Fall 2023 Workshop for SinC-GUPPY: Writing a Compelling Protagonist

    A repeat of Hallie’s two-week writing workshop for SinC-Guppy Online Chapter on tools and techniques for writing a compelling protagonist – 5 classes through which participants develop a compelling protagonist and develop them using a range of tools. Instructions, reading examples, exercises, discussion.

  • November 10–12, 2023

    New England Crime Bake 2023: Dead Actually

    Panels, guest speakers, writing workshops, and more. Guest of honor: Deborah Crombie! Hallie will rooting her on and giving a class: Mystery, thriller, suspense: Knowing what you’re about