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If you're a writer and want to be part of a warm and welcoming group, this is it! Whether you're just beginning or already published, this group really does have something for everyone and it's usually served with laughter and snacks. 😀

Mark Your Calendars! If you want to talk about a good book, meet up with your fellow writers or get help on that oh-so-dreaded task of marketing, we've got something for you this month. We'll post more details as each event gets closer or feel free to put questions in comments. Hope to see you!

My TBR list just grew! These look amazing.

Nominees for the Left Coast Crime Awards 2026 contest are pictured. Shown are seven book covers of nominees from the Rocky Mountain High Crimes chapter, with possible more to come.

Did you have a book published in 2025 that fits the Left Coast Crime Awards categories of best mystery, debut mystery, historical mystery or humorous mystery? Let us know! And please consider voting in support of your fellow sisters and misters. Ballots are due Jan. 2. Our nominees so far:

My goal is to create a daily writing practice that I can sustain over time. It sounds easy but I've yet to nail it. Hoping the January Jumpstart can help!

Agatha Christie’s Housekeeper Stars in this Inventive Series An unconventional housekeeper to Agatha Christie, who served with her in wartime, solves mysteries in and around the novelist’s home in the English countryside in the 1930s. It’s a seri…

Do references to Agatha Christie pull you into a mystery? Nearly 50 years after her death, Christie still pops up frequently, for better or worse. Colleen Cambridge's series featuring Christie's fictional housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, is worthy of the Christie name. femalesleuths.com/2025/12/09/a...

One Author, Two Cozy Mystery Series I’m Loving Now Author Debra Sennefelder’s two series, which feature a food blogger and a consignment store owner, are a well-written respite from the daily barrage of horrendous news out of our nation&#8217…

When times seem bleak, a cozy mystery can help you rest up to carry on the fight. Here are two mystery series by one author that I'm loving now. femalesleuths.com/2025/12/05/o...

Anthony Awards 2025: New Categories Added Female sleuths again swept this annual awards contest, which included new categories such as best cozy/humorous, best historical and best paranormal. Need help adding to your TBR list?

In case you missed it -- because I did! -- the Anthony awards now include best cozy/humorous, best historical and best paranormal. I particularly like the latter because I haven't seen it in other big competitions. #sistersincrimecolorado #cozymysterybooks femalesleuths.com/2025/12/03/a...

A collage of images shows members of Sisters in Crime collaborating and images of the group's new website and newsletter.

If you're curious about writing mysteries or just love reading them, join Sisters in Crime Colorado! We're kicking off the new year a bit early, with a new website (sistersincrimecolorado.org), newsletter (Detection Connection) and chapter name (Rocky Mountain High Crimes Chapter). Check us out!

Family Matters: A Veteran Author Pens a Cozy with Heart This fun read pairs a fiery grandmother with her wayward granddaughter as they hunt a killer — and a tortoise — in a blazing hot retirement community. Along the way, some family secrets…

As an aspiring writer, I often hear that my protagonist needs to grow over the course of the book. Does that apply to mysteries? Did Jane Marple change? One pleasure in my latest read was the evolution of the main character in this fun cozy. #bookreview femalesleuths.com/2025/07/28/m...

This was a really fun trip! Who doesn't want to scream and punch and kick things? (or is that just me ...)

Sisters in Crime Colorado member Brook Craig puts her new krav maga training to work in subduing Kevin Schilz of Schilz Martial Arts in Lafayette.

Six Sisters in Crime Colorado members left Schilz Martial Arts in Colorado with some krav maga training and a sense of how to portray it accurately in our mystery fight scenes!

Huge thanks to Kevin Schilz of Schilz Martial Arts for teaching #SinCColorado members about the art of krav maga, so we can get it right in our mystery fight scenes! Also to @hollyrharris.bsky.social for organizing the field trip and to member Brooke Craig (action pic) for being a good sport!

Congratulations! I loved learning from you in the Douglas Libraries' Writers' Workshops as well!

This will be an amazing event, all the more so with Ryan as keynote. I'm incredibly honored that Anyone But Her is a finalist -- it's in fantastic company.

Looking forward to the Colorado Book Awards on 7/26!

Quarterly Meeting: Saturday, August 9th Location: Smoky Hill Library – Smoky Hill Meeting Room B 5430 S Biscay Cir · Aurora, CO RSVP on Meetup HERE. Details 9:00 AM Meet and Greet 9:30 AM Informal Introductions 10:00 AM – 12 …

Our #sinccolorado quarterly meeting is swiftly approaching: Saturday, Aug. 9, at Smoky Hill Library in Aurora. We have morning and afternoon sessions at our meetings, focusing on both the craft and business of writing. Learn more and join us! sistersincrimecolorado.org/2025/07/15/q...

GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: · John Lewis Actions Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lie...

I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...

Author Tim Weed discusses his latest novel, THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT, at the Mesa Verde Writing Festival in Manco, CO, on July 12, 2025.

Author Tim Weed was the keynote speaker at the Mesa Verde Literary Festival in Mancos, CO, on July 12, 2025.

Author @timweedwriter.bsky.social was the final speaker at today's #mancoslitfest, discussing the joy and despair in post apocalyptic climate fiction like his latest novel, THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT. It details the quest of scientists trying to save the world via time travel - and it's a love story too.

The amazing author Pam Houston and the equally luminous poet Byron Aspaas read beautiful excerpts from their works at #mancoslitfest! Pam read from her forthcoming book on animal essays and the heart of Africa, while Bryon shared his story of becoming a Diné professor. #writingcommunity

Caleb from Parker is already an award-winning author at 11! Welcoming writers of all ages and genres at #mancoslitfest!

It's a full house at the #mancoslitfest panel, Truth-Tellers - Crafting Compelling Nonfiction. Lots more panels and presentations today, all free, in beautiful Mancos, Co!

Author/archaeologist Jim O'Donnell @jimodonnell2.bsky.social talks water issues in the West, specifically Fountain Creek and environs, at today's Mesa Verde Writing Festival in Mancos. Check out his book Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little Creek #mancoslitfest

Tasty treats, cool shopping and - oh yes - literary talks of all types at #mancoslitfest! Join us for this free daylong event featuring 50 authors. Archaeologist/author Jim O'Donnell talking water now at Kilgore American Indian Art.

We've got author tables and a pop-up bookstore with nature-themed nonfiction, poetry, fantasy, romance and more #mancoslitfest

One of our friendly volunteers at the Mesa Verde Writing Festival!

We're off and running with #mancoslitfest! Join us for this free daylong event with 50 authors in all genres. Our volunteers are excited and ready to help. #mesaverde

Poster for the first Mesa Verde Writing Festival in Mancos, Colorado on July 12, 2025.

Excited to hear Pam Houston and 49 other authors at the first Mesa Verde Writing Festival in beautiful #Mancos, CO! Come listen to authors from the Four Corners and beyond at this free daylong event. www.mesaverdewritersconference.org/festival.htm... #mancoslitfest

Colorado author and conference co-founder Mark Stevens makes the case for writing what you don't know at the Mesa Verde Writing Conference July 11,2025, in Mancos, CO.

That's a wrap on a jam-packed #mesaverdewritingconference, where we talked theme, poetry, genre fluidity, publishing, setting and writing what you don't know. Thanks to co-founder @writerstevens.bsky.social (pic) and a top-notch faculty! www.mesaverdewritersconference.org#/ #writingcommunity

Poet January Gill O'Neil during one of her dynamic presentations at the Mesa Verde Writing Conference in Mancos, CO.

Feeling inspired after a packed day one at the #mesaverde writing conference in beautiful #Mancos! Thanks to poet January Gill O'Neil (pic), publishing exec/author Angie Hodapp, poet/author Lisa C. Taylor @lctaylor2.bsky.social‬, and author Mark Stevens @writerstevens.bsky.social! #writingcommunity

Margaret Atwood looking fabulous

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An Archaeologist Contends With An Unbelievable Discovery in this Fast-Moving Tale Ancient stories and modern politics mix in this series debut about a Pakistani archaeologist faced with the find of a lifetime. But how it is related to her missing niece?

During a drug bust outside Karachi, police discover the mummified remains of a legendary Persian princess. It's up to Dr. Gul Delani to figure out what's real and to untangle the threads between the young princess and her long-missing niece. Highly recommend! femalesleuths.com/2025/05/21/a...

NO KINGS Denver by CO 50501 and Solidarity Warriors · No Kings Location: Lincoln Memorial Park (Between the Capitol and Civic Center Park) **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Denver by CO 50501 and Solidarity Warriors” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...