Join the fun! If you're in the Springwater and surrounding areas, and would like to donate a gift (either on your own behalf, or on behalf of your business) reach out to us. It's easy! (Note: Bidding starts November 1.)

Pre-ordered my ticket for Mama's Voice. Please support this humanly poignant film by Ganna Yarovenko.
"In the early days of Russia's full-scale invasion, film director Ganna flees with her children and elderly mother from Russian gunfire near Kyiv."
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I’m proud to join the great Cyndi Lauper in the fight for women’s rights & healthcare. Go to www.bonfire.com/girlswantrights2025 to get a shirt and learn more about the #GirlsJustWantToHaveFundamentalRights Fund. @tidescommunity.bsky.social

Our Friends of Springwater Public Library membership renewal drive is underway. If you haven't yet renewed your membership for 2025, please watch for our email advising how to do so. If you would like to become a member, pls visit our Website. It's easy to join! friendsofspringwaterpubliclibrary.ca

2025 CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE CALL FOR ENTRIES | Crime Writers of Canada Events & Announcements 1 October 2024 – For immediate release Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) is pleased to announce the opening of the 2025 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing. This...

So very honoured and pleased. Three of our own Mesdames of Mayhem as well as Carrick Publishing have been acknowledged by the prestigious CWC Awards of Excellence for Crime fiction. Congrats to Catherine Astolfo, Therese Greenwood and Melissa Yi! crimewriterscanada.com/index.php/en...

2025 CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE CALL FOR ENTRIES | Crime Writers of Canada Events & Announcements 1 October 2024 – For immediate release Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) is pleased to announce the opening of the 2025 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing. This...

So proud on behalf of these talented authors, and thrilled to have them work with Carrick Publishing. Heartfelt congratulations to all finalists for the CWC Awards of Excellence 2025!! Special hugs to Catherine Astolfo and Therese Greenwood!
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APRIL STORY: The Mob Bar Mob by Melissa Yi Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes Mme Melissa Yi is an emergency room physician and an award-winning author in several different genres: crime fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, YA, poetry, memoir and mos…

Join us at the Mesdames' site today for "The Mob Bar Mob", a wonderful caper by our own Melissa Yi!!
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Sharing as a reminder: If you're in the Elmvale or surrounding area on April 26, please come out and meet the Friends of Springwater Public Library, for our exciting book sale! I'll bring a few signed copies of my own books and collections. All proceeds to our favourite library in Elmvale!!

So pleased the Friends of Springwater Public Library were able to make this wonderful donation to our favourite library. This is where the fundraising goes!

Do you have any gently used books you would like to donate for our Public Library fund-raising sale? If so, please visit the Springwater Public Library by mid-April to drop them off, to be sold at the April 26 Maple Syrup Festival in Elmvale! Folks, it does not get more Canadian than this!!

Please mark your calendars if you will be in the Springwater area April 25-27.
And if you would like to donate gently read books, please see info below! The Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival is about as fun and Canadian as it gets!

Please vote for our crime anthology, The 13th Letter, for the Derringer Award for Best Anthology. Thank you!
If you are a SMFS member, you can vote. The message with the vote link has been posted. main@shortmystery.groups.io | Topics

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The 13th Letter (Mesdames of Mayhem - crime story anthologies Book 6) Amazon.com: The 13th Letter (Mesdames of Mayhem - crime story anthologies Book 6) eBook : Mayhem, Mesdames of, Callway, M.H., Carrick, Donna , Aubert, Rosemary, Barnard, J.E., Burfield, Jane, Campbell, Melodie, de Nikolits, Lisa, Freedman, Cheryl, Astolfo, Catherine: Libros

Derringer 2025 nominee for Best Anthology: The 13th Letter, Mesdames of Mayhem.
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Grab your copy before April 29, during our Derringer Voting Promotion.
Read it! Love it! Cast your vote for The 13th Letter!
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FEBRUARY STORY: Under the Lamplight by Kevin P. Thornton Kevin P. Thornton Kevin lives in Fort McMurray, Alberta, the town that burned down in 2016. He now works as a writer and editor, having been a contractor for the Canadian military, a soldier in Afr…

A deeply moving and beautiful story by my friend Kevin Thornton, "Under the Lamplight." First appeared in In the Key of 13, by the Mesdames of Mayhem, Carrick Publishing 2019.
Yours to read and enjoy!
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"The 13th Letter" By Les Mesdames & Messieurs of Mayhem: Review/Giveaway The letter M conjures up many wonderful words for mystery writers.

Wow! Heartfelt thanks to Kings River Life for this wonderful review of our anthology: The 13th Letter! www.krlnews.com/2025/01/the-...

YouTube video by Crime Writers of Canada The Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem , The 13th Letter

Hope you'll join us! Pull up a hot chocolate and meet the Mesdames: youtu.be/tFH_vtmAZcY?...

YouTube video by Crime Writers of Canada The Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem , The 13th Letter

Please join us (Mesdames of Mayhem) with Erik D'Souza of the Crime Writers of Canada, for our Holiday interview on YouTube!
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The Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem, The 13th Letter Podcast Episode · Crime Writers of Canada's Podcast · 2024-12-19 · 51m

Join the Crime Writers of Canada's own Erik D'Souza for his wonderful interview with the Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem, just in time for our Holiday discussion on The 3th Letter! Wherever you get your podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

Hey, WhatsUP Book people, Carrick Publishing is now on BlueSky! Hope to see you all here!