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Studio 3 Sessions with Erik BruceStudio 3 Sessions - 14/11/2025 - Erik BruceI'm back with another installment of the Studio 3 Sessions, for more excursions down the sonic rabbit hole. l've got loads of great new music which I'm excited to share with you, so join me for more ambient textures, blissed out breaks and futuristic techno beats.
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2025-11-155h 09
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastKaren Grose, All June Left BehindKaren Grose is from Toronto, Canada. Her debut novel, The Dime Box, was selected by Amnesty International for its 2021 Book Club. Her second is Flat Out Lies, and All June Left Behind is her third. She has flash, poems, and short stories published by Roi Faineau Press, Paddler Press, Punk Noir Magazine, Epistemic Literary Magazine, Hooghly Review, Bunker Squirrel Magazine, and Superior Shores Press. She is a member of Crime Writers of Canada, Sisters-in-Crime-Toronto and National, and the #thrillsandchills writing group. Track her down on X: @kgrose2, IG: karengrosewrites, FB, or at www.karengrose.caLearn more...
2025-06-1219 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastDean Jobb, nominated for Best Nonfiction Crime BookDean Jobb’s book, A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue, (published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.) is nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilton) with a $300 prizeDean Jobb writes historical true crime. His latest book, A Gentleman and a Thief, the story of a daring jewel thief who targeted New York’s Jazz Age elite, is a national bestseller and a New York Times Editors’ Choice. He is the author of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream...
2025-05-2918 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastWilliam Watt, nominated for the Best Unpublished Crime Novel ManuscriptWilliam Watt’s novel, Predators in the Shadows, is nominated for the Best Unpublished Crime Novel manuscript written by an unpublished author sponsored by ECW Press with a $500 prize.William is a retired educator living in North York, Ontario. He graduated from York University with combined honours in English and sociology and later earned a Master of Education degree at the University of Toronto. To keep busy after retirement, he took on a succession of activities. He owned a chocolate shop, trained security guards to write reports, worked for Statistics Canada, sold cars, and interviewed hom...
2025-05-2917 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastLiz Ireland, nominated for Best Crime NovellaLiz Ireland’s novella, Mrs. Claus and the Candy Corn Caper (published in Halloween Cupcake Murder, by Kensington Press) is nominated for Best Crime Novella sponsored by Carrick Publishing with a $200 prize.Elizabeth Bass, aka Liz Ireland, has been navigating the changing seas of publishing for thirty years, and has published fifty works of romance, women’s fiction, and mystery. As Liz Freeland she wrote the award-winning Louise Faulk historical mystery series, and as Liz Ireland she writes the Mrs. Claus cozy mysteries, in which recently married April Claus investigates naughty elves and sneaky snowmen in the ultim...
2025-05-2821 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastLinda Sanche, nominated for Best Crime Short StoryLinda’s debut short story “The Electrician” was published this past November in the Sisters in Crime – Canada West’s anthology, Crime Wave 3: Dangerous Games and is nominated for Best Crime Short Story. She’s seeking a home for her debut mystery thriller Off the Mark and she’s plotting out the sequel. As a former producer, writer, and director of factual series television, Linda’s credits include three seasons as the senior story producer on the true crime show Murder She Solved (W Network, OWN, True Crime Network). After her TV career, Linda retrained as a crime analyst but...
2025-05-2813 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastLorrie Potvin, nominated for the Best Unpublished Crime Novel ManuscriptLorrie Potvin’s novel, A Trail's Tears, is nominated for the Best Unpublished Crime Novel Manuscript written by an unpublished author sponsored by ECW Press. Tradeswoman, artist, and teacher Lorrie Potvin, a queerishly Two-Spirited Citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario, is the author of Horses in the Sand – A Memoir (2022). Her first book, First Gear – A Motorcycle Memoir (2015), the essays - My tattoos speak of life and loss and Why I’m thankful for multiple sclerosis (Globe & Mail) were published under her previous surname, Jorgensen, as was the short story, The 13th Dock, Writing At Wintergree...
2025-05-2816 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastDavid A. Poulsen, nominated for Best Juvenile / YA Crime BookDavid A. Poulsen novel, The Dark Won't Wait, (published by Red Deer Press) is nominated for Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book sponsored by Superior Shores Press with a $250 prize.David A. Poulsen has been a broadcaster, teacher, football coach, rodeo cowboy, stage and film actor, and--most of all--writer. His writing career began in earnest when his story The Welcomin’ won the 1984 Alberta Culture Short Story Competition. He is now the author of 33 books, many for middle readers and young adults. The 2012 winner of the Sakura Medal in Japan for his YA novel, Numbers, David’s most recent book...
2025-05-2715 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastNate Hendley, nominated for The Brass Knuckles AwardNate Hendley’s book, Atrocity on the Atlantic: Attack on a Hospital Ship During the Great War (published by Dundurn Press) is nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilton) with a $300 prize.Nate Hendley is a Toronto-based journalist and author. His work has appeared in The National Post, Maclean’s magazine, and numerous trade and business publications. He has also written scripts for podcasts, feature articles for the website of TVOntario and several books, primarily in the true-crime genre.Nate’s last book, The Be...
2025-05-2424 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJohanne Seymore, nominé pour le meilleur livre policier en langue Française.Le roman Fracture de Johanne Seymore (publié par Libre Expression) est nominé pour le meilleur livre policier en langue française. (You can find the English version of this podcast at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232876/episodes/17217796 )Johanne Seymour est une actrice, écrivaine, réalisatrice et romancière franco-québécoise.Elle a commencé sa carrière en tant que comédienne au théâtre, à la télévision et au cinéma, avant de se tourner vers la mise en scène de pièces de théâtre et l'écriture pour la comédie populaire Jacqu...
2025-05-2414 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJohanne Seymore, nominated for Best French Language Crime Book.Johanne Seymore’s novel Fracture (published by Libre Expression) is nominated for Best French Language Crime Book. (Vous pouvez retrouver la version Française de ce balado à l'adresse suivante : https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232876/episodes/17217826) Johanne Seymour is a French Quebec actress, writer, director and novelist.She started her career as an actress on stage, TV and in films, before she switched to directing plays and writing for the popular comedy stage act: Jacques et Normand. She then went on to write a TV sitcom called Santa Maria. Interested in broadening her horizons, she later...
2025-05-2419 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastCatherine Astolfo is nominated for The Best Crime Short StoryCatherine Astolfo is nominated for The Best Crime Short Story, for her story Farmer Knudson, From Auntie Beers: A Book of Connected Short Stories, published by Carrick Publishing.Catherine Astolfo is an award-winning writer of short stories and the author of seven novels and two novellas. Catherine won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story in 2012 for "What Kelly Did" and again in 2018 for “The Outlier,” which is included in the Mesdames of Mayhem Anthology, 13 Claws. Catherine’s most recent book is Auntie Beers. With an historical twist and quite different from her other novels, this o...
2025-05-2322 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJohn L. Hill, Nominated for The Brass Knuckles AwardJohn L. Hill’s Novel, The Rest of the [True Crime] Story,(Published by AOS Publishing) is nominated forThe Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilton) with a $300 prize John L. Hill is a Canadian lawyer who has defended some of Canada’s most notorious criminals. He holds a B.A., M.A., and J.D. from Queen’s University and an LL.M. in Constitutional Law from Osgoode Hall Law School. He has taught prison law at Queen’s University and at the University of Windsor Law School.
2025-05-2220 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastPamela Jones, Nominated for the Best Crime NovellaPamela Jones’s book, The Windmill Mystery, (published by Austin Macauley Publishers) is nominated for the Best Crime Novella sponsored by Carrick Publishing with a $200 prize. For many years, Pamela has been a writer of program notes for the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the NAC Orchestra, the Festival de Lanaudière, and numerous magazines and festivals in both Europe and Canada. In 2007 McGill-Queen’s University Press published her biography of a Quebec composer (Alcides Lanza: Portrait of a Composer). For this biography, she was awarded the Québec Opus prize for “Livre de l’année, An 2007-2008”...
2025-05-2117 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastMarianne K. Miller, nominated for the Best Crime First NovelMarianne K. Miller’s novel, We Were the Bullfighters, is nominated for the Best Crime First Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell with a prize of $1000.Marianne K. Miller’s debut novel, We Were the Bullfighters, (Dundurn Press) is about Ernest Hemingway’s time at the Toronto Daily Star in 1923. On his first day, Hemingway was sent to cover a prison break at Kingston Pen. The novel follows Hemingway and the convicts on the run. A graduate of the Creative Writing Program, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, Miller won and was twice short-listed for the Random House...
2025-05-2015 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastTherese Greenwood, Nominated for Best Crime Short StoryTherese Greenwood is nominated for Best Crime Short Story for her story, Hatcheck Bingo, from The 13th Letter, A Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem Anthology, published by Carrick PublishingFort McMurray writer Therese Greenwood has been named a Finalist for the 2025 Award of Excellence for Best Short Story from the Crime Writers of Canada. It is Greenwood’s fourth nomination for Canada’s top mystery writing prize. Greenwood’s 2025 nomination is for “Hatchcheck Bingo,” a women-centred story set in the Prohibition era. Greenwood’s story appeared in Carrick Publishing’s 2024 crime fiction collection The Thirteenth Letter, (A , Mesdames and Me...
2025-05-1817 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastTwist Phelan, Nominated for Best Crime Novella and Juvenile Crime BookTwist Phelan is nominated for two awards in 2025. Her story Aim (featured in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)is on the shortlist for Best Crime Novella sponsored by Carrick Publishing and she is nominated for Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book sponsored by Superior Shores, for her book, Snowed (published by Bronzeville Books). Twist Phelan is the award-winning author of eleven mystery novels, which have been praised by Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Kirkus, and Booklist. She also writes short stories, which have appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and various anthologies. Accolades for her work include two Thriller A...
2025-05-1821 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJaima Fixsen, Nominated for The Miller-Martin Award for Best Crime NovelJaima Fixsen’s novel The Specimen, (published by Poisoned Pen Press) is nominated forThe Miller-Martin Award for Best Crime Novel, sponsored by the Boreal Benefactor with a $1000 prizeJaima Fixsen is a USA Today and International best-selling author living and writing in Edmonton, Alberta. Her novel, The Girl In His Shadow (co-authored under the pen name Audrey Blake), was selected as Libby’s 2022 Big Library Read. Her books have been translated in eight languages. Jaima studied Occupational Therapy at the University of Alberta. Her classes there on human anatomy and health care ethic...
2025-05-1721 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastRaye Anderson, Nominated for Best The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional MysteryRaye Anderson's novel, The Dead Shall Inherit, (published by Signature Editions) was nominated for The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe with a $500 prize.Raye Anderson is a Scots Canadian who taught Drama and ran Theatre and Community arts programs for many years, notably at Prairie Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg, in Ottawa and Calgary.Raye has been a resident of the Interlake since 2007 and presently lives in Gimli. Her first crime fiction novel, And We Shall Have Snow, was published by Signature Editions in 2020. It was a finalist for Best First...
2025-05-1614 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastSuzan Denoncourt, Nominated for Best Crime First NovelSuzan Denoncourt’s novel, The Burden of Truth, (published by Suzan Denoncourt) was nominated for Best Crime First Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell with a $1000 prize.It was at the height of her career as a business executive that Suzan chose to pivot away from the corporate world and embrace a totally new chapter. Literally. Gravitating toward mystery/suspense/crime fiction, she completed the first two manuscripts in the Cisco series before pursuing publication of her debut novel, The Burden of Truth. The early response was so favourable, she released book two, Heaven’s Debris, just four mont...
2025-05-1414 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJim McDonald, Nominated for Best Crime First NovelJim McDonald has been judged a finalist for the prestigious Crime Writers of Canada Best Crime First Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell with a $1000 prize for his noir psychological thriller Altered Boy, available on Amazon Kindle. The winner will be announced on May 30, 2025. Also on Kindle: Smash Palace, a collection of 32 short stories. Coming in 2026, his historical novel Counterculture Revolution, set in 1970, is about the anti-war activist group The Weathermen. Altered Boy is the featured novel for Humanist Canada’s Book Club online meeting on June 3, 2025. Jim will be in attendance to answer questions. In a...
2025-05-1426 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastCathy Ace, Nominated for The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional MysteryCathy Ace’s novel, The Corpse with the Pearly Smile, (published by Four Tails Publishing Ltd.) has been nominated for The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe with a $500 prize.Ace’s Cait Morgan Mysteries feature a globetrotting Welsh Canadian criminal psychologist who solves traditional whodunits alongside her retired-cop husband, Bud Anderson (Eve Myles will portray Cait in the TV production by Free@LastTV). Her WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries feature four softly-poached female PIs solving cosy cases from a Welsh stately home. She's a past Chair of Crime Writers of Canada, and is a Bo...
2025-05-1323 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastMelissa Yi, Nominated for Best Crime Short Story and Best Juvenile / YA Crime BookMelissa Yi is nominated for Best Crime Short Story and Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book sponsored by Superior Shores Press.Melissa could slice your throat and sew it back up again. Legally. Because she’s an emergency doctor. In her spare minutes, Melissa writes the Hope Sze medical crime series, which Ellery Queen praised for its “nitty-gritty” description and Publishers Weekly for its “darker themes … entertaining and insightful.” The Globe and Mail praises her as a “standout,” having written a best Canadian suspense novel.Melissa’s mystery stories were finalists for the Award of Excellence (best...
2025-05-0923 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastBrenda Chapman, Shortlisted for Best Crime Novel Set in CanadaBrenda Chapman is a Canadian crime fiction author with twenty-six published novels. In addition to short stories and standalones, she has written the lauded Stonechild and Rouleau police procedural series, the Anna Sweet mystery novellas, and the Jennifer Bannon mysteries for middle grade. Her work has been shortlisted for several awards including four Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence. She is currently writing a new mystery series set in Ottawa called the Hunter and Tate mysteries, and the forth book in the series, Who Lies in Wait was released 2025, in this podcast we will discuss the third book i...
2025-05-0714 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastGreg Rhyno, Nominated for Best Crime Novel Set in CanadaGreg Rhyno is the author of the Dame Polara mystery series from Cormorant Books, including Who by Fire, which was nominated for a Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence. His debut novel, To Me You Seem Giant (NeWest Press), was nominated for a ReLit Award and an Alberta Book Publishing Award. He completed an MFA at the University of Guelph and lives with his family in Guelph, Ontario.Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@crimewritersofcanada1279
2025-05-0714 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastPeter Holloway, Shortlisted for Best Crime First NovelPeter Holloway's novel THE ROARING GAME MURDERS has been nominated for the Best Crime First Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell, with a $1000 prize.Peter is married with two children and has lived in Tsawwassen and Ladner for over thirty years. He has cycled the dikes and backroads around Boundary Bay and the Fraser River, where ‘The Roaring Game Murders’ takes place, as well as the many paths between. An avid curler, he leads Learn-to-Curl sessions for adults to introduce them to the roaring game. He has also coached juniors from recreational after school classes to competitive leagues and...
2025-05-0213 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastMarcelle Dubé, Nominated for Best Crime Novella sponsored by Carrick PublishingMarcelle Dubé's story, Chuck Berry is Missing, (published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, July/Aug 2024 issue) is nominated for Best Crime Novella sponsored by Carrick Publishing with a $200 prize.Marcelle Dubé writes mystery and speculative fiction novels and short stories. Mostly. She grew up near Montreal. After trying out a number of different provinces and living in the Yukon for over 35 years, she now lives in Alberta—which is much like the Yukon in all the ways that count. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies.She’s won the CW...
2025-05-0114 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastWilliam Deverell, The 2025 Derrick Murdoch Award RecipientThe Derrick Murdoch Award is a special achievement award presented at the discretion of the Board Chair of Crime Writers of Canada. It recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to developing crime writing in Canada.William’s bibliography includes twenty-one novels, many drawing from his extensive legal experience. Notable works include Trial of Passion, which earned the Dashiell Hammett Prize for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing in 1997 and Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award for Best Canadian Crime Novel in 1998. Trial of Passion introduced readers to Arthur Beauchamp,a character who became central to a se...
2025-04-3031 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJonathan Whitelaw. Shortlisted for The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional MysteryIn this episode, we speak to Jonathan Whitelaw. His book, The Concert Hall Killer, (HarperNorth/HarperCollins Canada) has been shortlisted for The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery, sponsored by Jane Doe with a $500 prizeJonathan Whitelaw is a writer, award-winning journalist and broadcaster. After working on the frontline of Scottish politics, he moved into journalism, covering everything from sports tomusic to radioactive waste – and everything in between. He's also a regular reviewer, podcaster, panellist, commentator and in the near future, he will be an official Calgarian. He is the author of Th...
2025-04-3019 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastScott Thornley, MiddlemenSCOTT THORNLEY grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, which inspired his fictional Dundurn. As president and creative director of Scott Thornley + Company, a strategic creative firm, Thornley worked with cultural and health science clients in Canada, the United States and Great Britain.Over time, his love of graphic and typographic design grew to include writing the stories that would bring his client’s products and services to life. Scott lives with his wife Shirley Blumberg in Toronto and in the southwest of France. Middlemen is the latest in the MacNeice series, and fol...
2025-04-2523 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastKelly Young, Streets Alive on OverdriveKelly Young has a BA in English from the University of Waterloo and worked as a reporter for many years before becoming a swimming instructor. She has since retired.A member of Crime Writers of Canada and Sisters in Crime, she is the self-published writer of the Travel Writer Cozy Mystery series, the Travel Writer Day Trips Cozy Mystery series, the Haunted & Harassed Paranormal Mystery series, the thrillers Flurries Ending and The Six Thousand, and more. She lives in Southwestern Ontario.Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video...
2025-04-1715 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJanice MacDonald, Victor & Me in ParisJanice MacDonald is a Canadian author of mystery novels, textbooks, non-fiction titles, and stories for both children and adults. She is best known for writing seven novels featuring amateur sleuth Miranda “Randy” Craig. The Randy Craig Mysteries were the first detective series to be set in Edmonton, Alberta, where Janice lives and works. The last installment, The Eye of the Beholder, was published in October 2018. A lifelong fan and reviewer of mystery fiction, Janice wrote her MA thesis on the genre, long before popular culture studies were popular.Janice has launched a new series of myst...
2025-04-1121 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastMelodie Campbell, The Silent Film Star MurdersCalled the “Queen of Comedy" by the Toronto Sun, Melodie Campbell was also named the “Canadian literary heir to Donald Westlake” by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Winner of 10 awards, including the Derringer and the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence, she has multiple bestsellers and has been featured in USA Today. She is the past executive director of Crime Writers of Canada.Her publications include over 100 comedy credits, 19 novels, and 60 short stories, but she’s best known for The Goddaughter mob caper series. In this podcast, we discuss "The Silent Film Star Murders," the second installment in the Mer...
2025-04-0121 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJoanna Vander Vlugt, Spy GirlsJoanna is an author, podcaster, and illustrator. her debut novel, The Unravelling, and her second novel in the Dealer’s Child were both Canadian Book Club Awards finalists, and now Spy Girls, the third novel in the Jade and Sage thriller series, has received Chick Lit Book Cafe's International Book of Excellence Award for best spy thriller and suspense. Joanna's novels have been published under her own imprint, Ozzy Imprint. Joanna draws upon her 13 years of experience working in the prosecutor’s office and 10 years working in the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner for inspiration for her novels. Joanna...
2025-03-2024 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastCheryl Freedman and The Bony Blithe Mini-ConCheryl Freedman is a long-time freelance editor who edits anything she finds interesting, including crime fiction, academic papers, Jewish mysticism books and articles, memoirs, and more. She was the executive director of Crime Writers of Canada for 10 years as well as the sometime-chair of the Bloody Words Mystery Conference and its successor, the Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award/Bony Blithe Mini-Con.In 2004 she won theDerrick Murdoch Award a special achievement award from Crime Writers of Canada for contributions to the genre of crime and mystery writing.With her interest in ferrets, fairy tales, and folklore...
2025-03-0521 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastRobert Rotenberg, One Minute MoreRobert Rotenberg is a crime author and criminal defense lawyer, recognized for his legal thrillers, many of which are set in Toronto. His debut novel, "Old City Hall," was published in 2009 and became an international bestseller. Since then, he has written seven additional novels in the Ari Green detective series. Additionally, Rotenberg is a screenwriter who has contributed to several episodes of "Murdoch Mysteries." In this podcast, we will discuss his latest novel, "One Minute More."Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@crimewritersofcanada1279
2025-02-2719 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastLaura Churchill Duke, Footprints in the SnowLaura is a communication specialist and journalist in the Annapolis Valley. She is currently teaching communication to first year kinesiology students at Acadia University, focusing on writing, research and presentation skills. Her first book, Two Crows Sorrow, won the 2020 bronze award for creative non-fiction from the Miramichi Reader. In this interview, we discuss her third book, Footprints in the Snow an historical true crime story about how a community quickly jumps to conclusions to convict an outsider of a heinous murder. Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: y...
2025-02-2417 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastAmber Cowie, The Off SeasonAmber Cowie is a BC mystery author best known for her captivating psychological thrillers. The talented author graduated from the University of Victoria and has been working as a freelance writer for Salon, The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, and Crime Reads.Her first novel, Rapid Falls, was a Whistler Book Awards nominee, hit number one overall on Amazon, and was a top-100 bestselling Kindle book of 2018. In 2022, CBC listed her book Last One Alive on their 12 mystery and crime books to keep you on the edge of your seat this summer...
2025-02-1320 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastAngela Douglas, Every FallAngela Douglas is a Canadian author who lives in the Okanagan (British Columbia) with her husband and kids. She writes thrillers and creative nonfiction. When she isn’t working or hanging out with her family, she hides in her studio with her bulldog Frankie, writing her next book. She is a member of International Thriller Writers and Crime Writers of Canada and was the VP of Communications of Sisters in Crime—Canada West. Angela’s debut psychological thriller, EVERY FALL, was released in January 2025.EVERY FALL is described as a chilling thriller, perfect for fans of Kar...
2025-01-2913 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastShane Peacock, As We Forgive OthersShane Peacock is an author published in twenty languages in eighteen countries. He has won the Junior Library Guild of America Selection seven times, the Arthur Ellis Award twice, and been shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. His young adult novels include the Boy Sherlock Holmes series, the Dylan Maples Adventures, The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim trilogy, and The Book of Us. As We Forgive Others is the first of the Northern Gothic Mysteries, his debut adult series. He lives in Cobourg, Ontario with his wife, journalist Sophie Kneisel.
2025-01-1720 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastKatie Tallo, Buried RoadFor three decades, Katie has been an award-winning screenwriter and director, collaborating on projects in animation, television and motion pictures. After winning an international novel contest for women writers in 2013, Katie landed a publishing deal for her debut novel. The thriller Dark August is set in the Wellington West neighbourhood where she lives. The novel became an international bestseller and was chosen as an Apple Book of the Month and New York Times Editor’s Choice. It inspired a trilogy including the follow-up, Poison Lilies, which brings Augusta and Levi back for another cold case when a body emerges fr...
2025-01-0221 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastThe Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem, The 13th LetterThe Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem are a collective of established Canadian crime fiction authors and talented new writers of the genre. Visit their website, mesdamesofmayhem.com, to watch the CBC documentary about them. Joining host Erik D'Souza are authors Donna Carrick, Madeleine Harris-Callaway, Jane Burfield, Blair Keetch, Rosemary McCracken, Lynne Murphy, Lorna Poplak,and Melisa Yi. We discuss their newest anthology, The 13th Letter. M is the thirteenthletter of the alphabet, and it begins so many wicked words: malice,Machiavelli, mayhem, and of course, murder. But it also heads up mischief,
2024-12-1950 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastShane Joaquin Jimenez, BondageShane Joaquin Jimenez is the author of the feminist neon-noir thriller novel Bondage. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Rain Taxi, The Greensboro Review, Denver Quarterly, Hunger Mountain, Bat City Review, and elsewhere. He went to the Jack Kerouac School at Naropa University.Shane has lived all over, from Las Vegas to Brooklyn to Seoul to Portland, but now calls BC home.Check out his website at: shanejoaquinjimenez.comLearn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.c...
2024-12-0420 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastDavid Wickenden: The Origami DeceptionAfter 31 years in the Fire Service and attaining the rank of Deputy Fire Chief, David Wickenden retired to write thriller novels full time. He has published six thrillers and one YA Fantasy since 2018. He is a member of the International Thriller Association, International Screenwriter Association, the Writer’s Union of Canada, the Canadian Crime Writers, and the Sudbury Writer’s Guild. He has published numerous short stories in anthologies and online literary magazines, seven novels, and five screenplays.Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: yout...
2024-11-2116 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastDavid W. Barber, MugshotDavid W. Barber is a journalist and musician and the author of more than a dozen books of music (including Accidentals on Purpose; Bach, Beethoven and the Boys; When the Fat Lady Sings; and Getting a Handel on Messiah) and literature (including Quotable Sherlock, Quotable Alice and Atonement and other stories). Formerly a writer and entertainment editor of The Kingston Whig-Standard, editor of Broadcast Week magazine at the Toronto Globe and Mail and the assistant editor of arts and life for Postmedia newspapers, he is currently a freelance writer, editor, musician and composer. As a composer, his works include...
2024-11-0717 min
The Erik Allen ShowGood Simple Living | Jeremy & Melissa Souza | Ep. 288In this inspiring episode, I sat down with Jeremy & Melissa, the awesome couple behind the popular YouTube channel Good Simple Living, boasting over 500K subscribers. We dive deep into their incredible journey of faith, leaving Washington to build a thriving homestead in the wilderness of Idaho. Their story is filled with powerful moments of seeing God’s hand guiding their every step, from uprooting their lives to creating a sustainable, simple living lifestyle for their family.
But their mission extends far beyond their homestead. Jeremy & Melissa share how they’ve used their platform to give back, most nota...
2024-10-2526 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastLorne Tepperman, Deadly DonationLorne Tepperman, a long-time resident of Toronto and distinguished figure in academia, ventures into the realm of fiction with his debut work. As a Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, Tepperman authored, co-authored, edited, and co-edited 88 academic books, delving into topics ranging from social inequality to families to gambling addiction, deviance, and crime.Deadly Donation, Tepperman’s first novel, draws inspiration from his extensive research on families, crime, and gambling addiction. The Rachel Tile Mystery Series promises to captivate readers with its exploration of these themes within the framework of mystery and suspense.Lo...
2024-10-2323 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastA.J. Devlin, Bronco BusterA.J. Devlin has a BFA in Screenwriting from Chapman University, a MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute Conservatory, and has worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood. COBRA CLUTCH (“Hammerhead” Book 1, published by NeWest Press) was nominated for a 2019 Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery and won the 2019 Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best First Novel. The acclaimed sequel ROLLING THUNDER was featured in the Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and on CBC Radio's The Last Chapter with Shelagh Rogers. Book 3 FIVE MOVES OF DOOM won the 2022 Crime Fiction Lover Editor’s Choice Award for Best I...
2024-10-0912 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastWinona Kent: Author of the Jason Davey Series & The 2024/2025 Chair of The CWCWinona Kent was born in London, England and grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, where she completed her BA in English at the University of Regina. After moving to Vancouver, she graduated from UBC with an MFA in Creative Writing and received her diploma in Writing for Screen and TV from Vancouver Film School.Winona’s debut novel Skywatcher was a finalist in the Seal Books First Novel Award and was published by Bantam Books in 1989. Since then, she has written eleven more books, including her five current soft-boiled musical mysteries featuring professional musician / amateur sleuth Jason Davey....
2024-09-2519 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastMaureen Jennings, March RoarsMaureen Jennings is the author of the beloved Murdoch mystery books, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. The first books in the series were made into films for television. Soon after, Murdoch Mysteries began in 2008 and is still running today. In addition to the Murdoch mysteries, Maureen has also published two Christine Morris books and three Tom Tyler series. Her books have been nominated for the Anthony Historical Mystery Award, the Macavity/Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award, the Barry Award, and the Bruce Alexander Award. She received the...
2024-09-1122 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJ. Ivanel Johnson: Just A Stale MateJ. Ivanel Johnson is the pen name for an author living with (dis)Ability who now resides in the Appalachian range of Northwestern New Brunswick on a small farm overlooking inspirational views of nature. Like her grandmother before her (the 'Ivanel' of her pen name) she has written her entire life, first publishing two poems with Annick Press in Toronto when she was only 12. She has been a high school English/Drama teacher, working & living in the highlands of Scotland, the moors of Yorkshire, & the Rockies of Montana & Yukon before settling in the east of Canada. She strives always...
2024-08-2319 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJ. Woollcott, Blood RelationsJ. Woollcott is a Canadian author born in Belfast, N. Ireland. She is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers in Toronto. She has won the RWA Daphne du Maurier Award for Mainstream Mystery and Suspense, has been long-listed in the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in 2019 and 2020 and short-listed in 2021. She was a Silver Falchion Award finalist at Killer Nashville in 2023 and again in 2024 and a Killer Nashville Claymore Award finalist in 2024.You can find her at…https://www.jwoollcott.comhttps://x.com/JoyceWoollcotthttps://www.fa...
2024-08-0219 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJonathan Whitelaw and The Concert Hall KillerJonathan Whitelaw is a Scottish author, journalist, and broadcaster. He now calls Grand Prairie, Alberta home. His cozy crime novels are a delightful blend of mystery and humour. His unlikely pair of detectives, the jaded ex-newspaper journalist Jason Brazel, and his bingo-playing mother-in-law, Amita Khatri, add a unique charm to the series. Starting with "The Bingo Hall Detectives" in 2022 and continuing with "The Village Hall Vendetta" and "The Concert Hall Killer", Whitelaw's books are a must-read for those who enjoy a good laugh with their mysteries.Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.com...
2024-07-1819 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastRaye Anderson: Sing a Song of SummerRaye Anderson is a Scots Canadian who taught Drama and ran Theatre and Community arts programs for many years, notably at Prairie Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg, in Ottawa and Calgary.Raye has been a resident of the Interlake since 2007 and presently lives in Gimli. Her first crime fiction novel, And We Shall Have Snow, was published by Signature Editions in 2020. It was a finalist for Best First Novel for the Crime Writers of Canada, Awards of Excellence and was also shortlisted in the Original Softcover Fiction category of the WILLA Literary Awards. The second book i...
2024-07-0318 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastDelvin Chatterson and Bad Boys in BostonDelvin Chatterson is the internationally acclaimed author of the Dale Hunter Thriller Series, an explosive mix of crime and corruption in the computer business of the 1980s. Dale Hunter and his buddy, Frank the Fixer, were introduced in 2018 with NO EASY MONEY, followed by SIMPLY THE BEST, and MERGER MANIAC and most recently BAD BOYS IN BOSTONAs a former entrepreneur, business advisor, and cheerleader for enlightened entrepreneurship, Del has written extensively on business topics for decades and continues to write on entrepreneurship under the pen name of Your Uncle Ralph. Originally from the Rocky Mountains of B...
2024-06-2017 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastWilliam Deverell and The Long-Shot TrialWilliam Deverell is a Canadian novelist, activist, and criminal lawyer. He is one of Canada’s best-known novelists, whose first book, Needles, which drew on his experiences as a criminal lawyer, won the McClelland & Stewart $50,000 Seal Award. In 1997, he won the Dashiell Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime writing in North America for Trial of Passion. That book won the 1998 Arthur Ellis Award for best Canadian crime novel, as did April Fool in 2003. Trial of Passion launched his first crime series, featuring the classically trained, self-doubting Arthur Beauchamp. This interview discusses the ninth addition to the series, The Lo...
2024-06-0712 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastMelissa Yi, The Shapes of WrathMelissa Yi’s novel, Shapes of Wrath, was nominated for The Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada sponsored by Charlotte Engel and CWC.Melissa Yi, also known as Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes, is an emergency physician with an active practice and an award-winning writing career. She is a Derringer Award winning author and was a CWC Award of Excellence Finalist in 2022.She studied emergency medicine at McGill University in Montreal. She was so shocked by the patients crammed into the waiting area, and the examining rooms without running water, that she began to...
2024-05-2518 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastMarcelle Dubé, ReversionMarcelle Dubé writes mystery and speculative fiction novels and short stories. She grew up near Montreal, lived in the Yukon for 35 years and now calls Alberta home. Her short fiction has appeared in several magazines and anthologies. In 2021, she won the CWC award for Best Short Story. Her story, Reversion, published in April 2023 edition of Mystery Magazine has been nominated once again for an Award of Excellence in the Short story category, and was shortlisted for a Deringer Award. Learn more about Marcelle at: marcelledube.com/2022 interview with Marcelle Dubé: https://youtu.be/v1JBTJ0FA6U...
2024-05-2511 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastWilliam Wodhams, Thirty Feet UnderThirty Feet Under, a novel by William Woodhams was nominated for The Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript.Bill lives in Burlington, Ontario. He is an author and award-winning copywriter who has been inspiring people with the life-changing possibilities of cell phones, hamburgers and drywall for over twenty years. His stories have been published in The Globe and Mail, Canada’s National Newspaper, the Pigeon Review Art and Literary Journal, and recognized in Writer’s Digest 2021 Writing Competition.William went back to university as a senior student and recently graduated with a degree in Englis...
2024-05-2415 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastDavid Rabinovitch, Jukebox Empire (2024)JUKEBOX EMPIRE, by David Rabinovitch is nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilton).David Rabinovitch is an EMMY, Peabody, and Gemini Award-winning film maker. With a background in investigative journalism, he has testified before Congress, documented human rights abuses in China, exposed exploitation of victims of a mass disaster, and contributed to Frontline, Dateline, and Investigative Reports. He has written for the Toronto Globe & Mail, San Francisco Chronicle, TIME Magazine, and U.S. News & World Report. He was raised in the prairie town of Morden...
2024-05-2417 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastSheilla Jones & James Burns: Murder on Richmond RoadSheilla Jones and James Burns' story, Murder on Richmond Road: An Enquiry Bureau Mystery, is nominated for The Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript. Sheila Jones is an award-winning journalist and best-selling science author. James Burns is an award-winning author and an editor of Prairie History and curator Emeritus of paleontology at the Royal Alberta Museum. Website: http://www.sheillajones.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sheilla.jones.7/Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@crimewritersofcanada1279
2024-05-2217 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastM.H. Callway, Wisteria CottageM.H. Callway’s story, Wisteria Cottage, Published in Malice Domestic is nominated for Best Crime Short Story.M. H. Callway’s crime fiction has won or been short-listed for several leading awards including the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, the Debut Dagger, and the Derringer. Her thriller, Windigo Fire (Seraphim Editions), was a finalist for the CWC Best First Novel Award. In 2013, she and Donna Carrick of Carrick Publishing co-founded the Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem, a collective of established Canadian crime writers. They are the subject of the critically acclaimed CBC documentary, The Mesd...
2024-05-2115 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastCharlotte Morganti: The End GameCharlotte is a retired lawyer and holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. Now she focuses on writing mysteries. She writes novels and short stories, ranging from gritty investigations to lighter capers. Her short stories have appeared in Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, and several anthologies.Two years ago I interviewed her when she was nominated by the CWC for best short story. For her story, ALL MY DARLINGS published in the Die Laughing: An Anthology of Humorous Mysteries.Links to previous interviews: P...
2024-05-1819 min
Crime Writers of Canada's Podcastdonalee Moulton: Troubled Waterdonalee Moulton’s story, Troubled Water, has been nominated for an Award of Excellence in The Best Crime Short Story category. Donalee has been writing professionally for over 25 years. She has been published in The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Maclean’s, Canadian Business, and The National Post. Her short story, “Swan Song,” is in the CWC anthology Cold Canadian Crime and was also nominated for an Award of Excellence.Her first mystery book, Hung Out to Die, was published in 2023, and her second novel, Conflagration, was published in 2024. Donalee is the Atlantic Provinces Regional R...
2024-05-1714 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastIona Whishaw, Author of the Lane Winslow Mystery SeriesIona Whishaw’s novel, TO TRACK A TRAITOR, has been nominated for The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe.Iona Whishaw has been a youth worker, social worker, teacher and an award winning High School Principal, who continued with her writing throughout her working life. Receiving her Masters in Creative writing from UBC, Iona has published short fiction, poetry, poetry translation and one children’s book, Henry and the Cow Problem. Iona is best known for Lane Winslow Mystery series. Debuting with the novel, A Killer in King’s Cove, readers are int...
2024-05-1616 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastRobyn Harding, The Drowning WomanRobyn Harding’s novel, THE DROWNING WOMAN, (Grand Central Publishing) is nominated for The Peter Robinson Award for Best Crime Novel sponsored by Rakuten Kobo.Robyn is a Vancouver crime writer known for her bestselling novels including The Perfect Family, The Arrangement, Her Pretty Face, and The Party. She was nominated for the 2018 Arthur Ellis Awards for best crime novel for The Party. Before becoming a novelist, she worked as an advertising executive and a screenplay writer.Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@cr...
2024-05-1516 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastCraig H. Bowlsby: Requiem for a LotusCraig H. Bowlsby’s story, REQUIEM FOR A LOTUS is nominated for The Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript Born and raised in Vancouver, Craig has a BFA in creative writing from UBC and has studied extensively with the brilliant and celebrated author William Deverell.Last year, he won the Award of Excellence for the Best Crime Short Story, sponsored by Mystery Magazine, for his story, THE GIRL WHO WAS ONLY THREE QUARTERS DEAD. In 2014, he won the Brian McFarlane Award from the Society for International Hockey Research. Craig has also written articles for the Vancouver Pro...
2024-05-1414 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastCraig H. Bowlsby: Requiem for a LotusCraig H. Bowlsby’s story, REQUIEM FOR A LOTUS is nominated for The Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript Born and raised in Vancouver, Craig has a BFA in creative writing from UBC and has studied extensively with the brilliant and celebrated author William Deverell.Last year, he won the Award of Excellence for the Best Crime Short Story, sponsored by Mystery Magazine, for his story, THE GIRL WHO WAS ONLY THREE QUARTERS DEAD. In 2014, he won the Brian McFarlane Award from the Society for International Hockey Research. Craig has also written articles for the Vancouver Prov...
2024-05-1329 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastVicki Delany: The Queen of CozyVicki Delany has been nominated twice in The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe category. Steeped in Malice (published by Kensington Books) and The Game is a Footnote (published by Crooked Lane Books) are both on the shortlist.Vicki is one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers and a national bestseller in the U.S. She has written more than fifty books: clever cozies to Gothic thrillers to gritty police procedurals, to historical fiction and novellas for adult literacy. She is currently writing four cozy mystery series: the Year Round Ch...
2024-05-1015 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastSteve Urszenyi: Thinker. Writer. Author. Storyteller.Steve Urszenyi’s debut international thriller, Perfect Shot, is nominated for Best Crime First Novel sponsored by Melodie Campbell Steve served for many years as a paramedic and a police tactical medic. He is an expert in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) incident response. When not writing, Steve loves international travel and touring on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle with his wife, Lynne.https://steveurszenyi.com/Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@crimewritersofcanada1279
2024-05-0912 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastGail Bowen: The LegacyGail Bowen is nominated for The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe. THE LEGACY is 22 book in her long running Joanne Kilbourn series, several of which were either nominated for or received awards, including the then named Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel in 1994, for A COLDER KIND OF DEATH. She has also written four Rapid Reads novellas, the Charlie D and several plays. She is well established in Canada, highly respected in the writing community and much sought after by readers. She is frequently a guest at literary events. Several of her Joa...
2024-05-0723 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastMaureen Jennings, 2024 Grand MasterAn Interview with Maureen Jennings, the 2024 recipient of the Grandmaster Lifetime Achievement Award from Crime Writers of Canada. This prestigious award recognizes her long-term contribution to Canadian and international mystery writing. Established in 2014, the Grand Master Award is given to a Canadian crime writer with a substantial body of work that has garnered national and international recognition. Visit her website at maureenjennings.comLearn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@crimewritersofcanada1279
2024-05-0225 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastLudvica Boota discusses the 2024 Awards of ExcellenceLudvica Boota (Progaming Director) and Erik D'Souza (Social Media Coordinator) discuss Crime Writers Canada's 2024 Awards of Excellence. They congradulate some of the nominees and talk about the voting process.Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@crimewritersofcanada1279
2024-04-2731 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastAmy Tector: Honor The DeadAmy Tector has spent more than 20 years plumbing the secrets squirrelled away at Canada’s national archives, Library and Archives.Her debut novel, THE HONEYBEE EMERALDS was a finalist for the Indie Book Award Best - First Novel. Her second, THE FOULEST THINGS, was the first in a loose trilogy centered on murders and mayhem in the archives. It was a finalist in the Crime Writers of Canada awards. HONOR THE DEAD, out April 2024l, is the third.Amy has a PhD in English literature and lives in Ottawa, Canada with a daughter na...
2024-04-1815 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJulie Hiner, Tales of Dark Crime and HorrorJulie Hiner is an author of heavy metal horror. She spent endless hours during her childhood lost in the pages of books and listening to the metal gods.Julie lives in Calgary, nestled near the Rocky Mountains. A hardcore 80s rocker at heart, Julie’s writing is infused with music of all eras. Her dark crime novels are a fusion of 80s metal, 70s acid rock and dark story telling. Obsessed with the dark mind of the serial killer, Julie’s characters are based on bits and pieces of some of the most terrifying monsters to roam the...
2024-04-1014 min
Crime Writers of Canada's Podcastdonalee Moulton, Author, educator, poet, woman of mystery, yogidonalee Moulton’s first mystery book Hung out to Die was published in 2023. A historical mystery, Conflagration!, was published in 2024. A short story “Swan Song” was one of 21 selected for publication in Cold Canadian Crime. It was shortlisted for an Award of Excellence. Another short story in this series was published in Black Cat Weekly and shortlisted in the 2024 Derringer Awards. Other short stories have been published recently in After Dinner Conversation, The Antigonish Review, and Queen’s Quarterly (forthcoming). donalee is an award-winning freelance journalist. She has written articles for print and online publications across North...
2024-04-0415 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastYvonne Maximchuk, BC Author and Watercolor ArtistYvonne Maximchuk is still exploring the Broughton Archipelago in her sixteen-foot speedboat SeaRose from her off-grid home on Gilford Island, still learning the secret world of islands and inlets from which she draws her inspiration. She is a life-long working artist in acrylic, watercolour, drawing media and clay, and author of a memoir; Drawn to Sea – From Paintbrush to Chainsaw, Carving out a Life on BC’s Rugged Raincoast (Caitlin Press 2013) about her life in the Broughton Archipelago wilderness. She is co-author of Full Moon Flood Tide, Bill Proctor’s Raincoast (Harbour Publishing 2003) nominated for the Bill Duthie’...
2024-03-1418 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastLaurie McLure and Mountain ShadowsLaurie McLure has a passion for crime fiction and for those who read it, write it, edit it, represent it and publish it. Laurie garnered significant writing experience throughout her career with government and through working and volunteering with not-for-profit organizations. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and the Crime Writers of Canada. The great loves of Laurie's life are her family, animals, travel, books and potato chips.Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@crimewritersofcanada1279
2024-03-0619 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJoanna Vander Vlugt - Author, Illustrator & PodcasterJoanna Vander Vlugt is an author and illustrator. As a teenager, she drew charcoal portraits and wrote mysteries. Now, she uses Copic markers to illustrate motorcycles and scooters. The Unravelling, her debut novel, and Dealer’s Child were Canadian Book Club Awards finalists. The third novel in the Jade & Sage Thyme series, Spy Girls, will be released in March 2024. Joanna draws upon her 13 years’ experience working in the prosecutor’s office and 10 years working in the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner for inspiration for her novels. Joanna is proud of her podcast SAM Magazine and the many authors she has...
2024-02-2820 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastCarolyne Topdjian: Author of Gothic Thrillers & MysteriesCarolyne Topdjian is a writer, essayist, and novelist with stories published in PRISM International, Dreamers Magazine, and Firewords Quarterly. Her creative endeavors gravitate toward fusions of gothic mystery, noir suspense, and surrealist fantasy. As an Armenian of the diaspora and Lebanese-Canadian who’s been displaced by war, Topdjian often explores themes of belonging and human existence in her work—moments when people are caught in dark states of transition, contradiction, and flux. Topdjian holds an interdisciplinary PhD from York University, is a three-time Pitch Wars mentor and a professor in the Faculty of Media and Creative Arts at Humber...
2024-02-2115 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastTony Ollivier Writer and TechnologistTony Ollivier is known for his gripping high-concept thrillers. He is the author of the David Knight Series, which has garnered multiple awards including, the winner of Best Thriller in 2022 by Canadian Book Club Awards and Bronze Metal in The Suspense, Thriller & Espionage category of the 2023 Reader’s Favorite Awards. The first book in the series, “The Amsterdam Deception”, was followed in August 2023 by the sequel “The Tokyo Diversion”. Tony has travelled the world and currently resides in Vancouver. By day, he works in Competitive Intelligence at a software company based in Portugal. His impressive career has included stints at Xerox...
2024-02-1513 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastJoel Nedecky, Finding a Place For Short StoriesJoel Nedecky is a teacher and writer from Winnipeg. His short stories have appeared with Punk Noir, Urban Pigs Press and Guilty Crime Story Magazine. His novel, The Broken Detective, was nominated for an Award of Excellence for Best Unpublished Manuscript sponsored by ECW press and will be released 2025. We’ve interviewed Joel before and chatted about his upcoming novel. You can watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/HYbbkbaJpkc.In this podcast we discuss three recently published short stories. You can read the stories at these links: Million Miles of Fun: https://punk...
2024-02-0713 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastArdelle Holden, Writer of Mystery and IntrigueArdelle Holden, along with her husband Patrick, raised two children while adventuring in aviation, mining exploration, and the wild rice lakes of Northern Manitoba. She’s worked as a medical office assistant, a videographer of family albums, and a seamstress for well-coordinated square dancers. Now, she summers on Vancouver Island and winters in Mexico. This ideal tranquility, somehow inspires Ardelle write about brutal murders, kidnappings, missing children, a fatal car crash, and general mayhem.Ardelle is the author of the Samantha Bowers trilogy and at the end of the third book, Murder by Pins and Needle...
2024-02-0213 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastDavid W. Barber: Author. Journalist. Editor. Composer. MusicianDavid W. Barber is a journalist and musician and the author of more than a dozen books of music (including Accidentals on Purpose; Bach, Beethoven and the Boys; When the Fat Lady Sings; and Getting a Handel on Messiah) and literature (including Quotable Sherlock, Quotable Alice and Atonement and other stories). Formerly a writer and entertainment editor of The Kingston Whig-Standard, editor of Broadcast Week magazine at the Toronto Globe and Mail and the assistant editor of arts and life for Postmedia newspapers, he is currently a freelance writer, editor, musician and composer. As a composer, his works include...
2024-01-2412 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastM.M. DeLuca Takes us to The Night SideM.M. (Marjorie) DeLuca spent her childhood in Durham City, England. After studying at the University of London, Goldsmiths College, she moved to Winnipeg, Canada, where she worked as a teacher, then a freelance writer. She studied Advanced Creative Writing with Pulitzer Prizewinner Dr. Carol Shields and is the author of four other gripping suspense novels as well as a Young Adult sci-fi trilogy, an historical saga a Young Adult suspense and a collection of short fiction. She is currently represented by Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Associates (https://www.tridentmediagroup.com).Her newest novel, THE NIGHT...
2024-01-1719 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastH & A Christensen and The Ultimate Identity TheftAlie and Hejsa Christensen are a mother-daughter writing duo based in Ontario, Canada. They discovered their affinity for working together when they were in-house writers for a film production company. They have now made the leap from silver screen to printed page. Stealing John Hancock, is their first novel.Learn more about Alie and Hejsa Christensen at hachristensen.comLearn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@crimewritersofcanada1279
2024-01-1019 min
Crime Writers of Canada's PodcastVicki Delany Offers us all a Deadly Little ChristmasVicki Delany is an international bestselling author of nine mystery series, including the Year-Round Christmas Mysteries. She is member of Crime Writers of Canada and was onceserved as our board chair. She is a frequent panelist at mystery conferences such as Bouchercon and Malice Domestic in the United States and Bloody Words National Mystery Conference and When Words Collide in Canada. Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@crimewritersofcanada1279
2023-12-1316 minCrime Writers of Canada's PodcastThe Two Sides of Hannah Mary McKinnonHannah Mary Mckinnon was born in the UK grew up in Switzerland, and moved to Canada in 2010. Her first novel, TIME AFTER TIME, a light-hearted romantic read, was published in 2016, after which she moved to the dark side. Her internationally bestselling thrillers include: NEVER COMING HOME and THE REVENGE LIST.She’s recently returned to her romantic comedy roots with THE CHRISTMAS WAGER , written under the pseudonym Holly Cassidy.Her next thriller, ONLY ONE SURVIVES, will be published in July 2024, followed by a second Holly Cassidy holiday rom-com later that year.To find out...
2023-12-0730 minCrime Writers of Canada's PodcastMike Martin and All That GlittersMike Martin was born in St. John’s, NL on the east coast of Canada and now lives and works in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a long-time freelance writer and his articles and essays have appeared in newspapers, magazines and online across Canada as well as in the United States and New Zealand.He is the author of the award-winning Sgt. Windflower Mystery series set in beautiful Grand Bank. There are now 13 books in this light mystery series with the publication of All That Glitters. A Tangled Web was shortlisted in 2017 for the best light mystery of the...
2023-11-2911 minCrime Writers of Canada's PodcastJudy Penz Sheluk Provides an Insider’s Insight into the World of PublishingA former journalist and magazine editor, Judy Penz Sheluk is the bestselling author of two mystery series: The Glass Dolphin Mysteries and Marketville Mysteries, both of which have been published in multiple languages. With a passion for understanding the ins and outs of all aspects of publishing, Judy is also the founder and owner of Superior Shores Press. She has recently published 2 non-fiction books, Finding Your Path to Publication: A Step-by-Step Guide, provides an insider’s insight into the world of publishing. And Self-publishing: The Ins & Outs of Going Indie.Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at...
2023-11-2326 minCrime Writers of Canada's PodcastAlice Bienia and Her Gutsy Heroine, Jorja KnightAlice Bienia is a Canadian Crime Writer and author of the Jorja Knight mystery series. She’s been nominated three times for a Awards of Excelence, and recently her book, Knight In The Museum, was chosen as the province wide winner of this year’s Alberta Author Project contest. With a Bachelor of Science degree in geology, Alice spent her early career conducting field exploration programs in remote regions of Canada, where she honed her passion for reading, storytelling, coffee, and adventure. After riding the energy industry rollercoaster for thirty years, Alice has finally found a way to pu...
2023-11-1515 minCrime Writers of Canada's PodcastWinona Kent and The 10 Stories That Worried Her MotherWinona Kent is an award-winning author who was born in London, England and grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, where she completed her BA in English at the University of Regina. After moving to Vancouver, she graduated from UBC with an MFA in Creative Writing. More recently, she received her diploma in Writing for Screen and TV from Vancouver Film School.Winona’s debut novel, Skywatcher, was a finalist in the Seal Books First Novel Award and was published by Bantam Books in 1989. Her first mystery, Cold Play, set aboard a cruise ship in Alaska and featured Jason Da...
2023-11-0916 minCrime Writers of Canada's PodcastJack Batten, The 2023 Recipient of the Derrick Murdoch AwardThe Derrick Murdoch Award is a special achievement award for contributions to the crime genre. It is awarded at the discretion of the Board Chair of Crime Writers of Canada. Jack Batten, after a brief and unhappy career as a lawyer, has been a very happy freelance writer for many years. The author of thirty-five books, Batten wrote the weekly Whodunnit column in the Toronto Star for twenty-four years.We discuss his career as a journalist and author, what he plans to do in retirement, and his most recent book, Ross Mackay, The Saga of a...
2023-10-3135 minCrime Writers of Canada's PodcastN.L. Blandford, an Author Who Doesn’t Fit into a MoldCrime fighter by day. Fiction writer by night. Natasha Blandford works as a fraud investigator at a financial institution. Natasha is passionate about creating awareness around social issues through fictional stories. Her cunning and fearless characters take readers on thrilling journeys rooted in truth.She resides in Nova Scotia where she has built a life of dream exploration with her husband, mild mannered dog, Watson, and two cats Loki and Lulu.nlblandford.comLearn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@c...
2023-10-2515 minCrime Writers of Canada's PodcastDavid Rabinovitch and the Dark Side of the American DreamWith a background in investigative journalism, David Rabinovitch unearthed trial transcripts and classified documents to reveal the secrets of the Mob’s involvement with jukeboxes and the largest money laundering scheme in history. An EMMY, Peabody, and Gemini Award-winning film maker, he has filmed on five continents and screened his work for a committee of Congress. Jukebox Empire: The Mob and the Dark Side of the American Dream is his first book.Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@crimewritersofcanada1279
2023-10-1830 minCrime Writers of Canada's PodcastJass Aujla Takes us on a Twisty RideJASS AUJLA is a Canadian South-Asian author of suspense-thriller fiction. Studying creative writing as an undergraduate at the University of Toronto, she later earned a Certificate in Creative Writing from the School of Continuing Studies@ UofT. She's passionate about creativity and personal growth, and is one of CWC’s Ontario Southwest/North/GTA rep. When Jass isn't working on one of her twisty novels, she can be found writing poetry and prose on social media. Her microfiction and poetry have appeared in several bestselling anthology publications worldwide.Learn more about Crim...
2023-10-1135 minCrime Writers of Canada's PodcastKatherine Walker assures us that All Will Be WellKatherine Walker has a background in music, fine arts, design, and naval warfare. She's a Chaplain in the Canadian Armed Forces. She once specialized in advanced areas of naval operations and now focuses on theology. Her first novel, All is Well was nominated by Crime Writers of Canada in 2022 for Best Crime First Novel and since then, she has joined the board and is a Director at Large.There's a theme of redemption in Katherine's work and she uses humour to get up close to the tough stuff of life. They say humour and truth a...
2023-10-0437 minCrime Writers of Canada's PodcastCharlotte Morganti and Where Small Town Sleuths Hang OutCharlotte Morganti joins the show to discuss the publication of her first novel, The End Game, which is the first in the D.S. Gabrieli Mysteries series.Charlotte is a retired lawyer and active member of the Canada West chapter of Sisters in Crime and Crime Writers of Canada. She is widely known for her witty, funny, and occasionally dark short stories, including the Persimmon Worthing Mysteries. Her short stories have appeared in many anthologies and magazines, including Crime Wave, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, and Die Laughing.We discuss her transition into novel writing, the “str...
2023-09-2321 minCrime Writers of Canada's PodcastJonathan Whitelaw Discusses the Fine Art of MurderIt's always a pleasure to chat with Jonathan Whitelaw. We discuss his creative process and the joys and pitfalls of writing cozy mysteries with senior characters. Jonathan Whitelaw is an award-winning writer, journalist, and broadcaster. After working on the frontline of Scottish politics, he moved into journalism, covering everything from sports to music to radioactive waste – and everything in between. He's also a regular reviewer, podcaster, panellist, and commentator. He moved to Canada from the UK in May 2022 and has recently accepted a role in Crime Writers of Canada as our new Marketing Director. Since this...
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