Events Calendar

Speaker Schedule

MWA/NE Events

Speaker Schedule

Brookline Public Library

JUNE 9 - Summer Fun at NE MWA!

Join MWA New England at the Brookline Library on Wednesday, June 9, for our annual Summer Party.

MAY 12 - THE PLAY'S THE THING

David Krasner will discuss developing character and dialogue through acting techniques. David is an Associate Professor of Performing at Emerson College and taught acting at Yale University. He is the author of eight books and is under contract and working on two more acting and scholar/history books on theatre. He also edits a series for the University of Michigan Press, titled "Theater: Theory/Text/Performance."

APRIL 14 - PALEODEMOGRAPHY?

Forensic Anthropologist, Debra A. Prince-Zinni, Ph.D., D-ABFA

Dr. Prince is an assistant professor in the department of anatomy and neurobiology and is the Forensic Anthropologist at the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. At BUSM, she will be teaching courses in Forensic Anthropology Techniques, Forensic Anthropological Procedures, Osteology, and Field Methods in Forensic Anthropology. Dr. Prince joins the Forensic Anthropology program after serving as a Forensic Anthropologist at the Joint/POW MIA Accounting Command’s Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii for the past four and a half years. Dr. Prince is a member of The American Academy of Forensic Sciences: Physical Anthropology Section, the Society of Forensic Anthropologists, the International Association for Identification, and the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Her research interests include age changes in the human skeleton, skeletal biology, bone trauma, soft tissue decomposition, bioarchaeology, paleodemography, and dental anthropology.

MARCH 10 - "Beware the Ides of March!"

Why did Julius Caesar ignore his wife's pleas that he not attend the Senate on the day of his 
murder? Why did he ignore the warnings of a soothsayer to "beware the Ides of March"? Did you know that a warning note was found in Caesar's hand after his death which he had not bothered to open? Why would a general who was famously well prepared and informed of his enemies' every intention not have been aware of his own murder plot?

Prof Harold Bursztajn, MD of Harvard Medical School, Co-Founder of Harvard's Program in Psychiatry and the Laws, is one of the world's leading forensic psychiatrists and criminal profilers. Dr. Bursztajn will discuss his role in a new investigation on history's most infamous murder as documented in the London Times and the Discovery Channel. If you enjoy history and murder, please be sure to attend.

FEBRUARY 10 - Cancelled Due to Weather

JANUARY 13 - Learn The Secrets of Publicity

Whether you have already written a book that shot up the bestseller list or are a debut author wondering how to navigate the confusing maze of publicity, Kelley and Hall will provide all of the secrets, tips, strategies and advice that every writer needs to learn. We pooled our knowledge from various industries; public relations, sales, advertising and journalism to provide you with the most complete reference for creating a successful and powerful publicity campaign.

Biographies:

Jocelyn Kelley
Jocelyn Kelley has worked for one of the largest publishing houses in the country and has also worked as a book reviewer and marketing consultant. Jocelyn is an established freelance journalist for national magazines like Glamour, Self, and The Writer. A magna cum laude graduate of Emerson College, Jocelyn hosted and produced an Associated Press, award-winning, public affairs radio program.

Gloria Kelley
Gloria Kelley has had an extensive career in business management. She served as president of both an advertising agency and a tradeshow and event design company. She is also an award-winning advertising copywriter. Her involvement in global tradeshows infuses Kelley & Hall with the organization and top management skills needed to oversee our clients’ nationwide publicity campaigns.

Megan Kelley Hall
Megan Kelley Hall has over ten years of experience in public relations. A graduate of Skidmore College, she studied creative writing under Pulitzer Prize winning author, Steven Millhauser. Megan has worked as a freelance writer and has been published in Elle, Glamour, Boston Magazine, American Baby, Parenting, and Working Mother. Megan’s debut novel, Sisters of Misery, and The Lost Sister, both published by Kensington Books.

DECEMBER 9 - Holiday Party and Mystery Panel

"How do you spell SUSPENSE?" 

Three New England writers talk about their books. 

Jennifer McMahon writes twisty, suspenseful tales with little girls and secrets. Her novels include "Dismantled," "Island of Lost Girls," and "Promise Not To Tell." The Los Angeles Times calls her "one of the brightest new stars of literary suspense."
http://www.jennifer-mcmahon.com/ 

Randy Susan Meyers's debut novel, "The Murderer's Daughters" is coming out in January. It tells the story of two daughters clinging to one another in the aftermath of their mother's murder and their father's imprisonment. Randy writes from the heart and based her novel on her years of work with family violence.
http://www.randysusanmeyers.com 

Kate George writes suspense in a lighter vein with a dollop of romance. Her debut novel is a traditional mystery entitled "Moonlighting in Vermont." She won RWA's Daphne Award for unpublished mainstream mysteries.
http://www.kategeorge.com

The panel will be moderated by Hallie Ephron, who has written her own Hitchcockian page-turner, "Never Tell a Lie" and she is the crime fiction book reviewer for the Boston Globe.

OCTOBER 14 - Captain Linda McCaul

From Chief of Investigations at the Massachusetts Department of Correction to Captain of Support Services at Harvard University, Captain Linda McCaul's career in law enforcement has offered one challenge after another. Join us as she talks about her many varied experiences during her thirty-seven years on the job.

MWA/NE Events

Annual New England Crime Bake

Charlaine Harris will be the Guest of Honor at the New England Crime Bake on November 12-14 at The Boston/Dedham Hilton. Crime Bake, co-sponsored with Sisters in Crime, draws guests and attendees from all over the East Coast and beyond.