With Agatha Award short story nominees
Malice Domestic is where I got my start as a mystery writer. Fifteen years ago, I was awarded the Malice Domestic Grant for my unpublished manuscript, Artifact. I didn't know any writers at the time, but the fact that people in the traditional mystery world saw promise in my work is what gave me the confidence to keep writing—and the fact that I found kindred spirits there was what made it a fun journey.
This year, it was wonderful to reconnect with my fellow traditional mystery lovers. I was up for an Agatha Award for my short story "The Locked Room Library" as well, which was icing on the cake.
For the first time, Kellye Garrett and Walter Mosley (my fellow co-founders of Crime Writers of Color) and I were in the same place all together in person.
With Kellye Garrett and Walter Mosley
Other photos:
With writer pals Lisa Q. Mathews, Ellen Byron, and Diane Vallere
With Shelly Dickson Carr.