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Category Archives: Writers
“My Favorite Murderers” (by Graydon Miller)
Graydon Miller was an American expatriate in Mexico for nine years, at the start of his writing career. He was first published not in English but in Spanish, with “Un invierno en el infierno” (“A Winter in Hell”). Some of … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Guest, History, Real Crime, Setting, Story, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime, journalism, mexico, murder, true crime, writers, writing
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A Conversation with Lisa Unger (by Scott Loring Sanders)
This week we have a second installment in a series of interviews with influential crime writers by Scott Loring Sanders. A favorite of EQMM readers, Scott has a new story coming up in the magazine soon. You can learn more … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Business, Characters, Fiction, Guest, Interview, Readers, Thrillers, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime fiction, crime writer, Interview, lisa unger, mystery, suspense, thriller, writers, writing
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“The Whys of Murder” by Sharon Hunt
Sharon Hunt is a widely published food writer who also wrote for many literary magazines before turning to crime fiction. Her first story for EQMM, 2015’s “The Water Was Rising,” earned nominations for two prestigious best-short-story awards, Canada’s Arthur Ellis … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, fiction, mystery fiction, ruth rendell, story, suspense, writers, writing
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“The Mysterious Face in the Cloud” by E. Gabriel Flores
The most recent winner of the Robert L. Fish Award for best short story by a new American author, E. Gabriel Flores did a post for this site in April, and she’s back this month with a post about a … Continue reading
“My Father and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine” (by Richard Chizmar)
Richard Chizmar is the coauthor (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella Gwendy’s Button Box and the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than thirty anthologies and has won two World Fantasy awards and four … Continue reading
“Women Writers of Mystery” (by Leah Pennywark)
In September of 2016 Leah Pennywark appeared on one of the panels for EQMM’s 75th Anniversary Symposium at Columbia University’s Butler Library (available on YouTube and as part of our podcast series!), illuminating the discussion with her extensive knowledge of both … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Genre, Guest, History, Novels, Writers
Tagged crime writers, crime writing, history, women writers
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DERRINGER FINALIST INTERVIEWS
Gerald So has interviewed the Derringer finalists on his site So, You Want to Chat? Check out our nominees’ interviews here: Doug Allyn for Best Novelette Meg Opperman for Best Long Story Hilde Vandermeeren for Best Short Story Linda Barnes … Continue reading
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Tagged awards, best long story, best novelette, best short story, derringer, gerald so, literature interviews
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“Morgue Attendance and the Hair in the Chimney” (by E. Gabriel Flores)
E. Gabriel Flores is a geography professor who has recently begun another career as a crime writer. Her first published fiction, “The Truth of the Moment,” appeared in EQMM’s December 2016 issue, in the Department of First Stories, and was … Continue reading
“Can Good People Do Bad?” by Paul Charles
Northern Irish author Paul Charles writes three series of mystery novels. The ten-book-strong DI Christy Kennedy series saw its latest instalment, A Pleasure to Do Death With You, published in 2012. A second series, set in Donegal, Ireland and starring … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Guest, Story, Writers, Writing
Tagged characters, crime, criminal, motivation, mystery, mystery fiction, psychology, true crime, writers, writing
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“The Story Is Always King” (by Robert Shepherd)
Robert Shepherd has managed to carve out time to write fiction while working with organizations devoted to adoption advocacy and raising his own family of nine (including four adopted children). He describes himself as a voracious reader of all … Continue reading
