Monthly Meetings

June 15, 2024 at 11:15 a.m. Eastern on Zoom only 10:30am Business Meeting (members only) 11:15am Speaker (all welcome) Jackie Sherbow, editor and author, will provide some history on Ellery Queen’s [More info]

Mavens’ Holiday Party 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM  Bethlehem Public Library, Delmar, NY 12054 In-Person Event Only Choose your holiday to celebrate whether it be seasonal or summer!  Mavens, their [More info]

10:30am Business Meeting (members only) 11:15am Speaker (all welcome) Sat August 17 @ 11:15 – 12:30 PM SinC Upper Hudson Chapter Write-in: Virtual on Zoom In the tradition of SinC [More info]

Sat September 21 -- No Meeting or Program No Mavens? No problem! You can find us at the Albany Book Festival. Link and information to follow.

On your mark, get set, write! Plotters, pantsers, or those in between (plantsers), will all benefit from Ellen's proven writing strategies, techniques, and resources. Whether you’re looking to write 20,000 [More info]

Jon Anderson, retired county sheriff and police historian, will present Interview & Interrogation 101. The presentation will introduce insights into verbal and non-verbal techniques used in police investigative interviews and interrogation. [More info]

Join us as we celebrate Mavens authors whose books are set during the winter holidays. Our authors will discuss how and why they craft works that balance the themes of [More info]

The New Tool in Solving Cold Cases Michelle Clark will present on Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG), which in the last few years, has helped investigators solve hundreds of cold [More info]

Have you ever wondered what’s involved in self-publishing your work? Have you ever considered doing it yourself? Three Upper Hudson SinC members who took the plunge will share their experiences [More info]

Do you love Save the Cat, the Hero’s Journey, or the Story Circle? Get ready for a story structure specifically tailored to mysteries! We’ll talk about how to craft the [More info]

How Four Historical Mystery Writers Bring the Past to Life The New York Times has called this a Golden Age of historical fiction, and we agree! Hear four acclaimed historical [More info]

Women in the Sherlock Holmes Stories with Jeff Bradway The Sherlock Holmes stories are “adventures,” and adventures need heroes, comrades, villains, and, oftentimes, someone in need of rescue. Given the Victorian [More info]