SMFS at Bouchercon 2022

While there are some things the day before, Bouchercon 2022: Minneapolis begins this Thursday in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Hilton Minneapolis. Numerous SMFS members will be attending and actively participating on panels, book signings, and more. The list below features just some of the many activities featuring SMFS list members. Please remember that times and room locations are subject to change. More information can be found at the official website. 

 

Events 

Thursday Evening   

During opening ceremonies, Assistant Derringer Coordinator Joseph S. Waller will present Derringer medals to the 2022 Derringer Award winners. The winners this year are John Floyd, Trey Dowell, Michael Bracken, Stacy Woodson, and Golden Derringer recipient S. J. Rozan. More information on the winners and the categories they won in can be found here.

 

Friday 

1: 45 PM   Various SMFS members will be participating in the signing of the Bouchercon anthology, The Land of 10,000 Crimes.  Bookroom, Second Floor.

 

Saturday

7:00 AM   Various SMFS members will be participating in the Speed Dating event.

 

Panels

Thursday

9 AM   Edith Maxwell, among others, participates on the “Coastal Cozies - Life's a Beach and Then You Die” panel in Marquette 4-5. 

10:15 AM   Mary Monnin, among others, participate on the “All the Rage: Murder in Fashion” panel. 

1:45 PM   Michael Bracken moderates the panel, “Groovy Kind of Death: Murders Set in the 60s/70s.” Scheduled participants include Marcie Rendon and Gabriel Valjan, among others. Marquette Ballroom 4 and 5 

3PM   Warren Moore and Sharon Michalove, among others, participate on the “Mysteries with a Musical Theme” panel in the Marquette Ballroom 6 and 7. 

4:15 PM   Joseph S. Walker, M. A. Monnin, Mary Stojak, among others, participate on the "Short Cuts to Great Dialogue” panel in the Duluth Room. 

4:15 PM   Cathi Stoler, among others, participates on the “Beyond Hannibal: Psychopaths & Serial Killers” panel. 

4:15 PM   Lori Robbins, among others, participates on the "Somebody's Watching Me: TV and Social Media is the Story" panel in the Marquette Ballroom 8 and 9.

 

Friday

9 AM   Mary Dutta, Barb Goffman, Raquel V. Reyes, Mark Thielman, among others, participate on the “Get Lost in the Plot: Short Stories” panel in the Duluth Room. 

10:15   Alan Orloff, among others, participate on the “Hey There, Fellow Kids: Young Adult Panel” in the Marquette Ballroom 6 and 7. 

11:30 AM   Nina Wachsman, among others, participate on the “Researching Art Mysteries” panel. 

11:30 AM   James L'Etoile, among others, participate on the “Pickled Red Herrings: Buckle up, Buttercup” panel. 

1:45 PM   James L'Etoile and Ann Parker, among others, participate on the “Out West Mysteries” panel. 

3:00 PM   G.M. Malliet, among others, participate on the “Safe Room: Locked Room Mysteries” panel. in Marquette Ballroom 4 and 5. 

4:15 PM   Susan Alice Bickford, among others, participate on the “Rolling in the Deep” panel. 

4:15   Alan Orloff and Greg Herren, among others, participate on the “Anthony Award Nominees” panel in the Marquette Ballroom 2 and 3.

 

Saturday

1:45 PM   Kim Keeline moderates "The Art of Writing Short Stories" panel with participants, Jim Doherty, Paul J Garth, Curtis Ippolito, and Laurie Rockenbeck, among others, in the Duluth Room. 

3 PM   Eric Beetner moderates “Audiobooks and Podcasts” panel with participant Frank Zafiro and others. 

4: 15 PM   Vinnie Hansen, among others, participates on “The Modern Gumshoe Panel.” 

 

Sunday

10:15 AM   Scott Von Doviak, among others, participates on Your Ticket to Art Crime “ panel.