SMFS Member Publishing News: Devil in the Rearview by Stephen D. Rogers

SMFS list member Stephen D. Rogers’s novella, Devil in the Rearview, was published last week. This is the fifth novella in the Chop Shop series created and edited by SMFS list member Michael Bracken. Published by Down & Out Books, the eBook is exclusively available at Amazon.

 

Publisher Description:

Synopsis … Car thieves and the chop shop that buys from them combine to create high-octane stories of hot cars, hot crimes, and hot times in Dallas, Texas.

Some vehicles are too expense to steal. By the time you figure that out, it’s too late. In “Devil in the Rearview,” Liza Lee escapes one monster only to find herself running from a worse one, wondering all along whether she will become a monster herself.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Barracuda Backfire by Tom Milani

Today is publication day for Barracuda Backfire by SMFS list member Tom Milani. This is the fourth novella in the Chop Shop series created and edited by SMFS list member Michael Bracken. Published by Down & Out Books, the eBook is exclusively available at Amazon.

 

Website Description:

Car thieves and the chop shop that buys from them combine to create high-octane stories of hot cars, hot crimes, and hot times in Dallas, Texas.

In “Barracuda Backfire,” Billy Wright’s first loves were Veronica Valdez and his 1965 Plymouth Barracuda. Forty-five years after he thought he’d lost them both for good, he has a plan to win them back. All he needs to make it work is a whole lot of luck—and maybe a miracle.

SMFS Member Michael Bracken elected to the Texas Institute of Letters

SMFS list member Michael Bracken has been elected into the Texas Institute of Letters and joins Terry Shames of the SMFS who was elected last year. As announced today on the website,” Members of the Texas Institute of Letters have overwhelmingly approved twelve new writers to the TIL, a distinguished honor society established in 1936 to celebrate Texas literature and recognize distinctive literary achievement.” More information can be found on the website, including the full list of the authors joining this year.

SMFS Member Publishing News: One Woman's Trash by Kaye George

SMFS list member Kaye George’s short story, One Woman's Trash, appears in the January 31^st issue of the weekly newsletter, Texas Gardener’s Seeds. You can read it online for free here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Yellow Rose of Texas by Will A. Emerson

SMFS list member Will A. Emerson’s short story, Yellow Rose of Texas, appears in the February 1, 2023, issue of the weekly newsletter, Texas Gardener’s Seeds. You can read it online for free here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Melon CollieBaby by John M. Floyd

 
SMFS list member John M. Floyd’s short story, Melon CollieBaby, appears in the January 25, 2023, issue of the weekly newsletter, Texas Gardener’s Seeds. You can read it online for free here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: The Optimal Solution by Dan Castro

SMFS list member Dan Castro’s short story, The Optimal Solution, appears in the January 4, 2023, issue of the weekly newsletter, Texas Gardener’s Seeds. You can read it online for free here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: The Healing Garden by Shari Held

SMFS list member Shari Held’s short story, The Healing Garden, appears in the January 11, 2023, issue of the weekly newsletter, Texas Gardener’s Seeds. You can read it online for free here.

SMFS Member Interview: Chatting With Authors: Terry Shames

Hosted by Janet Lynn and Will Zeillinger, Terry Shames is interviewed on the latest “Chatting With Authors.” The interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6uU7FY59fw

 

From the Site:

Terry shares the background of her award winning Samuel Craddock series and insight to the writing of her next book, and suggestions for new writers.

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SMFS at Bouchercon DALLAS

Bouchercon Dallas 2019 begins this Thursday in Dallas, Texas at the Hyatt Hotel. This is the 50^th Bouchercon and 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.

Various Events

Wednesday

Michael Bracken is organizing a meetup of SMFS members. Michael and his wife will meet those interested at 6 PM in the hotel lobby. Look for Michael’s sign.

Thursday

8:30 PM Noir at the Bar will include Terry Shames and other authors. This will be in Monduel’s Bar in the Hyatt.

Friday

7:00 AM  James l’Etoile and Andrew Welsh-Huggins participates in the “Speeddating Breakfast Session 1” in Landmark B.

11:00  AM  SMFS President Kevin R. Tipple will hand out Derringer Award Medals to Gigi Pandian and Alan Orloff. The SMFS part of the awards hour will occur at the close of the “Round-Up Awards” evengt in Landmark B.

11:00 AM  The radio drama, “The Ghost Town Mortuary Gregory Hood Play” by Anthony Boucher will be performed by James L’E’toile, Gige Pandian, and Terry Shames among others in Ladmark D.

Saturday

7:00 AM  “Speeddating Breakfast Session 2” includes Susan Bickford, Lisa Lieberman, and Cathi Stoler in Landmark B.

Panels

Thursday 

9:30 AM  Kaye George participates on the “How Do I Self-Publish” panel in Pegasus.

9:30 AM  G. M. Malliet participates on the “Why I Wrote What I wrote” panel in Reunion G-H.

11:00 AM  Terry Shames participates on the “ The Magical Macguffin” panel in Reunion A.

11:00 AM Lisa Leiberman participates on the “Defining Your Novel” panel in Reunion B.

1:00 PM  James E’toile participates in the “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” panel. 

1:00 PM  Mary Stojak participates on the “Does Length Matter” panel in Landmark C. 

4:00 PM  Barb Goffman moderates a panel on “Short and Sweet but Sometimes Dark” panel with SMFS members John Floyd, R. T. Lawton, Mysti Berry, James Lincoln Warren, and Michael Bracken participating in Reunion A. 

4:00 PM  Andrew Welsh-Huggins participates on the “I Won’t Write That” panel in Reuniion A-B. 

Friday 

2:30 PM  Craig Faustus Buck particaptes on the “Location, Location, Location: The Importance of Setting”  panel in Reunion E.   

4:00 PM  Mark Troy paricaptes on  “The Perfect Setting Panel” in Reunion E.

Saturday 

9:30 AM  Susan Bickford participates on the “Murder Is Everywhere” panel in Reunion C. 

9:30  AM  Alan Orloff participates on the “What’s So Great About Critique Groups?” panel in Reunion E. 

1:00 PM  Cathi Stoler participates on the “A Good Family” panel in Reunion F.

4:00 PM Barb Goffman and Art Taylor participate on “Anthony Awards-Best Short Story Nominees” panel in Pegasus.

For more on the complete schedule of events at Bouchercon go here.

Several SMFS members who are also MWA members are participating in book signings hosted by the MWA. For more information, go here.

2019 Anthony Award Nominees

The 50^th Bouchercon will be held in Dallas, Texas, this fall from October  31-November 3, 2019. As part of the coming celebration of the best in mystery and crime fiction, the 2019 Anthony Award Nominees in five categories were officially announced on the Bouchercon website earlier today. Congratulations to all the nominees who will receive their awards during the convention.

The SMFS especially congratulates two of our SMFS list members who were nominated in the Best Short Category. Those members are:

Barb Goffman for “Bug Appétit” published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: November /December 2018.  Read it here.

Art Taylor for “English 398: Fiction Workshop” published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: July/August 2018. Read it here.

SMFS Member Publication News: Terry Shames

SMFS list member Terry Shames’ has a new book out in her long running Samuel Craddock Mystery Series. Published by Seventh Street Books, A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary, is currently available in both print and digital formats at Amazon and other vendors.

Synopsis:

A FAVORITE SERIES CHARACTER FINDS HERSELF IN HARM'S WAY. After using an online dating site for senior citizens, town favorite Loretta Singletary--maker of cinnamon rolls and arbiter of town gossip--goes missing. Chief Samuel Craddock's old friend Loretta Singletary--a mainstay of the Jarrett Creek community--has undergone a transformation, with a new hairstyle and modern clothes. He thinks nothing of it until she disappears. Only then does he find out she has been meeting men through an online dating site for small-town participants. When a woman in the neighboring town of Bobtail turns up dead after meeting someone through the same dating site, Craddock becomes alarmed. Will Craddock be able to find Loretta before she suffers the same fate? Finding out what happened to Loretta forces him to investigate an online world he is unfamiliar with, and one which brings more than a few surprises.