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	Mystery fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mystery fiction is a distinct subgenre of detective fiction that entails the occurrence of an unknown event which requires the protagonist to make known (or solve).
		An import contribution to mystery fiction in the 1920's was the development of the juvenile mystery by Edward Stratemeyer.
		An organization for the authors of mystery, detective, and crime fiction was begun in 1945, called the Mystery Writers of America.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mystery_fiction (527 words)

	Insight on the News: 1995 Ad
		Ib be sure, mystery writers can be as exotic as Trobriand islanders, with strange and obscure rituals of their own.
		Generally speaking, mystery writers are united only in their suspicion of agents and publishers and their mutual fondness for alcohol.
		Although mystery novels are pppular with the public, they still meet with a certain disdain from critics, who complain that the genre suffers from formulization.
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	Directory - Arts: Writers Resources: Fiction: Mystery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Mystery Writers' Forum · cached · Mystery writers and aspiring mystery authors who are sharing our trial, tribulations, research problems and triumphs on a supportive threaded bulletin board system.
		Mystery Writers of America · cached · MWA helps negotiate contracts, watches developments in legislation and tax law, sponsors symposia and mystery conferences, and publishes books, including the Mystery Writer's Handbook.
		Mystery Writers of America, Florida Chapter · cached · Links to feature interviews and articles, members and their books, chapter activities, the annual Sleuth Fest conference in March, and favorite links.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=40296 (528 words)

	Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The awards are named after Mystery Writers of America's patron saint, Edgar Allan Poe, and are awarded to authors of distinguished work in various categories of the genre.
		Mystery Writers of America, Inc., is the premier organization for mystery writers and other professionals in the mystery field.
		MWA watches developments in legislation and tax law, sponsors symposia and mystery conferences, presents the Edgar Awards, and provides information for mystery writers.
	www.literature-awards.com /edgar_allan_poe_awards.htm (404 words)

	Writers Store: Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America - Sue Grafton, Ed.
		Writers Store: Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America - Sue Grafton, Ed.
		You can't resist the lure of the lurid, the thrill of the chase, the artful turn of a word, and the battle of wits in solving crimes of the imaginary kind.
		Still, as you know, mystery fiction is a species all its own, and writing it can be a special type of puzzle.
	www.writersstore.com /product.php?products_id=2111&cPath=23_49_94&affiliate=ZAFFIL440 (314 words)

	Mystery Arts, Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Mystery Writers' Forum Mystery writers and aspiring mystery authors who are sharing our trial, tribulations, research problems and triumphs on a supportive threaded bulletin board system.
		Mystery Writers of America MWA helps negotiate contracts, watches developments in legislation and tax law, sponsors symposia and mystery conferences, and publishes books, including the Mystery Writer's Handbook.
		Mystery Writers of America, Florida Chapter Links to feature interviews and articles, members and their books, chapter activities, the annual Sleuth Fest conference in March, and favorite links.
	www.wacofdn.org /d2RjXzQwMjk2.aspx (517 words)

	Mystery Writers of America - Florida Chapter
		The Florida Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America is composed of over 250 members from Pensacola to Key West.
		We do this by sponsoring one of the best mystery writers conferences in the country — SleuthFest — every March in Fort Lauderdale, by holding meetings and training sessions the year round throughout the state, and by helping our members participate in major events such as the Miami Book Fair International.
		Membership in MWA automatically makes a Florida resident a member of the Florida Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America.
	www.mwa-florida.org (243 words)

	Mystery
		Mysteries are also stories where a problem, crime, or puzzle must be solved.
		You could submit your finished mystery to the Two Minute Mystery Writing Club (Grade 4-10), and see if your story is a 'stumper.' Another mystery writing contest can be found at Kids' Mystery Contest at Candlelight Stories; you can also examine past contest winners.
		This organization for mystery writers and other professionals in the mystery field watches developments in legislation and tax law, sponsors symposia and mystery conferences, presents the Edgar Awards, and provides information for mystery writers.
	www.42explore.com /mystery.htm (1199 words)

	Writers Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		www.mystery-tales.com/index.html Mystery Writers of America is the premier organization for mystery writers and other professionals in the mystery field.
		www.sinc-ic.org Sisters in Crime exists to combat discrimination against women in the mystery field, educate publishers and the general public as to the inequalities in the treatment of female authors, and raise the level of awareness of their contribution to the field.
		The founders were largely authors who wrote traditional western fiction, but the organization swiftly expanded to include historians and other nonfiction authors, young adult and romance writers, and writers interested in regional history.
	www.blisscomm.com /WritersResources.htm (759 words)

	Author Profile: Joan Lowery Nixon
		Joan Lowery Nixon is the only four-time winner of the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award and a two-time winner of the California Young Reader Medal.
		She specialized in writing mysteries for young adults, and was awarded The Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Award for 4 of her mysteries.
		She also initiated a writing badge for the Girls Scouts of America and was an active member of Western Writers of America.
	www.teenreads.com /authors/au-nixon-joan-lowery.asp (923 words)

	Mystery Writers of America - Southwest Chapter: About Us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		We are one of ten chapters of a large national organization, Mystery Writers of America.
		MWA is the pre-eminent organization for professional writers in the mystery/suspense field.
		To use the official language from our bylaws.Mystery Writers of America Inc. is a nonprofit professional organization of mystery and crime writers in all categories: fiction, including adult novels, short stories, and YA and juvenile fiction; screenplays, staged plays, radio plays, and TV; and nonfiction, including fact crime and critical/biographical work.
	www.mwasw.org /about.html (1044 words)

	NEFARIOUS \| An Interview With Christine Goff 1/2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Goff: MWA is a non-profit professional organization that serves over 2,000 writers in all categories of mystery and crime fiction.
		Several of its purposes are: to promote and protect the interests and welfare of mystery writers; to advance the esteem and literary recognition of the mystery genre; and to circulate important information regarding the mystery genre among the members.
		MWA created THE THIRD DEGREE to help meet these objectives and to provide an informative source of current news and items of special interest to the membership.
	www.thewindjammer.com /nefarious/html/goff1.html (514 words)

	Robin's Nest for Writers--Mysteries
		More and more writers are finding that they can research almost anything on the Internet, and in the comfort of their own homes at that.
		MYSTERIOUS BYTES is an e-zine devoted to the study of mystery fiction.
		Mystery Magazines, Fanzines, and Newsletters features magazines and newsletters from many countries as well as fan newsletters from such mystery authors as Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Ed McBain.
	www.robinsnest.com /articles/mystery.html (723 words)

	Books : Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America
		Planting 'red herrings' and false clues in a story is an art that novice writers will have trouble in achieving with their first attempt.
		A favorite device of the Writer's Digest Books imprint is to collect a couple dozen magazine articles under some organizational headings, add an introduction by a well-known genre name (Sue Grafton, in this case), and publish it as a book.
		More experienced writers may find some of the focus a bit tedious, but that very same beginner focus has come in handy for me a number of times (usually when a project is losing steam, or I'm having difficulty with pacing...
	www.crickitalia.com /1582971021/Writing_Mysteries_A_Handbook_by_the_Mystery_Writers_of_America.shtml (472 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Writers Resources: Fiction: Mystery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Mystery Writers' Forum - Mystery writers and aspiring mystery authors who are sharing our trial, tribulations, research problems and triumphs on a supportive threaded bulletin board system.
		Mystery Writers of America - MWA helps negotiate contracts, watches developments in legislation and tax law, sponsors symposia and mystery conferences, and publishes books, including the Mystery Writer's Handbook.
		Mystery Writers of America, Florida Chapter - Links to feature interviews and articles, members and their books, chapter activities, the annual Sleuth Fest conference in March, and favorite links.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Writers_Resources/Fiction/Mystery (581 words)

	Mystery Writing & Crime Resources for Writers
		Formed in the late 1980s by a group of writers who wanted a private forum for exchanging ideas, complaining about almost everything, and trying to understand this decidedly wacky business.
		Organization for mystery writers and other professionals in the mystery field.
		International organization of writers, readers, booksellers, librarians, agents, editors, reviewers and teachers interested in promoting the work of women mystery writers.
	www.dvshop.ca /dvcafe/writing/crime.htm (278 words)

	Mystery Writers of America - Home Page
		Mystery Writers of America is the premier organization for mystery writers, professionals allied to the crime writing field, aspiring crime writers, and those who are devoted to the genre.
		MWA is dedicated to promoting higher regard for crime writing and recognition and respect for those who write within the genre...
		MWA discounts, speaker database, current and back issues of The Third Degree.
	www.mysterywriters.org (141 words)

	Cruises to Die For...Mystery Writers at Sea
		Established writers, novice writers and mystery fans alike sail with our featured authors, editors, agents, publishers, and other industry representatives, on a week long intensive study on the genre of mystery.
		She is also a past president of the American Crime Writers League, and past member of the national board of Mystery Writers of America.
		He is a past president of the Mystery Writers of America and has been nominated for six prestigious Edgar Allen Poe Awards including one for his short story “Snow” in 1999.
	www.cruisestodiefor.com /writers.html (1038 words)

	BGSU ::Offices::Mystery writers honor popular culture library
		Stacks and stacks of spy thrillers, detective novels, pulp magazines, manuscripts and letters written by America's finest mystery masters are preserved on the library's fourth floor for close inspection by students, faculty and visiting scholars.
		Mystery Writers of America is the world's leading organization devoted to the crime genre.
		Marcia Muller's manuscripts and the letters of Ellery Queen are both interesting and valuable, she said, because the materials "enable the reader to see the extent of research and creativity that comes to play as the manuscripts evolve toward publication."
	www.bgsu.edu /offices/pr/news/2004/news4581.html (657 words)

	KidsLoveAMystery.com: Letter from Joan Lowery Nixon, President, Mystery Writers of America
		You'll discover that mysteries are so scary, suspenseful, and fun to read that you'll want to try another...
		Mystery Writers of America has contributed a one act play that can be produced and acted by high school or middle school drama students at any of the BandN bookstores.
		Authors of juvenile and young adult mysteries, who are members of Mystery Writers of America and Mysteries for Minors, are eager to visit your schools during Kids Love A Mystery Week to talk to you about writing mysteries.
	www.kidsloveamystery.com /about/letter.shtml (436 words)

	The 1996 SMFS Officers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Writer of fiction and nonfiction for adults and young adults, mostly mystery or suspense related with an occasional foray into comtemporary fantasy.
		She has had a number of non-fiction articles published in the local press, is editor of her hometown historical society's newsletter and is currently writing and marketing her short stories.
		A long time lover of mystery fiction, she is a member of Sisters in Crime and the Short Mystery Fiction Society.
	www.thewindjammer.com /smfs/html/1996_officers.html (508 words)

	Night Writers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Many aspiring writers give up, flounder about for effective ways to improve their writing, or are unwilling to put in the effort necessary to produce publishable work.
		She is a member of Sisters in Crime, and Mystery Writers of America.
		She is also a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America.
	www.catherinecairns.com /night_writers.html (396 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mystery fiction is a species all its own, and writing it can be a special type of puzzle.
		But with this book, a writer's conference of sorts, readers will learn how to make their stories more taut, more real, more immediate, and more fraught with tension.
		Because this book's contributors, all members of the Mystery Writers of America, have walked by night, they know mystery story form, and they'll help readers learn it.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1582971021 (444 words)

	Mystery Organizations
		The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) is an organization devoted to private-eye detective fiction, and are probably best known for their annual Shamus Awards.
		The Mystery Writers of America are a professional writers group, and are well-known for bestowing the annual Edgar Awards are bestowed by and while the choices of nominees and winners may sometimes be rather bewildering, they remain the most prestigious awards in the entire mystery genre.
		The International Thriller Writers Organization was founded October 9, 2004, at a meeting at Bouchercon World Mystery and Suspense Conference in Toronto, Canada -- just in case there weren't enough organizations devoted to sub-genres of crime fiction, we now have one to presumably include all those crime writers who fall between the cracks.
	www.thrillingdetective.com /trivia/detlinks10.html (370 words)

	Mystery Writers of America, Northwest Chapter
		MWA is the premier organization for mystery writers and other professionals in the mystery field, and the Northwest Chapter serves members of MWA that live in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
		Our meetings include a speaker but are relaxed affairs that last about two hours with enough time to socialize with other mystery writers.
		Spouses, significant others, and those interested in MWA are also welcome to attend.
	www.mwanorthwest.org (180 words)

	Steven Womack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Six of the nine novels published by best-selling author/screenwriter Steven Womack have received national recognition, including the highest award presented to writers in the field of mystery and crime fiction.
		The second Harry James Denton mystery, Torch Town Boogie, published in November, 1993, was also nominated for the Shamus Award, as was the third installment in the Denton series, Way Past Dead, published in March, 1995.
		He is a member of PEN American Center, Novelists, Inc., the Mystery Writers of America, and The Writers Guild of America.
	www.booksinmotion.com /stevenwomack.htm (706 words)

	Harriette Austin Writers Conference
		The Southeast Chapter of the MWA is working closely with the HAWC to put together an outstanding mystery thread for the conference.
		Eleanor Taylor Bland has become one of the top mystery writers on today's crowded shelves, thanks to the appeal and originality of her lead character, African American police detective Marti MacAlister, and the depth of Bland's gracefully written--and utterly believable--stories.
		A member of the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, Steve is the author of Color Her Dead, a Susan Chase Mystery, Of Love and War, a historical love story set around the attack on Pearl Harbor.
	www.coe.uga.edu /hawc/2000hawc.html (7046 words)

	Writers.com/Writers on the Net
		Although not quite as comprehensive as its subtitle suggests, this is still a solid offering that takes a look at the genre then supplies writing exercises, market advice, submission protocol, help with word choice, grammar, and sentence structure and more.
		Developmental writing exercises and examples offer 52 weekend work sessions, each beginning with the definition f the task and its purpose, augmented with a writing sample from a famous mystery writer, and leading into the exercises that will become the basis of a novel.
		Contributing members of the Mystery Writers of America help readers interested in mystery fiction learn how to write tight, salable mysteries.
	www.writers.com /bookstore/mystery.html (182 words)

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