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This site is dedicated to promoting our local mystery writers in Orange County, and adjacent California regions.
Do you love reading a good mystery novel? Do you write mysteries? We meet on the fourth Sunday of every month to learn about and discuss all things about crime fiction.
Our next meeting, Sunday, October 27 at 2p.m., features screenwriter and author Lisa Morton
Orange County Sisters in Crime 6th Annual
Ladies of Intrigue
Headliners: J.A. Jance & Laurie King
Moderators: Jill Amadio, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, and Ellen Byron
Panelists: Greta Boris, Steph Cha, Mary Anna Evans, Lydia Fitzpatrick, Rachel Howzell Hall, Kaira Rouda, Laurie Stevens, Wendall Thomas and Betty Webb
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Mesa Verde Country Club
3000 Clubhouse Rd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
Program 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Registration $65.00
LADIES OF INTRIGUE Tickets via Eventbrite
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OUR NEXT MEETING
Sunday, October 27, 2 p.m at the Irvine Ranch Water District*
15500 Sand Canyon Ave.
Irvine, CA 92618-3102
2:00 pm: Writers/readers discussion group on the paranormal in mysteries lead by Pat Broeske
3:00 pm: Our speaker is screenwriter and author Lisa Morton
Photo by Seth Ryan
Lisa Morton is a screenwriter, author of non-fiction books, and award-winning prose writer whose work was described by the American Library Association’s Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror as “consistently dark, unsettling, and frightening”. She is the author of four novels and nearly 150 short stories, a six-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award®, and a world-class Halloween expert. Her most recent book, Ghost Stories: Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense (co-edited with Leslie Klinger) received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, who called it “a work of art”; forthcoming in 2020 is Calling the Spirits: A History of Seances. Lisa lives in the San Fernando Valley and online at www.lisamorton.com.
Membership is open to all who have an interest in mysteries.
This includes, but is not limited to, authors pursuing a career in crime and mystery writing, booksellers, publishers, librarians, editors, fans and readers.
Membership Dues and Forms
You must join the National organization to be eligible for membership in the Orange County chapter.
National dues are $40 per year, ACTIVE* and $50 per year, PROFESSIONAL**
To join national Sisters in Crime, please visit the national Sisters in Crime Website: http://www.sistersincrime.org
Orange County dues are $25 per year.
To join Sisters in Crime Orange County, please print send the completed Orange County Sisters in Crime form on our membership page and a check for $25 payable to Sisters in Crime, O.C. or join online by filling out the following form and pay using PayPal.
Meeting place:
Irvine Ranch Water District*
15500 Sand Canyon Ave.
Irvine, CA 92618-3102
Map for Irvine Ranch Water District
*Disclaimer: Irvine Ranch Water District neither supports nor endorses the cause nor activities of organizations which use the District’s meeting rooms that are made available as a public service
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SISTERS IN CRIME MISSION STATEMENT: To promote the professional development and advancement of women crime writers to achieve equality in the industry.
The usual meeting location is at the Irvine Ranch Water District*, in the Community Room, on the far left side of the parking lot when you enter the complex from Sand Canyon Avenue.