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Bob Mueller:
This is the current list of links & resources from the Resources page. Help keep this thread up-to-date. Links don't have to be exclusively mystery-oriented.

Organizations
Mystery Writers of America

American Christian Fiction Writers

Crime Writers of Canada

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

Sisters in Crime

Short Mystery Fiction Society - Home of the Derringer Award

Ohio Writers' Guild

Central Ohio Fiction Writers

Conferences
Writers' Police Academy - North Carolina

Cape Fear Crime Festival

Shaw Guides Mystery Listings

Left Coast Crime

wonderactivist:
Here's one I was encouraged to submit to recently by the respected head of a large writing group (I don't know her personally) - anyone can submit: 

http://www.pentopressretreat.com/index.cfm

You have to be invited after they read your writing samples; then it is terribly expensive (by my standards perhaps it's just normal to spend about $800 before paying for the hotel).  But the conference is small and somewhere on the video & website it said that 20% of the last conference participants were signed to a publishing contract - now THAT's impressive. 

Anyone familiar with this one?   It almost sounds too good to be true.  I plan to submit, though I'm not sure if I'll go if accepted because I just can't see how I can afford it. 

Lucie

B L McAllister:
A few more links. (Mystery conferences and related sites.)  As of today, all these "work."  Byron
http://www.bookpassage.com/classes/mwc.htm
http://www.bloodywords.com/
http://www.epic-conference.com/
http://www.deadlyink.com/conference.html
http://www.murderinthegrove.com/
http://www.sewaneewriters.org/swc.htm
http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/conventions.html

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