Category Archives: News

Will Bouchercon come to Calgary?

May 12, 2022News#amwriting, #amwritingfiction, #Canadianmysterynovels, #mysterynovel, #mysterywriting, Louise Pennyadmin

Today on the BWL website I write about Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. https://bwlauthors.blogspot.com/

In the midst of a first draft

April 12, 2022News#amwriting, #amwritingfiction, #Canadianmysterynovels, #mysterynovel, #mysterywritingadmin

My turn today on the BWL Blogspot. https://bwlauthors.blogspot.com/ I discuss ‘When Your Novel Takes a Wrong Turn.’

Historical Short Fiction

March 13, 2022News#amwriting, #Canadianmysterynovels, #CrimeWritersCanada, #historicalfiction, #mysterywriting, #shortstoryadmin

Books We Love Insider Blog: My Short Stab at Historical Fiction by Susan Calder (bwlauthors.blogspot.com)

I’m excited about my short story publication in the Cold Canadian Crime Anthology, to be released in May.

Setting a Novel During the Coronavirus Pandemic

March 6, 2022News#amwriting, #amwritingfiction, #coronavirus, #mysterynovel, #pandemicadmin

Here’s my latest article in Opal Magazine, about my choices and experience of setting my novel-in-progress during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://opalpublishing.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/mar-owm_2022.pdf?mc_cid=a42af0ac2b&mc_eid=85ed6ddd3f Scroll down to page 29, but don’t forget to read the interesting articles along the way.

Cold Canadian Crime Anthology

February 21, 2022News#Canadiancrimefiction, #Canadianmysterynovels, #Canadianmysterywritersadmin

I’m excited that my short story, A Deadly Flu, will be included in the Crime Writers of Canada 40th Anniversary short story anthology, Cold Canadian Crime. Stories submitted had to be set in Canada and include something cold. Mine is set in a cold Calgary December during the 1918 influenza pandemic. I especially enjoyed exploring the parallels with our current pandemic. The anthology will be released in May 2022, when it will hopefully be warm outside. I look forward to reading the stories written by the authors listed in the CWC website. https://crimewriterscanada.com/ Scroll down and click on Cold Canadian Crime: The Big Reveal.

Happy Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2022News#CasaKimberly, #ElizabethTaylor, #Mexico, #PuertoVallarta, #RichardBurton, #TheIguanaRestaurantadmin

Today on the BWL website I write about my romantic birthday dinner last December in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. https://bwlauthors.blogspot.com/ Enjoy!

Opal article

February 8, 2022News#amwriting, #amwritingfiction, #CalgaryStampede, #Canadianmysterynovels, #mysterynovels, #mysteryseriesadmin

Pleased to have my article in the terrific Opal Magazine. https://opalpublishing.ca/2022/02/07/does-your-mystery-novel-series-need-an-overall-story-arc/

Join me online tomorrow at the CPL

January 25, 2022News#CalgaryPublicLibrary, #Canadianmysterynovelstyster, #mysterywritingadmin

I’m excited about my Calgary Public Library online event tomorrow night, Wednesday, Jan 26th.

Books and Ideas: How Canadian Mystery Novels Connect us to our Country’s People, Places, and Stories

Mystery novels are fun to read, but crime fiction set in Canada teaches us about our country. Join Calgary mystery author, Susan Calder, in a lively conversation with Margaret Hadley, University of Calgary Instructor Emerita of English. They’ll discuss how Canadian crime novels portray our unique characters, regions, history, and contemporary life.

There’s still time to register https://calgarylibrary.ca/events-and-programs/programs/books-and-ideas-how-canadian-mystery-novels-connect-us-to-our-countrys-. If you don’t have a CPL card, you can contact the Calgary Public Library.

Canadian people, places, and stories

January 12, 2022News#amwriting, #amwritingfiction, #CalgaryPublicLibrary, #CalgaryStampede, #Canadianmystery, #mysterynovel, #mysterywritingadmin

My post today, on the BWL, is about Canadian Mystery novels and how they highlight our country’s unique people, places, and stories. https://bwlauthors.blogspot.com/

Pincher Creek Library Event – Jan 18

January 10, 2022News#amwriting, #mysterynovel, #mysterywriting, #PincherCreekLibraryadmin

The Pincher Creek Library kindly invited me to visit them again and talk about my new novel, Winter’s Rage. This time I’ll be speaking on Zoom. Everyone’s invited. Call 403.627.3813 or email- outreach@pinchercreeklibrary.ca to register for this free virtual author visit!