Check out our panels, where readers and writers alike will get the opportunity to hear from professionals, ask questions, and discuss with other attendees!
It Really Happened
True crime stories from Canada and around the world. Cold cases, unsolved murders, murderers and monsters, gangsters and the havoc they create.
Moderator: Des Ryan
Cozy Corner
Everything from Cozies to amateur sleuths to lighter mysteries. No gore or grime but lots of grit. Fun, easy, breezy reading.
Moderator: Lynn McPherson
Panelists: Winona Kent, Ginger Bolton, Diane Bator, Sharon Crawford
Love with a Murderous Twist
Romance in a mysterious setting. Great love stories inside a life of crime. Maybe just a great love interest that plays a role in solving a mystery.
Moderator: Donna Carrick
Panelists: Joan Donaldson-Yarmey, Linda Cahill, Amy Tector, Hope Thompson
Deadly Laughter
Can murder be funny? Even in the tensest situations we sometimes need a laugh or two. Crime and mystery with a touch of mirth.
Moderator: Joan O’Callaghan
Panelists: Melodie Campbell, Lynne Murphy, A.J. Devlin, Caro Soles
The Big Short
Sometimes the best told tales are short ones. Short crime and mystery stories have been around forever. Hear from some of Canada’s best!
Moderator: Merrilee Robson
Panelists: Madeleine Harris-Callway, Rosemary McCracken, Jane Burfield, Alice Fitzpatrick
Changing Faces in Crime/Mystery Writing
Some different Canadian voices in Canadian crime fiction. Black, brown, Indigenous and LGBTQ authors writing great mysteries.
Moderator: Hyacinthe Miller
Panelists: Anthony Bidulka, Liz Bugg, Madona Skaff, Melissa Yi
Maple Leaf Murder East
Mystery and mayhem from Ontario and Quebec. Authors with tales of murder and suspense from big cities and small towns.
Moderator: Judy Penz Sheluk
Panelists: Michael Kent, Catherine Astolfo, J.A. Menzies, Lisa de Nikolits
Maple Leaf Murder West
Canada’s Western provinces produce some of the best crime fiction in the world. Check out these fine Western Canadian mystery writers.
Moderator: Joanna Vander Vlugt
Panelists: Dave Butler, Charlotte Morganti, Janice MacDonald, P.D. Workman
New Voices in Canadian Mystery
Meet some of the authors making their debut on the crime and mystery scene in Canada.
Moderator: Jim Napier
Panelists: Lis Angus, Tony Ollivier, J.T. Siemens, Karen Grose
Thrilling And Chilling
Thrillers to send chills down your spine. Suspense to keep you up all night. Hard-boiled detectives and tough city crime.
Moderator: Barbara Fradkin
Panelists: Linda L. Richards, S.M. Freedman, Carolyne Topdjian, Mar Preston