Bouchercon 2015
I’ve always had a soft spot for mysteries, detective fiction, and even suspense and thriller stories. If you’ve been paying attention to my flash fiction, you’ll notice they tend to have a bent in that direction. So how excited was I when I discovered that one of the premier mystery/detective fiction conferences, the Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention (known as “Bouchercon”), was going to be in Raleigh, NC this year? I’ll tell you. VERY. You see, if you’ve read my “About” page, you will understand that I don’t get the opportunity to go to many writer/writing/book conferences. Most of them are priced outside my family’s budget, and then I have to consider the additional expense of transport and lodging. So why the excitement over Bouchercon? I’ll tell you:
- I live in NC.
- I live about 80 miles east of Raleigh, NC.
- I have family that live just outside Raleigh, NC.
It’s as if the conference organizers planned the event for my convenience! (They didn’t, by the way, just in case you wondered.)
So I get to go to a writing conference. But the awesome doesn’t stop there. Look at who some of the conference guests will be:
- Kathy Reichs (creator of Temperance Brennan, AKA “Bones” of the book and TV series)
- Tom Franklin (NYT Bestselling author of CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER)
- Zoë Sharp (British author of the Charlie Fox series of novels)
- Allan Guthrie (British crime writer and literary agent)
Also on the attendees list are:
- Karin Slaughter
- Donna Andrews
- Charlaine Harris
- Terrence McCauley
and New York Literary Agent Extraordinaire, Janet Reid.
And that’s only SOME of the names on the attendees list I recognize.
The event is from October 8-11, 2015, and registration costs $195. As I understand it, the main conference will be at the Sheraton Hotel on Salisbury Street. For all the details you could possibly want, check out the conference web site (http://www.bouchercon2015.org).
This will be my first writing/writer/book-related conference. Will I see you there?
I think you already know the answer. 🙂
Will you attend the whole thing, or just some of it? I only live about 45 mins from Raleigh, parents live in Raleigh – only ten mins from the Sheraton… (if parking isn’t an issue)
Yay! I know the conference is going to be great, but I’m just as much looking forward to meeting you, Terri, Janet, and whoever else comes. 🙂
Yes, I plan to attend the entire conference. My sister-in-law lives in Holly Springs, so hopefully she’ll have a place for me, and whoever of my family comes along. My wife might come to the conference, too. She loves mysteries, and is a big Donna Andrews fan. 🙂
I will probably only attend certain things…like the event welcoming ceremony? Probably not the auction, then the main event Sat night, but not sure about Sunday…wondering about attire. I’m sure it’ll all be figured out b4 then. Can’t wait to meet you, everyone either! Bring your wife!