Crime Doesn’t Pay . . . Enough!
The Dallas
Mystery Writers
We are open to writers of all
genres from mystery to
romance to speculative fiction
and all points in between. If you
want to write, or write better,
you are welcome to attend any
of our regular workshops.
Membership in the national
MWA is not necessary to attend
the Dallas group meetings
because we’re a separate
group. There are plenty of
benefits in joining the MWA, but
there's no membership
requirement to attend the Dallas
meetings.
Zoom Access and Onsite
prepayments are $50 per
year.
Members attend in-person
meetings for free, and get the
Zoom link for meetings they
prefer to attend remotely.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:
•
No door fee at meetings
•
Zoom link provided for every
meeting
•
NEW! Free 30 minute one-
on-one session with one
professional writer member
(LaRee, Sandy, Susan, or
James) each year.
LOCATION:
The Dallas MWASW group
meets the first Saturday of each
month (except January) at the
Olive Garden, 4240 Belt Line (at
Midway), Addison, TX, 75001.
Meeting time is 10:15 AM –
Noon, followed by lunch.
There is a $10 fee for non-
members (cash only) for the
program and drinks-only
attendees when we meet in
person (members get in
automatically). No reservations
are necessary there’s always
room for another writer. All who
attend are encouraged to
remain and break bread(sticks)
with your fellow writers.
Contact info:
james@gaskin.com
Dallas Mystery
Writer Events:
Saturday, March 2,
2024
10:15 AM -
Meeting in Person
(And on Zoom! for
members)
The Mystical
Quest -- Finding a
Literary Agent
You’ve written a book. Now you
want to get it published. What
should you do next? Using hard-
fought lessons gleaned from his
road to publication, mystery writer
Harry Hunsicker discusses literary
agents, what they do and how to
approach them, how to craft a
query letter that will generate a
positive response, and strategies
for finding the right agent for your
book.
Harry Hunsicker is the
bestselling author of nine crime
thrillers, including the forthcoming
The Life and Death of Rose
Doucette (October 2024).
He’s also written numerous short
stories and a recently produced
short screenplay, which has
received numerous accolades.
His prose work has been short-
listed for both the Shamus and
Thriller Awards. He attended the
Writers Path at SMU and is an
occasional speaker on creative
writing and the publishing industry.