Awards

Death of a Cozy Writer received the Agatha Award for Best First Novel and was chosen by Kirkus Reviews as one of the Best Books of 2008. It has been nominated for the Anthony Award and the Macavity Award (best first novel), the 2009 Left Coast Crime/Hawaii Five-O Award (best police procedural), and has been awarded a Silver Medal IPPY (best mystery/suspense/thriller). It has also been nominated for a David Award for Best Mystery Novel.

Previous Awards

-- My first novel, Death of a Cozy Writer, was completed with the aid of the Malice Domestic Grant.

The William F. Deeck - Malice Domestic Grants Program for Unpublished Writers awards grants to two unpublished writers in the Malice Domestic genre. Founded in 1993 by Beth Foxwell and recently named for the late William F. Deeck, the program is designed to foster quality Malice Domestic literature and to help the next generation of authors get their first work published.

The "Malice" genre is loosely described as mystery stories of the Agatha Christie type - i.e., “traditional mysteries”. These works usually feature an amateur detective, characters who know each other, and no excessive gore, gratuitous violence, or explicit sex.

It is safe to say I might not be published today except for the encouragement given me by the Malice grants board. My continued thanks go out to its members.

-- Winner for novel DEAD PERFECT: RWA's 2005 Stiletto Award (Thriller Category).

-- Finalist for DEAD PERFECT: 2005 Daphne du Maurier Mystery/Suspense Award and the Sheila 2005 Writing Competition (Chick Lit Category).

Memberships

International Association of Crime Writers

Memberships Mystery Writers of America

Romance Writers of America

Sisters in Crime

Virginia Writers Club