Sherry here and I’m so excited about this event sponsored by Kensington Publishing and Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop.
Julie, Barb, and I will be at the Kensington Cozy Con on April 4, 2020 along with a great group of authors! There are lots of activities and it’s all free, but you do have to register. Here’s the link: https://www.mysterybooksonline.com/kensington-cozyclub-con
Saturday, April 4th, 2020, 11:00AM – 5:00PM
Bookseller: Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop, Mechanicsburg, PA
Venue: Shiremanstown United Methodist Church, 125 E Main St., Shiremanstown, PA 17011
NOTE ON VENUE: Your GPS may tell you that the venue location is “Camp Hill.” Shiresmantown does have a Camp Hill zip code, so it’s still the correct place.
Barb will be on this panel:
2:00 – 2:30 PANEL: The 9-to-5 Sleuth: When amateur sleuths have a day job
Join Mollie Cox Bryan, J.D. Griffo, Barbara Ross, Misty Simon, Carlene O’Connor, and Annelise Ryan as they discuss cozy mysteries that juggle a protagonist’s day job and her penchant for solving crimes.
Julie and I will be on this panel:
2:45 – 3:15 PANEL: The Craft in a Cozy: Weaving crafts into a cozy mystery storyline
Join Christin Brecher, Peggy Ehrhart, Sherry Harris, Julia Henry, Arlene Kay, and Cheryl Hollon as they talk about cozies with a craft or hobby theme.
Here is the full schedule:
Event Schedule
10:30AM Author Meet Up
11:00 – 12 Registration
Registered attendees will check in and receive gift bags.
12:00 – 12:30 WELCOME TO COZY CON EAST
MC will kick off festivities by introducing the CozyCon, thank sponsors, and a little speech about the cozy mystery genre
12:30 – 1:00 PANEL: Criminally Delicious: What’s the scoop on food-themed cozy mysteries?
Join Ginger Bolton, Lynn Cahoon, Maya Corrigan, Krista Davis, Libby Klein, and Karen Rose Smith as they discuss culinary cozy mysteries and why food and murder blend so well.
1:00 – 1:15 BREAK
Will announce Raffle Winner #1
1:15 – 1:45 PANEL: Where History Meets Mystery: The art of writing a historical mystery
Join C.M. Gleason, Kathleen Marple Kalb, and Darcie Wilde as they discuss balancing their mysteries with historical fact.
1:45 – 2:00 BREAK
Will announce Raffle Winner #2
2:00 – 2:30 PANEL: The 9-to-5 Sleuth: When amateur sleuths have a day job
Join Mollie Cox Bryan, J.D. Griffo, Barbara Ross, Misty Simon, Carlene O’Connor, and Annelise Ryan as they discuss cozy mysteries that juggle a protagonist’s day job and her penchant for solving crimes.
2:30 – 2:45 BREAK
Will announce Raffle Winner #3
2:45 – 3:15 PANE:: The Craft in a Cozy: Weaving crafts into a cozy mystery storyline
Join Christin Brecher, Peggy Ehrhart, Sherry Harris, Julia Henry, Arlene Kay, and Cheryl Hollon as they talk about cozies with a craft or hobby theme.
3:15 – 4:15 SPEED DATING
4:15 – 5:00 ADDITIONAL BOOK PURCHASING
Will announce “Grand Prize” Raffle Winner
AUTHORS ATTENDING:
Ginger Bolton, Christin Brecher, Lynn Cahoon, Maya Corrigan, Mollie Cox Bryan, Krista Davis, Peggy Ehrhart, C.M. Gleason, J.D. Griffo, Sherry Harris, Julia Henry, Cheryl Hollon, Kathleen Marple Kalb, Arlene Kay, Libby Klein, Carlene O’Connor, Karen Rose Smith, Barbara Ross, Annelise Ryan, Misty Simon, Darcie Wilde
Readers: Are any of you close enough to stop by and say hi?