I won’t lie — right now it is darn cold here in Florida. Down in the 30s.
But by the end of February, Florida weather should be nice — mild and cool and NO SNOW.
David Morrell
It will be the perfect time to come to Florida; and the perfect time to come for Sleuthfest, which will be Feb. 26-28 at the Deerfield Beach Hilton.
With all the myriad mystery writers conferences around, Sleuthfest is still different. Unlike the fan-based conferences, Sleuthfest is a writers’ conference. It’s meant to help published authors and those who want to be published. It gets your creative juices going and puts your energy in high gear.
Sleuthfest is sponsored by the Florida chapter of the Mystery Writers of America and features an array of panels and discussions on writing, publishing and crime scene techniques.
As in the past couple of years, Sleuthfest will feature two guests of honor: David Morrell is Friday’s Guest of Honor, and Stephen J. Cannell is Saturday’s Guest of Honor.
Morrell will always be associated with his 1972 novel First Blood, which was made into the movie starring Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo. But Morrell is known for much more than bringing Rambo to the world. He has written more than 25 thrillers and numerous nonfiction books. His latest thriller is The Shimmer.
Stephen J. Cannell
Cannell is an author, screenwriter, producer and creator of some of TV’s best action series, including The Rockford Files, The A-Team, Baretta, The Commish, 21 Jump Street and Adam-12.
Early registration is $215 until Jan. 15, 2010, and $235 after that date for MWA members; for nonmembers, the early rate is $235 and then, after Jan. 15, 2010, it rises to $255. The rate includes some meals.
Contact Linda Hengerer at SleuthFestLinda@gmail.com or verowriter@gmail.com. The Web site is www.sleuthfest.com.
