2012 WOLFE PACK AWARDS

The Nero Award is presented each year to an author for the best American Mystery written in the tradition of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe stories. It is presented at the Black Orchid Banquet, traditionally held on the first Saturday in December in New York City. That was last night.

And the winner is: Dana Stabenow for Though Not Dead (Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group). Her award was presented by Jane K. Cleland, chair of the Wolfe Pack's literary awards.

The Black Orchid Novella Award is presented jointly by The Wolfe Pack and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine to celebrate the Novella format popularized by Rex Stout. This year's winner is Robert Lopresti for "The Red Envelope."

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The Wolfe Pack, founded in 1977, is a forum to discuss, explore, and enjoy the 72 Nero Wolfe books and novellas written by Rex Stout. The organization promotes fellowship and extends friendship to those who enjoy these great literary works of mystery through a series of events, book discussions, and a journal devoted to the study of the genius detective, Nero Wolfe, and his intrepid assistant, Archie Goodwin. The organization has more than 500 members worldwide.

Upcoming Desert Mystery Conferences

Two great conferences coming up in the Desert (Scottsdale, AZ) in the next two months!

1. July 13: THE POISONED PEN CONFERENCE: Entertain the Exotic!
AZ Biltmore 9:30 AM-4:30 PM
Registration $20 Cash Buffet lunch
 
Programs with each author, Lunch Speaker: Dana Stabenow, Book Room and Signing 

PROGRAM
9:20 AM Welcome (with coffee)
9:30-10:15 AM: Alex Kava
10:30-11:15 AM Francine Mathews
11:30: 12:15: Jesse Kellerman
Lunch and Book signing for Kava and Kellerman
1:15-2:00 PM Howard Anderson
2:15-3:00 PM Mark DeCastrique
3:15-4:00 PM Timothy Hallinan & Martin Limon
4:00-4:30 PM Panel for questions plus booksigning

Come the night before to hear Linda Fairstein and Joseph Kanon (7/12)
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2. August 11: SISTERS IN CRIME DESERT SLEUTHS chapter Presents: The 2012Write Now! Conference - “Criminal Minds: Investigating Today’s Writing Scene”

When:  August 11, 2012  8am to 5pm 
Where:  Millennium Resort & Villas, 7401 North Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ 85258.

FEATURED SPEAKER: Dana Kaye – Publicity Guru
Other speakers:  mystery writer and psychologist to the stars, Dennis Palumbo; award-winning thriller author Sean Chercover;  Denise Dietz, Senior Editor for Five Star Publishing, who will be taking a limited number of appointments.  Plus an FBI profiler is being added to the speaker lineup.  Future speaker announcements to come.

For more details go to http://desertsleuths.com/conference  or  Register Here.