Left Coast Crime 2014: Calamari Crime

What a terrific convention! The 24th Left Coast Crime Convention is being held in beautiful Monterey, CA this year! The weather is beautiful, the panels and interviews are exciting, and the  people are great!

I decided to post photos today!  I'll post a summary when I get back...or if I find any time while I'm here!

Monterey Bay

Seagull waiting to Register for LCC

Authors Catriona McPherson & Rhys Bowen

Award Nominees: Louise Penny, Catriona McPherson, Jeff Siger, Lisa Brackmann

Authors Tim Hallinan & Lisa Brackmann

Award winner William Kent Krueger

G is for Guest: Sue Grafton

Sunrise on another day at Left Coast Crime!

Coming to Left Coast Crime? Monterey Area Bookstores

Coming to Monterey for Left Coast Crime? There will be a great Bookroom at the Convention, but if you come early, stay late, or just have some extra time on your hands, check out this article on Monterey area bookstores in today's SF Chronicle special Monterey section.

Bookstores Carry On Monterey's Literary Tradition 
by Christine Delsol

For those of us who prefer reading on paper rather than an LED screen, the Monterey Peninsula is an oasis, a refuge from a world rushing to drive the printed word into extinction. Maybe it's the area's heritage, studded with such literary lights as Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London, Henry Miller, Sinclair Lewis and John Steinbeck. Or maybe it's the dramatic landscape calling to the artist-within.
Whatever the explanation, the region is blessed with a cadre of booksellers who are trying to ensure that books, old and new, live on. Anyone who loves reading, history and feeling a sense of place will find that, in their own way, these repositories rival the region's ravishing scenery and outdoor thrills.

READ MORE HERE. 

Left Coast Crime, March 20-23, 2014: Monterey, CA

Left Coast Crime, March 20-23, 2014: Portola Hotel, Monterey, CA
Register Now. 

Register now and be entered into a contest for a copy of International Guest of Honor Louise Penny's latest mystery How the Light Gets In (winner will be chosen from randomly generated number)

Come early. Stay late! Sea and Sand...Calamari Crime.
Innovative Programming in Noir, Thriller, Historical, Cozy, and just about everything Mystery! Champagne Awards Luncheon, Opening Reception and special events!

US Guest of Honor: Cara Black International Guest of Honor: Louise Penny
Toastmaster: Brad Parks
Fan guest of Honor: Sue Trowbridge
G is for Guest: Sue Grafton
Lifetime Achievement: Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini

Left Coast Crime 2014. Register Now.
Visit the website for a preview of the fun.

HOTEL & TRAVEL

PROGRAM Special Program Notes: Thursday, March 20: Sue Grafton. Friday-Saturday, March 21-22: Cara Black and Louise Penny interviews. Sunday, March 23: Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini Interviews. Sun, March 23: Awards Luncheon, 11:30 am-1:30 pm.
Panels and programming planning now. Chance to be on a panel best if you register soon.

WRITING WORKSHOP: Led by Jan Burke & Jerrilyn Farmer. Workshop Wednesday, March 19, 2014, from 9:30 AM – 4:45 PM, at the Portola Hotel & Spa, location of LCC 2014. Registration is limited, sign up soon!
Cost: $75 for LCC registrants, $125 for non-LCC registrants. 

SIDE TRIPS: Whale Watching, Wine Tasting, Big Sur, Steinbeck Museum and more! Sign up now!

Register and make your hotel reservations for Left Coast Crime 2014. Rooms at the Portola Hotel & Spa are going quickly. Only registered attendees receive the discounted hotel rate.

Registration includes Welcome Reception, two Breakfasts, Awards Luncheon... and programming, of course! 

CALAMARI CRIME STORE

REGISTERED ATTENDEES  

Left Coast Crime 2014: Calamari Crime

Left Coast Crime 2014: Calarmari Crime. Monterey, CA
March 20-23, 2012, Portola Plaza Hotel & Spa, Monterey, CA

US Guest of Honor: Cara Black
International Guest of Honor: Louise Penny
Toastmaster: Brad Parks
Fan Guest of Honor: Sue Trowbridge

Check out the fabulous website!

Very Early Squid Registration and Incentives! 

Calamari Contest: Squid Lit

Calamari Store