LEFT COAST CRIME LEFTY AWARD WINNERS 2019

Left Coast Crime announced the winners of the Lefty Awards tonight in Vancouver, B.C. during Left Coast Crime. Congrats to all!


Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel

• Catriona McPherson, Scot Free (Midnight Ink)

Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel (Bruce Alexander Memorial) for books covering events before 1960. 

• Sujata Massey, The Widows of Malabar Hill (Soho Crime)

Lefty for Best Debut Mystery Novel

• Dianne Freeman, A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder (Kensington Books)

Lefty for Best Mystery Novel (not in other categories).

• Lou Berney, November Road (William Morrow)

LEFT COAST CRIME 2019: Whale of a Crime NEWS

Register for Left Coast Crime 2019 by December 31, 2018 for discount and to be considered for placement on a panel. There are only three more months until LCC in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada! March 28-31, 2019!

Guests of Honor:
American Guest of Honor: C.J. Box; Canadian Guest of Honor: Maureen Jennings: Fan Guests of Honor: Don & Jenn Longmuir; Local Legend: William Deverell; Lifetime Achievement Honoree: Sue Grafton; Ghost of Honor: L.R. Wright.

Left Coast Crime 2019 NEWS:

WRITING WORKSHOP:

Left Coast Crime 2019 is pleased to announce a Writing Workshop for writers, published or not, interested in learning about adapting work for the screen and screenwriting. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, from 9:00 AM to Noon, at the convention hotel, the Hyatt Regency Vancouver.

Cost: $75 CAD for LCC registrants, $100 CAD for non-LCC registrants
REGISTRATION LINK
Note: The workshop will be cancelled if the minimum is not met. Registration will be limited to 60.

Hollywood North
The film industry in Canada is alive and well and is often referred to as Hollywood North. How does a book become a TV series, a movie, a play or anything else people are turning “properties” into in the 21st century? How do you pitch a project? And would you rather pitch your book, option it or hide under the covers when a producer calls to ask about your baby? How “attached” do you want to be an adaptation of your work? And how attached can you be? Mark Leiren-Young explores the realities of navigating the media scene.

THE LEFTY AWARDS:

We hope you have been making lists of all your favorite mysteries published in 2018. If not, start looking back over your notes because your Lefty Nomination Form will be coming your way very soon! Registrants of the 2018 and 2019 Left Coast Crime Conventions will be able to nominate three titles in each Lefty Award category. Nominations will be accepted the first two weeks of January, for the four 2019 Lefty Awards:

• Best Mystery Novel
• Best Debut Mystery Novel
• Best Humorous Mystery Novel
• Best Historical Mystery Novel (The Bruce Alexander Memorial), covering events before 1960

To be eligible, titles must have been published for the first time in the United States or Canada during 2018, in book or ebook format. (If published in other countries before 2018, a book is still eligible if it meets the US or Canadian publication requirement.)

Nomination forms will be emailed to all 2018 and 2019 LCC registrants in late December. The Lefty Award nominees will be announced around January 16, 2019. Final voting for the Lefty Awards will be by paper ballot at the convention in Vancouver.

Questions about the Lefty Awards? Email Awards Co-Chairs Lucinda Surber & Stan Ulrich

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

Left Coast Crime encourages organizations to sponsor a variety of events such as the Opening Reception, the Awards Banquet, the Friday “Meet the New Authors” breakfast, the Saturday breakfast, and the hospitality suite. Other options include sponsoring one of our Guests of Honor or supporting Left Coast Crime by sponsoring products such as the convention book bag.

Books for Book Bags
We are happy to accept crime fiction and non-fiction for distribution in the book bags. There is no charge, but you will need to ship the books to arrive in early 2019. For non-Canadian donations, we are negotiating with a Canadian company to accept shipments and transport them over the border with no additional cost to the shipper. We prefer not to have more than 200 copies of a single title; multiple titles are recommended if you would like to place a book in every bag. In order to make book distribution work for both the participants (who will love receiving your books) and the booksellers (who will plan to bring different books to sell), we ask that you provide the title(s) and number of books you would like to donate.

If interested in donating books or other sponsorship opportunities, please email Lucinda Surber for  details.

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ADVERTISE IN THE PROGRAM BOOK:
Attention Authors! Please encourage your publisher to advertise in the Left Coast Crime Program Book. There are sizes and prices for every budget. Don’t be left out! The deadline for reserving ad space is February 15, 2019. Details and Ad Form

And, so much more!!!

LEFT COAST CRIME NEWS: August 2016

Registration Now Open for 
Left Coast Crime 2018: Crime in the Comstock

We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for LCC 2018 — March 22–25, 2018 — in Reno, Nevada at the Nugget Casino Resort. Located in Reno/Sparks, Nevada, the legendary Nugget Casino Resort is consistently ranked at the top of Reno resorts and Sparks hotels. The Nugget features a complimentary airport shuttle, eight award-winning restaurants, an indoor atrium pool, a gym, and a legendary Casino and Bingo Hall.

• Guests of Honor: Naomi Hirahara & William Kent Krueger
• Toastmaster: Todd Borg
• Ghost of Honor: Mark Twain (McAvoy Layne)

Early Bird Registration for LCC 2018 is $175 until March 19, 2017 (close of LCC 2017)
Register Online Now!

Our convention rate is about $82 for the convention nights in the newly remodeled West Tower, plus three nights before and after the convention (subject to availability) so you can extend your stay in Nevada. Our convention room rate is fixed at $69 plus a mandatory daily resort fee (currently $12.50), which includes wireless Internet in guest rooms, round-trip shuttle transportation from the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Atrium Pool and Fitness Center access, and valet and self-parking in the Nugget’s secure covered parking structure. Registrants will receive the hotel reservation code in late March 2017 when the hotel will begin accepting reservations for our group.

Visit the LCC 2018 website for more information about Crime in the Comstock.

Left Coast Crime 2017: Honolulu Havoc
We hope to see you all in Hawaii this spring!
March 16–19, 2017 in Honolulu at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. Our hotel is located on Waikiki Beach on 22 beautiful waterfront acres, the legendary Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort features five pools, 20 restaurants and bars, and daily activities ranging from morning exercise classes to Hula lessons.
 • Lifetime Achievement: Faye Kellerman & Jonathan Kellerman
 • Guests of Honor: Dana Stabenow & Colin Cotterill
 • Toastmaster: Laurie R. King
 • Ghost of Honor: Earl Derr Biggers, creator of Charlie Chan
 
More information about LCC 2017 and online registration

Left Coast Crime 2019: Whale of a Crime
Left Coast Crime 2019 will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, March 28–31, 2019.
Co-chairs Colleen Glynn and Linda McNab are hard at work planning for the convention. More information will be available later this year.

If you are interested in learning more about hosting or helping with a future Left Coast Crime Convention, please let us know! The LCC Standing Committee would love to help you with your bid and answer all your questions. You will receive all the support you need!