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Sisters in Crime is a
nationwide organization that exists to combat discrimination against women
in the mystery field, to educate publishers and the general public as to
the inequalities in the treatment of female authors, and to raise the level
of awareness of their contribution to the field. Much has improved since
the early days of the organization, but it's a job that is never completely
finished. Today there are nearly 50 chapters across the country and there
are thousands of members, both female and male.
Chapter Meetings
/ How to Join
Sisters in Crime / Chapter
Officers
DESERT SLEUTHS CHAPTER MEETINGS
The Desert Sleuths Chapter of Sisters in Crime meets at 6:30 P.M., the third Wednesday of the month, at Café Carumba,
located at 7303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix.
Meeting Agenda
6:30-7:00 P.M.--business meeting
7:00 P.M.--speaker or
programs
The public is
welcome to attend any Desert Sleuths Chapter program.
NOVEMBER MEETING: Wednesday,
November 19, 2008. We welcome Katherine Atwell Herbert, former
screen writer and analyst for Viacom-Showtime, Fox, TNT,
Light Storm, and Multimedia who will speak about Taking Your Novel to the
Movies. Find out from her how you can help get your novel selected
by a Hollywood studio and what’s involved in
moving the written word to screen image. Also, learn why people are often
disappointed when they see the film version of a favorite novel and why
novelists are often the worst person to write the screen adaptation of
their own work.
Now Chairperson of the Film
School at Scottsdale
Community College, where she
teaches screenwriting, Ms. Herbert, with ten years experience in the film
industry in LA, is included in Who’s
Who in America, Who’s Who in Entertainment, Who’s Who of American
Women, and Who’s Who in the
West.
OTHER
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES
S.O.S.(Support Our Sisters) is the Desert Sleuths
Chapter's writing group . Any members who want to join the group are
welcome to participate. The group
meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6:30
P.M. Please contact Susan Budavari or Sue Flaig for details.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND CONFERENCES:
Saguaro Romance Writers
November Meeting, Saturday,
November 22, 2008, from 10 AM
– 1:30 PM at El Parador Tropical
Restaurant, 2744 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson. The meeting features literary agent Jessica Faust. Jessica
will share what agents mean when they talk about a book’s hook,
concept and platform, and provide insight on how her agency, the BookEnds Literary Agency, carries a project from query
letter to finished book. Cost for the meeting (including lunch): $15 (SRW members) $20 (guests.)
For reservations, email Suzanne Moore at suz72350@hotmail.com
Support your chapter. Volunteer!!!
JOIN SISTERS IN CRIME
To join the national organization, send your name, address and a
check for $40 payable to Sisters in Crime to:
SINC Membership
P. O. Box
442124
Lawrence, KS
66044-8933
For further information, see the national Sisters in Crime website or
e-mail them at sistersincrime@juno.com.
To join the Desert Sleuths
Chapter, you must be a member in good standing with the national
organization. Send your name, address and check for $20, payable to Sisters
in Crime/Desert Sleuths to:
Jean Steffens, Treasurer
Sisters in
Crime/Desert Sleuths
12637 East Laurel
Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
2008 DESERT SLEUTHS CHAPTER OFFICERS
Roni Olson,
President
Susan Budavari, Vice
President
Sarah Parkin, Secretary
Jean Steffens,
Treasurer
Judy Starbuck, Program Chair
Sue Flaig,
Newsletter Editor
Susan Budavari, Websister
Sue Flaig,
Past President
Merle McCann, Publicity
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