Our Guests
Canadian Guest of Honour - Louise Penny
Louise Penny is the international bestselling author of the Chief Inspector Gamache mystery series. Her first book, STILL LIFE, won the UK Dagger, the Canadian Arthur Ellis, as well as the US Anthony, Barry and Dilys awards.
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International Guest of Honour - Denise Mina
Denise Mina was born in Glasgow. Her first novel 'Garnethill' won the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Dagger for the best first crime novel and was the start of a trilogy completed by 'Exile' and 'Resolution'.
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Local Guest of Honour - Barbara Fradkin
Barbara Fradkin is a child psychologist with a fascination for why we turn bad. She recently scaled back her full-time practice as a child psychologist in order to devote more time to her first passion, writing.
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Master of Ceremonies - Mary Jane Maffini
Mary Jane Maffini is the author of two Fiona Silk mysteries, the Camilla MacPhee books, the Charlotte Adams mysteries and nearly two dozen short stories. A six-time nominee for the Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Awards, she scored two awards for best short story as well as nominations for best first novel with Speak Ill of the Dead and best novel Lament for a Lounge Lizard, the first Fiona Silk book.
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