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Left Coast Crime

2017 Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Awards Nominations

By Crime HQ

January 17, 2017

The 2017 Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Awards nominations are up!  The Lefty Awards are fan-based, chosen by registered members of the Left Coast Crime convention. Nominations for awards to be presented at each annual convention are made by people registered for that convention and also the immediately prior convention.  The 27th annual LCC convention, Left Coast Crime…

Left Coast Crime 2015: Crimelandia

By Jordan Foster

March 20, 2015

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the annual Left Coast Crime mystery writers’ convention took place in Portland, Oregon, returning to the Rose City for the first time since 2002. The four-day conference, which drew roughly 650 people with an additional 30 day passes sold, was held March 12th through March 15th at the Doubletree Hotel, and…

The Lowdown Calendar of 2015’s Biggest Mystery Conventions

By Deborah Lacy

January 19, 2015

Mystery conventions are a great way to find new mystery-loving friends and hear directly from your favorite authors – and maybe even meet some of them. All of these conventions feature keynote speeches or interviews from big name guests of honor as well as author, expert and fan panels talking about all sorts of subjects.…

Fan Favorites: 2014’s Mystery Conventions

By Deborah Lacy

February 4, 2014

2014 promises to be chock full of wonderful mystery conventions and conferences ranging from Bouchercon— the world’s largest crime fiction convention—to more tightly-focused conferences like Malice Domestic, which specializes in traditional and cozy mysteries. Thrillerfest is, of course, primarily about thrillers, and Left Coast Crime is regional, but also offers the year's only humorous mystery…

Announcing the 2014 Left Coast Crime Awards Nominees!

By Crime HQ

February 4, 2014

More award news! Left Coast Crime will be oceanside in Monterey, California this year (thus the monikker Calamari Crime), and here is its recently announced list of nominated honorees!

Snow first fell on Friday night, making the resort a winter wonderland in March./ photo by Naomi Hirahara

Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Reporting from 2013’s Left Coast Crime in Colorado Springs

By Naomi Hirahara

April 2, 2013

(Thanks to everyone for sharing photos, especially Clark Lohr!)     When Left Coast Crime attendees first arrived at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado, they were greeted with blue skies and warm weather. By the time the weekend was over, snow blanketed the resort and the temperature dipped past freezing, sending writers…

Fan Favorites: Mystery Conventions

By Deborah Lacy

February 18, 2013

Mystery conventions (aka conferences) can be a great way to meet some of your favorite authors and to find kindred crime fiction friends. There are so many different fan conventions to choose from, ranging from those that focus on traditional mysteries and cozies (Malice Domestic) to thrillers (ThrillerFest), up to the big daddy of them…

Left Coast Crime Announces 2013’s Award Nominees

By Crime HQ

February 9, 2013

Left Coast Crime is an annual event sponsored by mystery fans, where readers, writers, librarians, and other mystery and thriller enthusiasts gather to share their mutual interest in the genre. It’s held during the first quarter of the calendar year in Western North America, as defined by the Mountain Time Zone and all time zones…

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