Congratulations on your Lefty Award 2026 nomination, dear #Queer #Crime #Writers

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Tuning in Thurs, Aug 7 at 8PM ET for a FREE virtual panel on queer crime storytelling! ✍️💥 Some of the sharpest voices in the game—Lepionka, Manansala, Sherbow, Zgorski, Marks—dig into the craft of short fiction. Join us!
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Headed to Bouchercon? Don’t miss Underrepresented Voices in Crime Fiction: A Celebration! 🎉 Fri, Sept 5 | 9:15–10:15 PM. Dessert, cash bar, Writer Bingo. Submit to be featured: forms.gle/aje8r5zwUHL3... #Bouchercon2025 #QueerCrimeWriters #SistersInCrime

[a painted rainbow streams behind text, all against a white background] Pride Award for Emerging LGBTQIA+ Crime Writers [additional text] Entries for the 2025 Award are now open! June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 The Pride Award is a grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer in the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Get your writing samples ready.
Submission period lasts til July 31.

All details and to submit:
www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride

Not to be missed! Join us for a panel on how to write short crime fiction and discuss the market for these short stories.

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