So last Wednesday night I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch of those Killer Women – it was a brilliant night, informative and fun with more than a little wine flowing. I was lucky enough to meet two of my favourite authors who I have been reading for years – Jane Casey and Erin Kelly – to say my fangirl side went into overdrive is putting it mildly. But Jane and Erin are just two of this beautifully eclectic group of Crime Writers who have formed a collective to provide a unique and innovative service. The full list of those involved can be found here:
http://www.killerwomen.org/who/
I met Louise Voss, Helen Smith and Helen Giltrow again which was wonderful, I stalked Tammy Cohen a little and was very happy to meet Colette McBeth for the first time – I did not get around to everyone, it was a busy and very sociable evening plus I was busy nabbing some new signed books for my collection. Sneakily. Or maybe not that sneakily but with a great deal of enthusiasm.
So what is next for these Killer Women?
They will be involved in a wide range of activities it seems including interviews and workshops, attending events and debates and honestly if I could go to everything they did I absolutely would – as a group they are intelligent, witty and enthusiastic, also extremely dedicated to the reading and writing community. Life is about to get very exciting.
Those Killer Women
with Jane Casey
with Erin Kelly
I think this is a really most terrific idea – I highly recommend you sign up to the newsletter and see what is going to be going on – you can do that here:
http://www.killerwomen.org/newsletter/
And indeed peruse the website to find out more…
And follow them on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/killerwomenorg
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/killerwomencrime?fref=ts
Happy Reading Folks!
