Crime Writers of Canada's Podcast
A weekly podcast by a national professional association for mystery and crime writers in Canada.
Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) is a national non-profit organization for Canadian mystery and crime writers, associated professionals, and others with a serious interest in Canadian crime writing. Our mission is to promote Canadian crime writing and to raise the profile of Canadian crime writers with readers, reviewers, librarians, booksellers, and media.
Hosted by Erik D'Souza
Episodes
49 episodes since 2023
Maureen Jennings, March Roars
Maureen Jennings is the author of the beloved Murdoch mystery books, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. The first books in the series were made into films for television. Soon after, Murdoch Myster...
September 11, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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22:27
J. Ivanel Johnson: Just A Stale Mate
J. Ivanel Johnson is the pen name for an author living with (dis)Ability who now resides in the Appalachian range of Northwestern New Brunswick on a small farm overlooking inspirational views of nature. Like her grandmother before her (the 'Iva...
August 23, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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19:29
J. Woollcott, Blood Relations
J. Woollcott is a Canadian author born in Belfast, N. Ireland. She is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers in Toronto. She has won the RWA Daphne du Maurier Award for Mainstream Mystery and Suspense, has been long-listed in the Crime Wri...
August 01, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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19:55
Jonathan Whitelaw and The Concert Hall Killer
Jonathan Whitelaw is a Scottish author, journalist, and broadcaster. He now calls Grand Prairie, Alberta home. His cozy crime novels are a delightful blend of mystery and humour. His unlikely pair of detectives, the jaded ex-newspaper journalis...
July 17, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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19:02
Raye Anderson: Sing a Song of Summer
Raye Anderson is a Scots Canadian who taught Drama and ran Theatre and Community arts programs for many years, notably at Prairie Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg, in Ottawa and Calgary.Raye has been a resident of the Interlake since 2007 an...
July 03, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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18:34
Delvin Chatterson and Bad Boys in Boston
Delvin Chatterson is the internationally acclaimed author of the Dale Hunter Thriller Series, an explosive mix of crime and corruption in the computer business of the 1980s. Dale Hunter and his buddy, Frank the Fixer, were introduced in 2...
June 20, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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17:52
William Deverell and The Long-Shot Trial
William Deverell is a Canadian novelist, activist, and criminal lawyer. He is one of Canada’s best-known novelists, whose first book, Needles, which drew on his experiences as a criminal lawyer, won the McClelland & Stewart $50,000 Seal Awa...
June 06, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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12:09
Melissa Yi, The Shapes of Wrath
Melissa Yi’s novel, Shapes of Wrath, was nominated for The Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada sponsored by Charlotte Engel and CWC.Melissa Yi, also known as Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes, is an emergency physician with an act...
May 25, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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18:27
Marcelle Dubé, Reversion
Marcelle Dubé writes mystery and speculative fiction novels and short stories. She grew up near Montreal, lived in the Yukon for 35 years and now calls Alberta home. Her short fiction has appeared in several magazines and anthologies. In 2021, ...
May 25, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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11:05
William Wodhams, Thirty Feet Under
Thirty Feet Under, a novel by William Woodhams was nominated for The Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript.Bill lives in Burlington, Ontario. He is an author and award-winning copywriter who has been inspiring people with the life-...
May 24, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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15:37
David Rabinovitch, Jukebox Empire (2024)
JUKEBOX EMPIRE, by David Rabinovitch is nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilton).David Rabinovitch is an EMMY, Peabody, and Gemini Award-winning film maker...
May 23, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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17:27
Sheilla Jones & James Burns: Murder on Richmond Road
Sheilla Jones and James Burns' story, Murder on Richmond Road: An Enquiry Bureau Mystery, is nominated for The Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript. Sheila Jones is an award-winning journalist and best-selling science author. James Bur...
May 22, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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17:12
M.H. Callway, Wisteria Cottage
M.H. Callway’s story, Wisteria Cottage, Published in Malice Domestic is nominated for Best Crime Short Story.M. H. Callway’s crime fiction has won or been short-listed for several leading awards including the Crime Writers of Canada Awar...
May 21, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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15:57
Charlotte Morganti: The End Game
Charlotte is a retired lawyer and holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. Now she focuses on writing mysteries. She writes novels and short stories, ranging from gritty investigations to lighter capers. Her short stories have appeared ...
May 17, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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19:15
donalee Moulton: Troubled Water
donalee Moulton’s story, Troubled Water, has been nominated for an Award of Excellence in The Best Crime Short Story category. Donalee has been writing professionally for over 25 years. She has been published in The Globe and Mail,...
May 16, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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14:54
Iona Whishaw, Author of the Lane Winslow Mystery Series
Iona Whishaw’s novel, TO TRACK A TRAITOR, has been nominated for The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe.Iona Whishaw has been a youth worker, social worker, teacher and an award winning High School Principa...
May 15, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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16:55
Robyn Harding, The Drowning Woman
Robyn Harding’s novel, THE DROWNING WOMAN, (Grand Central Publishing) is nominated for The Peter Robinson Award for Best Crime Novel sponsored by Rakuten Kobo.Robyn is a Vancouver crime writer known for her bestselling novels including T...
May 14, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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16:23
Craig H. Bowlsby: Requiem for a Lotus
Craig H. Bowlsby’s story, REQUIEM FOR A LOTUS is nominated for The Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript Born and raised in Vancouver, Craig has a BFA in creative writing from UBC and has studied extensively with the brilliant and c...
May 14, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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14:21
Vicki Delany: The Queen of Cozy
Vicki Delany has been nominated twice in The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe category. Steeped in Malice (published by Kensington Books) and The Game is a Footnote (published by Crooked Lane Books) are both on ...
May 09, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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15:09
Steve Urszenyi: Thinker. Writer. Author. Storyteller.
Steve Urszenyi’s debut international thriller, Perfect Shot, is nominated for Best Crime First Novel sponsored by Melodie Campbell Steve served for many years as a paramedic and a police tactical medic. He is an expert in chemical, ...
May 08, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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12:12
Gail Bowen: The Legacy
Gail Bowen is nominated for The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe. THE LEGACY is 22 book in her long running Joanne Kilbourn series, several of which were either nominated for or received awards...
May 06, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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23:15
Maureen Jennings, 2024 Grand Master
An Interview with Maureen Jennings, the 2024 recipient of the Grandmaster Lifetime Achievement Award from Crime Writers of Canada. This prestigious award recognizes her long-term contribution to Canadian and international mystery writing....
May 02, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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25:04
Ludvica Boota discusses the 2024 Awards of Excellence
Ludvica Boota (Progaming Director) and Erik D'Souza (Social Media Coordinator) discuss Crime Writers Canada's 2024 Awards of Excellence. They congradulate some of the nominees and talk about the voting process.
April 26, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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31:02
Amy Tector: Honor The Dead
Amy Tector has spent more than 20 years plumbing the secrets squirrelled away at Canada’s national archives, Library and Archives.Her debut novel, THE HONEYBEE EMERALDS was a finalist for the Indie Book Award Best - First Novel. Her seco...
April 18, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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15:28
Julie Hiner, Tales of Dark Crime and Horror
Julie Hiner is an author of heavy metal horror. She spent endless hours during her childhood lost in the pages of books and listening to the metal gods.Julie lives in Calgary, nestled near the Rocky Mountains. A hardcore 80s rocker at he...
April 10, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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14:40