Crime Writers of Canada's Podcast
A bi-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
145 episodes
Melodie Campbell, The Pharaoh’s Curse Murders
Erik D’Souza speaks with author Melodie Campbell about her Merry Widow Murders series set in the 1920s. Melodie discusses her latest book, The Pharaoh’s Cursed Murders (published by Cormorant Books), which features her protago...
Vicki Grant, nominated for Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book
Erik D’Souza interviews Vicki Grant, discussing her book, Death by Whoopi Cushion (published by Tundra Books), which is nominated for Best Juvenile/YA Crime Book, sponsored by Superior Shores Press. They examine Vicki's writin...
Lorna Poplak, nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime
Erik D’Souza interviews Lorna Poplak about her book, On the Lamb, Great and Not-So-Great Escapes from Prison" (published by Dundurn Press), which is nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book, sponsore...
Angela Douglas, nominated for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
Erik D’Souza interviews Angela Douglas, whose debut novel, Every Fall (published by EOB Publishing), is nominated for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada, sponsored by Shaftesbury. They discuss the book's plot, which follows a police ...
Barbara Stokes, nominated for Best Unpublished Crime Novel
Erik D'Souza interviews Barbara Stokes, discussing her nomination for Best Unpublished Crime Novel manuscript written by an unpublished author, sponsored by ECW Press, for her manuscript, Death Scent. Barbara discusses her character Do...
Steve Laflamme, finaliste pour Meilleur livre de crime en langue française
Cette entrevue en français a eu lieu entre Francisca Bullock et Steve Laflamme, finaliste du Prix d'excellence 2026 de Crime Writers of Canada dans la catégorie Meilleur livre policier en langue française, commandité par Carrick Publishing, pou...
Jan Field, nominated for Best Crime First Novel
Erik D'Souza interviews Jan Field about her novel, Yesterday Lies (published by La Cloche Publishing), which has been nominated for Best Crime First Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell. They discuss the novel's 1994 Northern Ontario s...
Kathleen Lippa, nominated for the Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book
Erik D'Souza interviews Kathleen Lippa, discussing her book, The Arctic Predator: The Crimes of Edward Horn Against Children in Canada's North (published by Dundurn Press), nominated for the Brass Knuckles Award for Best Non-Fiction Cr...
Rick Mofina is the recipient of the 2026 Grand Master Award
Erik D'Souza interviews Rick Mofina, the recipient of the 2026 Grand Master Award from Crime Writers of Canada, to discuss his career and new book, One Second Away. Rick explains that his latest thriller represents a departure from his...
C.S. Porter, nominated for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
Erik D'Souza interviews C.S. Porter, discussing his nominated novel, Salt on Her Tongue (published by Vagrant Press), for the Best Novel Set in Canada Award, sponsored by Shaftesbury. They discuss Porter's detective character, Kes Morr...
A.L. Wahdel, nominated Best Crime First Novel
Erik D'Souza interviews A.L. Wahdel about his nomination for Best First Crime Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell, for his debut book, Too Dark for the Light (published by Butterfly 80 Publishing ). Wahdel, a police officer with two d...
Shelley Adina is nominated for The Whodunit Award
Erik D'Souza speaks with Shelley Adina about her nomination for the Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery for, The Engineer's Nemesis (published by Moonshell Books). Shelley discusses her steampunk mystery series featuring Lady Georgia Br...
Ray Critch, nominee for Best Crime First Novel
Erik D'Souza interviews Ray Critch, a lawyer from St. John's, Newfoundland, who has been nominated for the Best First Crime Novel Award, sponsored by Melodie Campbell, for his book, The Beltane Massacre (published by Breakwater Books)....
Tamara L. Miller is nominated for the Peter Robinson Award
Erik D’Souza interviews Tamara L. Miller, a nominee for the Peter Robinson Award for Best Crime Novel for her debut book, Into the Fall (published by Thomas and Mercer). They discuss how Miller's camping trip in Ontario inspired the no...
Laury Silvers, nominee for The Whodunit Award
Erik D’Souza interviews Laury Silvers, discussing her nomination for the Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe, for her book, Some Justice. The interview covers Silvers' background as a retired professor of early Isl...
Alice Fitzpatrick is nominated for the Whodunit Award
Erik D’Souza interviews Alice Fitzpatrick about her nomination for the Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery, sponsored by Jane Doe, for her novel A Dark Death (Published by Stonehouse Publishing. She explains her writing process...
Barbara Fradkin is nominated for Best Crime Short Story
Erik D’Souza interviews Barbara Fradkin about the nomination of her story, Cold Shock, which appears in A Capital Mystery Anthology, published by Ottawa Press and Publishing. They explored Barbara's fascination with why ordina...
M.H. Callway, nominee for Best Crime Short Story
Erik D’Souza interviews Madeleine Harris-Callway, discussing her nomination for the story, The Lost Diner (published in Pulp Literature issue 47) in the Best Crime Short Stories category, sponsored by Crime Writers of Canada. Madeleine explains...
Iona Whishaw, a nominee for The Whodunit Award
Erik D'Souza interviews Iona Whishaw, whose novel, The Cost of a Hostage (Published by TouchWood Editions), is nominated for the Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery, sponsored by Jane Doe. They discuss her Lane Winslow mystery series se...
Lis Angus is nominated for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada and Best Crime Short Story
Erik D’Souza interviews Lis Angus, who is nominated for two awards. Her novel, That Other Family (published by Next Chapter), is nominated for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada, sponsored by Shaftesbury. And her story, Under the Circu...
John L. Hill’s book Acts of Darkness is nominated for the Brass Knuckles Award
Erik D'Souza interviews John L. Hill about his nominated book, Acts of Darkness, Notorious Criminals, Their Defenders, Prosecutors, and Jailers (Published by Durvile & UpRoute), which is nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for B...
Joel Nedecky, Nominated for Best Crime First Novel
Joel Nedecky is nominated for Best Crime First Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell, with a $1000 prize. Erik D'Souza interviews Joel Nedecky, a Winnipeg school teacher and author of The Broken Detective (published by Run A...
Robert Cree with Therese Greenwood, Nominated for Brass Knuckles Award
Robert Cree and Therese Greenwood's book, The Many Names of Robert Cree: How a First Nations Chief, Brought Ancient Wisdom to Big Business and Prosperity to His People (Published by ECW Press), is nominated for The Brass Knuckles Aw...
David L. Tucker, Nominee for Best Crime First Novel
In this podcast, Erik D’Souza interviews David L. Tucker, a nominee for Best Crime First Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell, for his debut crime novel, A Painting to Die For (published by Otter & Osprey Press). David explains how...
Jack David, co-founder of ECW Press
Erik D’Souza interviews Jack David, co-founder of ECW Press, a Canadian book publisher founded in 1974 that has published over 2,000 books across various genres, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Jack discusses the importance of good w...
