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
55 episodes
Shane Joaquin Jimenez, Bondage
Shane Joaquin Jimenez is the author of the feminist neon-noir thriller novel Bondage. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Rain Taxi, The Greensboro Review, Denver Quarterly, Hunger Mountain, Bat City Review,...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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20:55
David Wickenden: The Origami Deception
After 31 years in the Fire Service and attaining the rank of Deputy Fire Chief, David Wickenden retired to write thriller novels full time. He has published six thrillers and one YA Fantasy since 2018. He is a member of the International Thrill...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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16:30
David W. Barber, Mugshot
David W. Barber is a journalist and musician and the author of more than a dozen books of music (including Accidentals on Purpose; Bach, Beethoven and the Boys; When the Fat Lady Sings; and Getting a Handel on Messiah) and literature (including...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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17:52
Lorne Tepperman, Deadly Donation
Lorne Tepperman, a long-time resident of Toronto and distinguished figure in academia, ventures into the realm of fiction with his debut work. As a Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, Tepperman authored, co-authored, edited, an...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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23:09
A.J. Devlin, Bronco Buster
A.J. Devlin has a BFA in Screenwriting from Chapman University, a MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute Conservatory, and has worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood. COBRA CLUTCH (“Hammerhead” Book 1, published by
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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12:13
Winona Kent: Author of the Jason Davey Series & The 2024/2025 Chair of The CWC
Winona Kent was born in London, England and grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, where she completed her BA in English at the University of Regina. After moving to Vancouver, she graduated from UBC with an MFA in Creative Writing and received her d...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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19:11
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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, ...
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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-...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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