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
95 episodes
Dean Jobb, nominated for Best Nonfiction Crime Book
Dean Jobb’s book, A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue, (published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.) is nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book sponsored by David Reid Simpson ...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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18:15
William Watt, nominated for the Best Unpublished Crime Novel Manuscript
William Watt’s novel, Predators in the Shadows, is nominated for the Best Unpublished Crime Novel manuscript written by an unpublished author sponsored by ECW Press with a $500 prize.William is a retired educator living in North York, On...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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17:13
Liz Ireland, nominated for Best Crime Novella
Liz Ireland’s novella, Mrs. Claus and the Candy Corn Caper (published in Halloween Cupcake Murder, by Kensington Press) is nominated for Best Crime Novella sponsored by Carrick Publishing with a $200 prize.Elizabeth Bass, aka Liz I...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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21:28
Linda Sanche, nominated for Best Crime Short Story
Linda’s debut short story “The Electrician” was published this past November in the Sisters in Crime – Canada West’s anthology, Crime Wave 3: Dangerous Games and is nominated for Best Crime Short Story. She’s seeking a home for her debut myster...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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13:11
Lorrie Potvin, nominated for the Best Unpublished Crime Novel Manuscript
Lorrie Potvin’s novel, A Trail's Tears, is nominated for the Best Unpublished Crime Novel Manuscript written by an unpublished author sponsored by ECW Press. Tradeswoman, artist, and teacher Lorrie Potvin, a queerishly Two-Spirited ...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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16:57
David A. Poulsen, nominated for Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book
David A. Poulsen novel, The Dark Won't Wait, (published by Red Deer Press) is nominated for Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book sponsored by Superior Shores Press with a $250 prize.David A. Poulsen has been a broadcaster, teacher, football coa...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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15:41
Nate Hendley, nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award
Nate Hendley’s book, Atrocity on the Atlantic: Attack on a Hospital Ship During the Great War (published by Dundurn Press) is nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilt...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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24:57
Johanne Seymore, nominé pour le meilleur livre policier en langue Française.
Le roman Fracture de Johanne Seymore (publié par Libre Expression) est nominé pour le meilleur livre policier en langue française. (You can find the English version of this podcast at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232876/episodes...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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14:40
Johanne Seymore, nominated for Best French Language Crime Book.
Johanne Seymore’s novel Fracture (published by Libre Expression) is nominated for Best French Language Crime Book. (Vous pouvez retrouver la version Française de ce balado à l'adresse suivante : https://www.buzzsprout.com/223287...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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19:36
Catherine Astolfo is nominated for The Best Crime Short Story
Catherine Astolfo is nominated for The Best Crime Short Story, for her story Farmer Knudson, From Auntie Beers: A Book of Connected Short Stories, published by Carrick Publishing.Catherine Astolfo is an award-winning writer of short stor...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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22:08
John L. Hill, Nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award
John L. Hill’s Novel, The Rest of the [True Crime] Story,(Published by AOS Publishing) is nominated forThe Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilton) with a $300 prize...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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20:25
Pamela Jones, Nominated for the Best Crime Novella
Pamela Jones’s book, The Windmill Mystery, (published by Austin Macauley Publishers) is nominated for the Best Crime Novella sponsored by Carrick Publishing with a $200 prize. For many years, Pamela has been a writer of program note...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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17:06
Marianne K. Miller, nominated for the Best Crime First Novel
Marianne K. Miller’s novel, We Were the Bullfighters, is nominated for the Best Crime First Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell with a prize of $1000.Marianne K. Miller’s debut novel, We Were the Bullfighters, (Dundurn Press) i...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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15:02
Therese Greenwood, Nominated for Best Crime Short Story
Therese Greenwood is nominated for Best Crime Short Story for her story, Hatcheck Bingo, from The 13th Letter, A Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem Anthology, published by Carrick PublishingFort McMurray writer Therese Greenwood has ...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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17:04
Twist Phelan, Nominated for Best Crime Novella and Juvenile Crime Book
Twist Phelan is nominated for two awards in 2025. Her story Aim (featured in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)is on the shortlist for Best Crime Novella sponsored by Carrick Publishing and she is nominated for Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book sponsor...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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21:52
Jaima Fixsen, Nominated for The Miller-Martin Award for Best Crime Novel
Jaima Fixsen’s novel The Specimen, (published by Poisoned Pen Press) is nominated forThe Miller-Martin Award for Best Crime Novel, sponsored by the Boreal Benefactor with a $1000 prizeJaima Fixsen is a USA Today and International ...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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21:08
Raye Anderson, Nominated for Best The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery
Raye Anderson's novel, The Dead Shall Inherit, (published by Signature Editions) was nominated for The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe with a $500 prize.Raye Anderson is a Scots Canadian who taught Drama...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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14:42
Suzan Denoncourt, Nominated for Best Crime First Novel
Suzan Denoncourt’s novel, The Burden of Truth, (published by Suzan Denoncourt) was nominated for Best Crime First Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell with a $1000 prize.It was at the height of her career as a business executive that Suz...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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14:30
Jim McDonald, Nominated for Best Crime First Novel
Jim McDonald has been judged a finalist for the prestigious Crime Writers of Canada Best Crime First Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell with a $1000 prize for his noir psychological thriller Altered Boy, available on Amazon Kindle. The ...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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26:30
Cathy Ace, Nominated for The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery
Cathy Ace’s novel, The Corpse with the Pearly Smile, (published by Four Tails Publishing Ltd.) has been nominated for The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe with a $500 prize.Ace’s Cait Morgan Mysteries fea...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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23:38
Melissa Yi, Nominated for Best Crime Short Story and Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book
Melissa Yi is nominated for Best Crime Short Story and Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book sponsored by Superior Shores Press.Melissa could slice your throat and sew it back up again. Legally. Because she’s an emergency doctor. In her s...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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23:45
Brenda Chapman, Shortlisted for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
Brenda Chapman is a Canadian crime fiction author with twenty-six published novels. In addition to short stories and standalones, she has written the lauded Stonechild and Rouleau police procedural series, the Anna Sweet mystery novellas, and t...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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14:56
Greg Rhyno, Nominated for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
Greg Rhyno is the author of the Dame Polara mystery series from Cormorant Books, including Who by Fire, which was nominated for a Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence. His debut novel, To Me You Seem Giant (NeWest Press...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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14:39
Peter Holloway, Shortlisted for Best Crime First Novel
Peter Holloway's novel THE ROARING GAME MURDERS has been nominated for the Best Crime First Novel, sponsored by Melodie Campbell, with a $1000 prize.Peter is married with two children and has lived in Tsawwassen and Ladner for over thirt...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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13:29
Marcelle Dubé, Nominated for Best Crime Novella sponsored by Carrick Publishing
Marcelle Dubé's story, Chuck Berry is Missing, (published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, July/Aug 2024 issue) is nominated for Best Crime Novella sponsored by Carrick Publishing with a $200 prize.Marcelle Dubé writes mystery and...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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