Join four Deadly Dames, all award-winning writers of mystery and suspense, for a panel discussion on being a female author in the crime writing world and the state of crime fiction today. 

Catherine Astolfo is the author of The Emily Taylor Mysteries, Sweet Karoline, and Up Chit Creek. She won the Arthur Ellis short story award in 2012.

Melodie Campbell got her start writing standup.  She has over 200 publications, 10 novels and 10 awards for fiction, including the 2014 Derringer and Arthur Ellis Awards.

Alison Bruce is the author of mystery, romantic suspense and historical western romance novels. Three of her novels have been finalists for genre awards.

Joan O'Callaghan is the author of three non-fiction books, and her award-winning short stories have appeared in several anthologies.