The Chesapeake Chapter usually holds a monthly meeting with a speaker on the first Saturday of each month, unless there is a holiday, venue scheduling, or convention conflict. Occasionally, the chapter offers a field trip or special event instead of a meeting. Upcoming meeting dates are listed below. You will receive an email notice in advance of the meeting, along with a registration form and menu choice (if applicable). To reserve your place at a meeting, follow the directions as stated on the email notice or on the meeting’s announcement on this website. Guests and non-members are welcome to attend (unless otherwise noted).
UPCOMING CHAPTER MEETINGS/EVENTS
ONLINE MEETING
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Pre-Meeting Chat – 12:45 pm ET
Presentation Begins – 1:00 pm ET
Topic: Ask the Editor
Speaker: Josh Pachter
What if you don’t agree with your editor? Josh Pachter will talk about how to get the most from working with an editor and how that can benefit you as a critic of your own work.
Whether you are a long-time, highly successful or a nascent author, Josh Pachter’s discussion of the role of the editor is for you.
Bio: Josh Pachter is a writer, translator, and the editor of more than two dozen anthologies, including the award-winning “inspired by” series and the 2024 Northern California SinC chapter and 2025 Central Virginia SinC chapter anthologies. His first “inspired by” anthology (the Anthony-nominated The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell) was just released in a new edition by Open Road Media, and number eight in the series (Every Day a Little Death: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Stephen Sondheim) is coming in March from Level Best Books. He lives and works in a suburb of Richmond.
You’ll receive a confirmation email that contains the Zoom login info.
ONLINE MEETING (Different Day)
**WEDNESDAY**, March 5, 2025
Begins – 7:00 pm ET
Are you a Chessie Chapter cozy mystery author? Or cozy-adjacent? Join Chessie member and Agatha Award winning author Lauren Silberman (writing as Daphne Silver of the Rare Books cozy mystery series) as she moderates a brainstorming session on marketing strategies, especially geared towards cozy mystery authors. Let’s share together what marketing techniques have and have not worked well for you, such as:
* The joys and pains of e-newsletters (Lauren’s favorite marketing technique)
* Conducting author takeovers on Facebook groups designed for cozy mystery readers
* Finding blogs, podcasts, and bookstagrammers geared toward cozy mysteries
* Getting reviews through ARC teams and other means
* Other ideas are welcome!
Unsure of what cozy means? Check out this link for more information: https://cozy-mystery.com/definition-of-a-cozy-mystery.html
Free to attend, but you must register to get the Zoom link.
Bio: Daphne Silver is the Agatha-winning author of the Rare Books Cozy Mystery series. The first in the series ‘Crime and Parchment’ won the Agatha Award for Best First Mystery Novel. She’s worked more than twenty years in museums and symphonies and has the great fortune of being married to a librarian. When she’s not writing, she’s drawing and painting. She lives in Maryland with her family. Although she’s not much of a baker, she won’t ever turn down a sweet lokshen kugel.
You’ll receive a confirmation email that contains the Zoom login info.
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UPCOMING CHAPTER AUTHORS’ EVENTS