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
ZOOM MEETING:
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Time: 11:40 am EDT – Mingling
12:00 pm EDT – Presentation
Speaker: Bookstagrammer Sonica Soares
Topic: Using Bookstagram: The Nuts and Bolts for Authors
As a follow-up to our hugely successful Bookstagram panel discussion in February (thank you to all who attended!), we are hosting a hands-on workshop about using Instagram to promote your mystery, thriller, and suspense novels and to engage with this thriving social media community of book lovers.
Join us as Bookstagrammer Sonica Soares returns to the Chessie Chapter to provide a how-to presentation on using Bookstagram.
Beforehand, feel free to check out her Instagram account, The Reading Beauty, at: https://www.instagram.com/the_reading_beauty.
Because Eventbrite worked so well for February’s event, we are using it again to collect RSVPs and provide you with the Zoom link. Please do not email your RSVP but instead simply follow this link and click the green “register” button at: https://how-to-bookstagram.eventbrite.com. You’ll receive a confirmation email that contains the Zoom login info.
If you used Eventbrite to register for our last meeting:
Make sure you’re still logged in (or log in again) to avoid having to type in your name and contact info when you RSVP—it should auto-populate once you’re signed in. Keep in mind that you’ll still have to uncheck the two boxes at the bottom of the page so that you do not receive any spam from Eventbrite. Be aware that these boxes are checked by default—you must manually uncheck them.
If you are new to Eventbrite, follow these steps:
1) Once you navigate to this link—https://how-to-bookstagram.eventbrite.com—and click on the green “register” button, you will be taken to an Eventbrite registration page.
2) Don’t worry about selecting a number of tickets—you won’t need any tickets for this free event.
3) On the registration page, you can register as a guest or create a free Eventbrite account. (We strongly recommend you create an Eventbrite account because when we use Eventbrite again in the future, having your own account will make it much, much easier—next time, your contact information will auto-populate, meaning you won’t have to enter it time and time again.)
4) To continue the registration process, fill out your name and email address twice. (But remember—if you create an account, you’ll never have to do it again after this!)
5) IMPORTANT: Uncheck the two boxes at the bottom of the page so that you do not receive any spam from Eventbrite. Be aware that these boxes are checked by default—you must manually uncheck them.
6) Finally, to finish RSVPing, click the “register” button.
See you at the event!
ZOOM MEETING:
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Time: 12:40 pm – Mingling
1:00 – 2:15 pm – Presentation
Speaker: Art Taylor
Topic: The Art of the Short Story
** Check back for more information. **
ZOOM MEETING:
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Time: 12:30 pm – Mingling
1:00 pm – Meeting
Speaker: The Poison Lady
Topic: Poisons and Murder
Luci Zahray has parlayed her life-long love of reading into several interesting hobbies. She is a Sherlockian, a judge for the St. Martin’s Press Malice Domestic First Mystery Contest, and a consultant to mystery authors on poisonous methods of murder. A native of Texas, Zahray is a pharmacist with a Masters in Toxicology from Texas A&M University. She has been dubbed “The Poison Lady” by Magna’s Kathryn Kennison and enjoys sharing her knowledge with others, including at Malice Domestic and New England Crime Bake conferences. Ms. Zahray’s fun and interesting presentations address poisons found in everyday plants, over-the-counter medications, and household chemicals.
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE:
MORE THAN MALICE
Wednesday, July 14 – Saturday, July 17, 2021
** For more information and to register, contact:
ZOOM MEETING:
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Time: 12:30 pm – Mingling
1:00-2:15 pm – Presentation
Speaker: Catriona McPherson
Topic: Deep in a Bowl of Porridge: Getting Clues and Red Herrings Just Right
** Check back for more information. **
UPCOMING CHAPTER AUTHORS’ EVENTS
VIRTUAL EVENT:
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
Alexandria, VA 22304
703-746-1702
Speakers: Members of the Chessie Chapter – Sisters in Crime
Topic: Humor in Writing
We can all use a laugh nowadays, so join us for an evening focused on humor in writing. We’ll welcome a panel of mystery authors from the Chessie Chapter of Sisters in Crime sharing their methods for penning lighthearted whodunits. The panel includes Donna Andrews, Karen Cantwell, Barb Goffman, Libby Klein and Alan Orloff and is moderated by Cathy Wiley.
** PLEASE REGISTER for the event with the library at: https://alexlibraryva.org/event/4916142
