ShortCon
The Premier Conference for
Writers of Short Crime Fiction
Alexandria, Virginia
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Join acclaimed crime fiction professionals for an immersive, one-day event and learn how to write short crime fiction, get your stories published, and develop and sustain a long-term career writing short.
Writers of Short Crime Fiction
Alexandria, Virginia
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Join acclaimed crime fiction professionals for an immersive, one-day event and learn how to write short crime fiction, get your stories published, and develop and sustain a long-term career writing short.
Jeffrey Marks (crippen-and-landru.myshopify.com/pages/about-us), publisher for Crippen & Landru, is an Agatha, Anthony, Edgar, Macavity, and Maxwell nominated author who has written prolifically about mystery authors of the 1940s and 1950s, including Who Was That Lady? and Atomic Renaisance. Additionally, he’s authored numerous short stories, which have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and other publications, as well as editing four anthologies, including Canine Crimes and Canine Christmas from Random House. Currently, he’s working on Erle Stanley Gardner’s biography and a dual biography of the two men who wrote as Ellery Queen.
Stacy Woodson (www.stacywoodson.com) is the co-editor of three forthcoming anthologies. A Macavity Award-nominated, Thriller Award-nominated, and two-time Derringer Award-winning of almost 40 short stories, her work has appeared in various publications including The Best Mystery Stories of the Year. She made her crime fiction debut in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine’s Department of First Stories and won the 2018 Readers Award—the second time in the award’s history that a debut has taken first place. Her work has also been adapted for animation.
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SJ Rozan (www.sjrozan.net) has published nearly 100 short stories and 20 novels. She’s won two Edgars—one for Best Novel and one for Best Short Story—as well as the Shamus, Anthony, Nero and various other awards, including lifetime achievement awards from the Private Eye Writers of America and the Short Mystery Fiction Society. SJ has edited two short-story anthologies and co-edited a third. She lectures and teaches widely, including a summer workshop in Assisi, Italy (www.artworkshopintl.com). Among her many achievements, she’s been Guest of Honor at Left Coast Crime, Writer-in-Residence at Singapore Management University, and Bouchercon Toastmaster.
Michael Bracken (www.crimefictionwriter.com) is the Anthony Award-nominated editor or co-editor of thirty-two anthologies, the editor of Black Cat Mystery Magazine, an associate editor of Black Cat Weekly, and a consulting editor for Level Best Books. He is also an Edgar Award-nominated, Shamus Award-nominated, three-time Derringer Award-winning author of almost 1,300 short stories—including more than 150 stories published in The Best American Mystery Stories, The Best Mystery Stories of the Year, and other anthologies. He was named a Prominent Alumnus of Baylor University, received a lifetime achievement award from the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters for his contributions to Texas literature.
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In addition to presentations, ShortCon provides short-fiction writers with networking opportunities essential to establishing long-term writing careers.
Elaine’s Restaurant will provide breakfast, lunch, and coffee service for attendees, and these meals are included with the registration fee. Dinner is not included.
We have reserved a room block at the nearby Westin Alexandria Old Town
400 Courthouse Square Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 22314-5700
Rate: 175.00 USD per night
Last Day to Reserve a Room is Tuesday, May 06, 2025
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Elaine’s Restaurant will provide breakfast, lunch, and coffee service for attendees, and these meals are included with the registration fee. Dinner is not included.
We have reserved a room block at the nearby Westin Alexandria Old Town
400 Courthouse Square Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 22314-5700
Rate: 175.00 USD per night
Last Day to Reserve a Room is Tuesday, May 06, 2025
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