
Authors must be registered by
April 1, 2025 to be considered for a panel.
Friday, September 4, 2025
SPECIAL EVENTS
Bouchercon Murder Mystery (Almost) Dinner Theater
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Carondelet Ballroom
A Spectacular Host of Characters
(To Be Announced)
We’ve gathered as mystery writers to dine and listen to an amazing speaker! Someone who knows about criminal procedures, forensics, a speaker who has worked with just about every law enforcement agency out there!
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But of course, we’re at Bouchercon.
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Dinner can’t quite go completely as planned!
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There will be a crime to solve and suspicious people who have joined with us, those who probably have knowledge about what’s happened, who are, at the very least, suspicious . . .
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With one of them being completely criminal in a most deadly fashion!
But then again, it’s Bouchercon.
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And the guests at the table who can first solve the crime will all receive a $50 dollar gift certificate, good with our Bouchercon bookseller.
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Solve a crime, read a crime . . . it all works together!
Underrepresented - Voices in Crime Fiction: A Celebration
Bissonet Ballroom
Friday, September 5th, 8:45 pm - 9:45 pm
Sponsored by Queer Crime Writers & Sisters in Crime
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Join us for a celebration of diverse voices in crime fiction! Enjoy dessert while mingling with writers. Play Writer Bingo for a fun, interactive way to engage with the authors shaping the future of the genre. Connect with authors, discover new writers, and explore emerging trends and themes in mysteries and thrillers. Help us all raise up the voices of queer writers, disabled writers, crime writers of color and other marginalized voices.
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