Shawn Reilly Simmons is the author of The Red Carpet Catering Mysteries featuring Penelope Sutherland, an on-set movie caterer, and of the short story "A Gathering of Great Detectives" appearing in Malice Domestic 11: Murder Most Conventional.
Shawn was born in Indiana, grew up in Florida, and began her professional career in New York City as a sales executive after graduating from the University of Maryland with a BA in English. Since then Shawn has worked as a book store manager, fiction editor, convention organizer, wine consultant and caterer. She has been on the Board of Directors of Malice Domestic since 2003, is a founding member of The Dames of Detection, and an editor at Level Best Books, publishers of the Best New England Crime Stories Anthologies.
Shawn is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and the Crime Writers' Association in the UK.
Cooking behind the scenes on movie sets perfectly combined two of her great loves, movies and food, and provides the inspiration for the Red Carpet Catering series, published by Henery Press.
Shawn was born in Indiana, grew up in Florida, and began her professional career in New York City as a sales executive after graduating from the University of Maryland with a BA in English. Since then Shawn has worked as a book store manager, fiction editor, convention organizer, wine consultant and caterer. She has been on the Board of Directors of Malice Domestic since 2003, is a founding member of The Dames of Detection, and an editor at Level Best Books, publishers of the Best New England Crime Stories Anthologies.
Shawn is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and the Crime Writers' Association in the UK.
Cooking behind the scenes on movie sets perfectly combined two of her great loves, movies and food, and provides the inspiration for the Red Carpet Catering series, published by Henery Press.
2016 Events...
March 13:
Book Release Party, JoJo's Restaurant and Tap House & Curious Iguana Book Store in Frederick MD
April 29 - May 1:
Malice Domestic, Bethesda MD
July 16:
Noir at the Bar, The Wonderland Ballroom in Washington DC
July 20th:
Killer Coffee Club at Barnes & Noble in Ithaca NY
August 30:
Noir on the Radio's Dames in the Dark program, Blog Talk Radio, Live @ 9:00 PM
Listen to the podcast here!
September 15 - 18:
Bouchercon 2016 Blood on the Bayou in New Orleans LA
I'm included in the following panels/events:
September 29 @ 6:00 PM:
Fall For The Book at George Mason University (Merton Hall) in Fairfax VA
Mystery Writers of America Mid-Atlantic Chapter Panel with Art Taylor (Moderator), Maya Corrigan, Dan Fesperman, and David Swinson.
October 7:
First Friday Author Event in Chambersburg PA
October 8:
Fletcher Library, 100 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown MD
Library Journal's Author Day Celebration from 10 AM - 2 PM
October 29:
The Writer's Center in Bethesda
Sisters in Crime, Chesapeake Chapter's Author Showcase 1:00 PM
November 5:
Noir @ the Bar Richmond
McCormack's Irish Pub in Richmond VA from 5:00 - 7:00 PM
November 10-13:
New England Crime Bake, Dedham MA
November 27:
Book signing and Writing Panel
The Red Canoe, Baltimore MD
Join the Dames of Detection along with other contributing authors to Windward: The Best New England Crime Stories 2016 as they sign books and discuss the art of short story writing.
December 3:
Reston Public Library in Reston, VA
Sisters in Crime, Chesapeake Chapter's Author Showcase from 1 - 3:00 PM
March 13:
Book Release Party, JoJo's Restaurant and Tap House & Curious Iguana Book Store in Frederick MD
April 29 - May 1:
Malice Domestic, Bethesda MD
July 16:
Noir at the Bar, The Wonderland Ballroom in Washington DC
July 20th:
Killer Coffee Club at Barnes & Noble in Ithaca NY
August 30:
Noir on the Radio's Dames in the Dark program, Blog Talk Radio, Live @ 9:00 PM
Listen to the podcast here!
September 15 - 18:
Bouchercon 2016 Blood on the Bayou in New Orleans LA
I'm included in the following panels/events:
- "Knowing Me Knowing You" on Thursday September 15th at 12:00 noon along with Carolyn Tillery (Moderator), Kristi Abbott, Loretta Ross, Carol Ann Newsome & Debra Goldstein
- Sisters in Crime Breakfast, Saturday September 17th at 7:30 AM
- "Make 'Em Laugh" on Sunday September 18th at 10:30 AM. I'll be moderating for Shaun Harris, Susan Rogers Cooper, Marla Cooper, Helen Smith & Nancy Cole Silverman
September 29 @ 6:00 PM:
Fall For The Book at George Mason University (Merton Hall) in Fairfax VA
Mystery Writers of America Mid-Atlantic Chapter Panel with Art Taylor (Moderator), Maya Corrigan, Dan Fesperman, and David Swinson.
October 7:
First Friday Author Event in Chambersburg PA
October 8:
Fletcher Library, 100 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown MD
Library Journal's Author Day Celebration from 10 AM - 2 PM
October 29:
The Writer's Center in Bethesda
Sisters in Crime, Chesapeake Chapter's Author Showcase 1:00 PM
November 5:
Noir @ the Bar Richmond
McCormack's Irish Pub in Richmond VA from 5:00 - 7:00 PM
November 10-13:
New England Crime Bake, Dedham MA
November 27:
Book signing and Writing Panel
The Red Canoe, Baltimore MD
Join the Dames of Detection along with other contributing authors to Windward: The Best New England Crime Stories 2016 as they sign books and discuss the art of short story writing.
December 3:
Reston Public Library in Reston, VA
Sisters in Crime, Chesapeake Chapter's Author Showcase from 1 - 3:00 PM
