5 COMPELLING QUESTIONS WITH SHAWN PODCAST
Join award-winning author, editor, and publisher Shawn Reilly Simmons as she chats with bestselling, well-established, and up and coming writers about their work, the author life, and the process behind creating compelling fiction.
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Join award-winning author, editor, and publisher Shawn Reilly Simmons as she chats with bestselling, well-established, and up and coming writers about their work, the author life, and the process behind creating compelling fiction.
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ABOUT SHAWN...
Shawn Reilly Simmons has been involved in the mystery writing community for close to twenty years as an organizer of Malice Domestic, the Traditional Mystery convention that takes place in the Washington D.C. area each spring. Shawn is the author of seven novels in The Red Carpet Catering mystery series, and is a prolific short story writer, with her work appearing in a variety of well-regarded anthologies. In 2020, Shawn won the Agatha Award for her story "The Last Word" and the Anthony Award as co-editor of the anthology in which it appeared, MALICE DOMESTIC 14: MYSTERY MOST EDIBLE.
A member of the Dames of Detection, Shawn is co-editor/publisher at Level Best Books, an independent mystery press based in Maryland that publishes quality crime fiction novels and anthologies.
Shawn is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, the Crime Writers' Association, and International Thriller Writers. She is a regular attendee, panelist, and moderator at mystery events like Malice Domestic, Bouchercon, New England Crime Bake, Writers' Police Academy, and the Suffolk Mystery Festival. Shawn has been invited by the Scottish Association of Writers to adjudicate their 2021 Short Story Competition and teach a workshop on novel vs. short story writing.
ABOUT THE PODCAST...
5 Compelling Questions With Shawn is a fun and informative conversation with authors and industry professionals about the writing life. Shawn will pose four Compelling Questions about the creative process, the craft of writing, finding inspiration, and navigating the world with a creative mind, and include one Random Question at the end to add flavor. Her guests' answers will entertain, motivate, inspire, and surprise listeners!
Shawn Reilly Simmons has been involved in the mystery writing community for close to twenty years as an organizer of Malice Domestic, the Traditional Mystery convention that takes place in the Washington D.C. area each spring. Shawn is the author of seven novels in The Red Carpet Catering mystery series, and is a prolific short story writer, with her work appearing in a variety of well-regarded anthologies. In 2020, Shawn won the Agatha Award for her story "The Last Word" and the Anthony Award as co-editor of the anthology in which it appeared, MALICE DOMESTIC 14: MYSTERY MOST EDIBLE.
A member of the Dames of Detection, Shawn is co-editor/publisher at Level Best Books, an independent mystery press based in Maryland that publishes quality crime fiction novels and anthologies.
Shawn is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, the Crime Writers' Association, and International Thriller Writers. She is a regular attendee, panelist, and moderator at mystery events like Malice Domestic, Bouchercon, New England Crime Bake, Writers' Police Academy, and the Suffolk Mystery Festival. Shawn has been invited by the Scottish Association of Writers to adjudicate their 2021 Short Story Competition and teach a workshop on novel vs. short story writing.
ABOUT THE PODCAST...
5 Compelling Questions With Shawn is a fun and informative conversation with authors and industry professionals about the writing life. Shawn will pose four Compelling Questions about the creative process, the craft of writing, finding inspiration, and navigating the world with a creative mind, and include one Random Question at the end to add flavor. Her guests' answers will entertain, motivate, inspire, and surprise listeners!