Auntie Beers ~ Catherine Astolfo

Coming April 20, Carrick Publishing! Pull up your favorite rocker and join us for this unforgettable collection of tales from the old country by master story-teller Catherine Astolfo. Highly-relatable and presented in a voice that is both tough as nails and poignant, Auntie Beers will touch your heart. From Ireland's tragic famine to the early… Continue reading Auntie Beers ~ Catherine Astolfo

Halloween launch bash: A Grave Diagnosis (Carrick Publishing, 2020)

Hi, everyone, missed the big launch party for A Grave Diagnosis on October 31? Now you can join us at YouTube and get to know many of the 35 author who make up this fantastic Carrick crime anthology! Be sure to check out the shownotes, which will allow you to click on the timestamps to… Continue reading Halloween launch bash: A Grave Diagnosis (Carrick Publishing, 2020)

Your invitation to the Halloween Zoom launch party for A Grave Diagnosis!

Join us on October 31 at 2:00 p.m. ET on Zoom for the big bash Halloween launch of A Grave Diagnosis, 35 stories of murder and malaise! Meet the authors and hear about their inspirations and journeys. Email me at carrickpublishing @ rogers . com for your personal Zoom invitation! How We Spent the 2020… Continue reading Your invitation to the Halloween Zoom launch party for A Grave Diagnosis!

A Grave Diagnosis ~ crime story submissions now open!

Calling crime writers! Carrick Publishing is welcoming submissions for our 2020 anthology of crime stories: A Grave Diagnosis! Crime sub-genres will include: thrillers, cozies, suspense, mystery, detective, amateur sleuth, and police procedural. Deadline: June 1, 2020, midnight ET. Word count: Minimum 1,500 words; maximum 8,000 words. Story must be original and previously unpublished. Author must… Continue reading A Grave Diagnosis ~ crime story submissions now open!

Dead to Writes – S1, E3: The Case of the Carriageless Horse

In this Episode: * Donna interviews #DeadlyFriend author Steven M. Moore (The Chaos Chronicles Trilogy, Carrick Publishing 2018) * Tips for authors courtesy of Steve and Donna * #ReadersOnTheRun short story feature: "The Case of the Carriageless Horse", by Steven M. Moore, World Enough and Crime (Carrick Publishing, 2016) Are you a published author? Would… Continue reading Dead to Writes – S1, E3: The Case of the Carriageless Horse

Announcing Dead to Writes, the Podcast!

Join us today at DeadToWrites.ca and subscribe to our Podcast Dead to Writes for fabulous content updated throughout 2018! *  Short stories for our #ReadersOnTheRun *  Interviews with many of your favorite authors *  Tips for writers on the art, publishing and marketing your work. *  Fantastic contest prizes via our Facebook page: Dead to… Continue reading Announcing Dead to Writes, the Podcast!

New Kindle release — 13 O’Clock, by the Mesdames of Mayhem!

I can't believe it's been two years -- count 'em! -- since the launch of Thirteen, an anthology of crime stories by the Mesdames of Mayhem! When we released that critically acclaimed collection of stories, we made a pledge: to follow it up with a second crime anthology within two years. Let it be noted… Continue reading New Kindle release — 13 O’Clock, by the Mesdames of Mayhem!

Launch party for World Enough and Crime – Sleuth of Baker Street, a smashing success!

We'd like to thank Tammy-Li Carrick for the photos shown in the following collages. We also send a huge Thank You to Ken Quan for the lovely photos immediately following the collages! Click to view the powerpoint World Enough Sleuth Launch. Click to view the full Powerpoint created by Ken and Sophia Quan  World Enough and Crime Ken… Continue reading Launch party for World Enough and Crime – Sleuth of Baker Street, a smashing success!

World Enough and Crime — Our authors and their stories

On October 26, Carrick Publishing is thrilled to announce the release of our latest Excerpt Flight Deck anthology: WORLD ENOUGH AND CRIME. Poet Michael C. Slater kicks off the collection with his piece titled "Crime...Noun". Crime…Noun Michael C. Slater loves words. It all started in grade school with vocabulary tests. Sometimes, it was augmented by… Continue reading World Enough and Crime — Our authors and their stories