Jeanette Pope
Jeanette participated at the Romance in Bloom Book Fair in May. The book fair was held at City Place Pavilion in LaGrange.
Lynn Slaughter
Lynn is excited announce the official release of Death in the End Zone, a sequel to Missed Cue featuring the same detective, Caitlin O’Connor, who navigates the investigation of another puzzling case while dealing with continuing changes and challenges in her personal life.
Lynn says “This is the first time I’ve ever written a novel which was not a stand-alone, so it’s been a whole new experience for me!”
Lynn is delighted to share that her novel, Leisha’s Song, is the 2026 Maxy Award winner in the middle grade and young adult category:
https://www.maxyawards.com/2026
Lynn also had the following articles published in May:
- An article on work-life balance for contemporary women appeared online at GirlTalkHQ: https://www.girltalkhq.com/work-life-balance-for-contemporary-women-its-complicated
- An article on mysteries for sports lovers appeared in CrimeReads: https://crimereads.com/boxing-football-cricket-and-more-5-mysteries-for-sports-lovers/
- An article on the importance of backstory to character development appeared in Writer’s Digest on May 22:
https://www.writersdigest.com/no-backstory-bashing-allowed
- An article on “Never Say Never!” appeared on online platform Books by Women: https://booksbywomen.org/never-say-never-our-passions-as-writers-may-take-us-to-unexpected-places/
Chapter Anthologies
Derby Rotten Scoundrels has published three anthologies between 2004 and 2020:
- Derby Rotten Scoundrels a Silver Dagger Mystery (2004)
- Low Down and Derby a Silver Dagger Anthology (2006)
- Mystery with a Splash of Borubon (2020)
These anthologies got a shout out by the blog post Mystery Fanfare, a daily blog on mystery authors and stories run by Janet A. Rudolph. Her May 2 blog included the listing of our three anthologies (shown in the image), and we are grateful for the notice!
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Congratulations!
Jenise represented the Derby Rotten Scoundrels at the Imagined Stanzas & Local Lit Book Fest. The event was held at the Bluegrass Vineyard in Smiths Grove, KY on April 18.
Two of Eileen Trauth’s poems, 
Jeanette participated in an International Women’s Day event on Envision Radio to spotlight the women and girls in her new novel, Throwaway Kids.
Beverle Graves Myers has a fiery little revenge story in Lowell & Benson’s latest anthology, The Dichotomy of Love. 
For our March chapter meeting, we experimented with an open house, boxed lunch get together to focus on getting to know each other, sharing what we are working on, and enjoying our community of fellow writers. 
We’re excited about the discussion and Q&A on his creative journey, productivity, and getting the most out of Killer Nashville, the premier forum for all genres incorporating mystery, thriller, suspense, action, or romance elements.