Amethyst Drake

Amethyst Drake (aka Amanda-Grace Schultz) is proud to announce that her debut novel THE SCHEME has been honored with the B.R.A.G. Medallion (Book Readers Appreciation Group). It now joins the very select award-winning, reader-recommended books at indieBRAG. This award is a testament to this book’s quality and the impact it has had on readers.

 https://www.bragmedallion.com/award-winning-books/mystery/the-scheme/

 

 

 

 

THE SCEME has also been selected as an Imadjinn Awards Finalist in the Best Mystery category. Winners of the 2025 Imadjinn Awards will be announced in July.

 

 

 

 

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Congratulations!

Elaine Munsch and Lynn Slaughter

Elaine Munsch and Lynn Slaughter will be signing books at  From the Ground Up Books’ two locations this month:

March 15 from 12-4

Shepherdsville at 160 Frank E. Simon

March 29 from 12-4

LaGrange at 205 E. Main Street

Lynn Slaughter

Lynn Slaughter will speak at Fort Knox Middle High School on March 21st on her career as a novelist as part of their Career Day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations!

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Beverle Graves Myers

Beverle Graves Myers’ short story, On the Path to St. Edmund’s Cave, was published in Dragon Mythicana, an anthology of dragon stories from Inkd Press.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lynn Slaughter

Lynn Slaughter was interviewed by Mike Briggs for his Briggs on Books podcast on January 14, Missing Mom’s release day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zep4FZzO95c-

On January 18, Lynn Slaughter appeared on Baseball, Books, and Banter: A Podcast with Nicole Asselin https://sites.libsyn.com/458199/special-guest-lynn-slaughter

On January 21st, Lynn Slaughter was interviewed about her writing career on Close Up Radio: • https://blubrry.com/3830099/141282964/close-up-radio-spotlights-novelist-lynn-slaughter/

 

 

 

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Congratulations to our Scoundrel members!

Join us for our first in person DRS meeting in quite awhile! On September 14 at 11am, join us for a celebration of Agatha Christie’s birthday. 

Sandra Leonard and Elaine Munsch will give a talk about Dame Agatha’s life, her works and her writing techniques. A birthday cake will be on hand so please RSVP so we know whether to order a cupcake or sheet cake. A quiz (with prizes) just might take place as well. Invite your friends.

• When: September 14, 2024
• Time:  11:00 am EST
• Where:  Middletown Library.
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• This meeting will also be zoomed. Please use the following link to register. 

Zoom Registration Link

In addition to our celebration of Agatha Christie, the following items are on the gaenda:

Business: We need candidates for the 2025 Chapter Board. ALL positions will be available. Interested parties should email miscmunsch@gmail.com so we can put your name in the hat. Don’t be shy. Ask any questions about the positions.

There is an interest in forming a ‘marketing’ subcommittee to promote the chapter and the authors within. We’ll talk about this at the meeting but if you are interested, please reach out to Lorena.

Critiques: Beginning in October, we will try to accommodate anyone who wishes to submit a piece. We can only read/review two submissions at a meeting. Please remember that the piece should be 3000 words or less, double-spaced, New Times Roman, 12 point. Submissions should be sent to the membership one week before the meeting. Interested in sending something in for October, please let Miki know so she can schedule it.

Join us on June 8 for a repeat performance from Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Jo-Ann Farmer.

Ms. Farmer’s spoke to our group in November 2023, and we were so wowed by her presentation we asked her to talk to us again, and she graciously accepted. 

Be advised this is a very graphic presentation, and no one under the age of 18 will be allowed to attend.

Jo-Ann Farmer was elected Jefferson County Coroner in November 2022. Previously, she served as a Deputy Coroner for nearly 23 years, and the last 17 were as Chief Deputy Coroner. She earned “Advanced Coroner” designation in 2005 and achieved “Master Coroner” designation in 2011.

Jo-Ann is the keynote speaker for Bellarmine University several times per year, lecturing on Forensics, and speaks to high schools and community organizations on Forensics as well. She conducted a six-week Forensic seminar at the Louisville Free Public Library and two full-day seminars at the University of Central Florida.

A graduate of the University of Kentucky Nursing Program, Jo-Ann’s nursing experience includes: Charge Nurse of Trauma/Emergency Room, Labor and Delivery, Coronary Care and Intensive Care Units in Lexington, Covington and Louisville.

She is a native Louisvillian, a wife, a mother of two adult sons, and “Mimi” to two young grandsons.

Note: At the request of Ms. Farmer, this meeting will not be recorded.

When: Saturday, June 11, 2024

Time: 11am-1pm

NOTE: Arrive at 10:45AM. We need to wait outside the entrance until the entire group has arrived.

We will be dining at Selena’s at Willow Lake Tavern for lunch after the presentation. Selena’s is just down the road from the coroner campus. 

Where:

Central State Campus, Bingham Building

10511 La Grange Road

Louisville, KY 40223

Google Map

Directions on the campus:

Go in the main entrance and veer right.

There will be a building on the left with mosaic tile on it.

This is the Bingham Building.