Author Talk: Minnesota Crime Wave
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,614
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2014
End Date
May 2014
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Big Stone
Swift
Project Overview
Established in the fall of 2000, the Crime Wave consists of mystery writers Ellen Hart, Carl Brookins, and William Kent Krueger. Between them they have published more than thirty novels and have received nearly two dozen local, regional, and national awards for their writing. They have toured the country several times, presenting over a hundred events and workshops at libraries, bookstores, conferences, and book festivals. Ellen Hart, a trained chef, is author of the Jane Lawless mystery series, which features a culinary detective. Hart has also written novels featuring food critic Sophie Greenway. Both series are set in Minnesota's Twin Cities. Carl Brookins, a former academic and an avid sailor, is the author of three mystery series. The Tanner-Whitney series features a married pair of sailing sleuths. The Sean Sean series features a very short, very funny, and sometimes very dark private detective with an identical first and last name. And his most recent offering, Bloody Halls, introduces a series with an academic setting. William Kent Krueger writes the Cork O'Connor mystery series, which is set in the great northwoods of Minnesota and features a protagonist who is part Irish and part Ojibwe. His stories often deal with the clash of cultures.
Project Details
97 attendees
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,614
Direct expenses
$3,614
Number of full time equivalents funded
n/a
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Audiences will get to meet 3 award winning authors and learn about the writing, publishing, and promoting process.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Comments from attendees included: "We are blessed by the Legacy Amendment offerings!" "This presentation was thoroughly enjoyable and informative. I appreciate having Minnesota authors visit our area." "I loved the friendly conversation between the authors." "Being a good writer takes discipline. It was interesting to hear how each author differs in their writing process."
Source of Additional Funds
Cities provide the space. Radio stations provide advertising. Newspapers provide advertising. Friends groups provide treats.
Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Ranum
Organization Name
Pioneerland Library System
Street Address
463 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327
City
Willmar
State
MN
Zip Code
56254
Phone
(320)235-6106 x81
Email
markr@pioneerland.lib.mn.us
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