Sisters in Crime

Sisters in Crime

Sisters in Crime is an organization that has 3,600 members in 48 chapters world-wide, offering networking, advice and support to mystery authors. Members are authors, readers, publishers, agents, booksellers and librarians bound by their affection for the mystery genre and their support of women who write mysteries. Sisters in Crime was founded by Sara Paretsky and a group of women at the 1986 Bouchercon in Baltimore.

*"The Sisters in Crime mission statement:"
**"To combat discrimination against women in the mystery field, educate publishers and the general public as to inequities in the treatment of female authors, raise the level of awareness of their contributions to the field, and promote the professional advancement of women who write mysteries."

External links

* [http://www.sistersincrime.org/ Sisters in Crime official site]
* [http://www.sinc.de/ Sisters in Crime German Chapter]
* [http://www.sincsd.org Sisters in Crime San Diego, CA Chapter]


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