Women and Crime Workshop

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Women and Crime Workshop

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 5, 2015

Community Center at Bachmann Park, College Station ● $50

9:00-9:30 Registration

9:30-10:30 Life as a PI: Mary Ringo

Mary Ringo saw one side of the law as the daughter of a small-town police chief, volunteer and then employee with the Bryan PD, then later in charge of warrants with the College Station Municipal Court, and then with Internal Affairs with the College Station PD. After two decades, she decided to offer services to both sides of the law, so she got her Private Investigator License and started Gumshoe Investigative Services in College Station.

10:30-11:30 Life in The Houston Forensic Science Center: Amy Castillo

Amy Castillo has been a supervisor in Forensic Biology at the Houston Forensic Science Center (formerly the Houston Police Department Crime Laboratory) since 2010. She will talk about how she and her staff handled the logistics of shipping close to 10,000 cases and how they are producing reports in a timely manner, as well as how a new interdisciplinary task force will help the problem of the backlog of untested kits from recurring.

11:30-11:45 Break

11:45-1:15 Lunch and Jeopardy! Style Game about Women and Crime: Mark Troy

Put your knowledge of women and crime literature to the test with a master in the field, Shamus-nominated author Mark Troy, whose latest work in the Ava Rome crime series is The Splintered Paddle.

1:15-2:15 Life in the PD: Lesley Hicks

Lesley Hicks spent five years in the 1990s working the streets as a patrol officer, moving her way up the ranks as a detective who investigated crimes by juveniles and crimes against children. In 2010 she was promoted to Lieutenant, and currently oversees the entire CID group of detectives, special agents, and the crime scene unit. She will discuss her experiences and lessons learned along the way as a female in law enforcement.

2:15-3:15 Women Crime Writers Panel on How to Create a Strong Female Detective, Whether Professional or Amateur: Rebecca Nolen (facilitator), Kay Kendall, Patricia Flaherty Pagan and Gay Yellen

Rebecca Nolen lives in Houston with her husband, a cat, and a large hound. She grew up with a mother who loved all things English and that love rubbed off. Rebecca loves to read mysteries and suspense novels set in England. Her novel Deadly Thyme is set in Cornwall, England. She began writing as a teenager with her first attempt at a novel, which was terrible. All was not lost however, because it became the backbone of a YA novel 45 years later.

Kay Kendall (http://kaykendallauthor.com/) writes the Austin Starr mystery series set in the turbulent 1960s. She lives in Houston with her husband, three rabbits and spaniel Wills. She worked as director of communications in the Texas A&M University System for 17 years.

Patricia Flaherty Pagan writes award-winning mystery and literary short stories and novellas. Her collection featuring literary and mystery tales, Trail Ways Pilgrims: Stories, was published in March 2015. Her mystery fiction has appeared in Eve’s Requiem: Tales of Women, Mystery and Horror and SpryLiterary Journal. She edited Up, Do: Flash Fiction by Women Writers.

Gay Yellen (http://gayyellen.com/) began her working life as an actress in theatre, film and television commercials, then moved behind the camera at The American Film Institute, then to magazine editing, journalism and corporate PR. She writes the Samantha Newman mysteries series and was the contributing book editor for Five Minutes to Midnight.

3:15-3:30 Break

3:30-4:30 Social Hour/Networking Reception/Book Signings

To register, go to Meetup.com and sign up at the Brazos Writers of Bryan/College Station site.

https://www.meetup.com/Brazos-Writers-of-Bryan-College-Station/