2007 Speakers List > Detail about Presenter

2007 Presenters (Authors, Agents, Editors & Producers)

Jan Burke, Author

Jan Burke is a critically acclaimed and national best-selling author of novels and short stories,and winner of the Edgar® Award for Best Novel. Her mystery series, featuring Southern California newspaper reporter Irene Kelly, includes Goodnight, Irene; Sweet Dreams, Irene; Dear Irene,; Remember Me, Irene; Hocus; Liar; Bones; Bloodlines; and Kidnapped. She is also the author of Flight, featuring Irene"s husband, homicide detective Frank Harriman; Nine, a standalone thriller; and a collection of her short stories, entitled Eighteen.

Jan was born in Texas, but has lived in Southern California most of her life, often in coastal cities — several of which combine to make up the fictional Las Piernas, where Irene Kelly works and lives. She and her husband, Tim, share their home with two dogs, Cappy and Britches.

Workshop(s)

A Mystery in Six (+) Parts (workshop) A panel of best-selling mystery novelists talk about their favourite sub-genres – to write and to read. A look at detective stories, police procedurals, legal thriller, cozy, historical, and more!
Research - Write What You WANT To Know (workshop) Learn research basics for crime fiction, find out how to discover more about the world of your characters, and hear more about the good things that may come your way when you write what you WANT to know.
Know Thyself: The Power of Revision (workshop) Do you think of revision as the great dental appointment of writing? This session will change your mind. Revision is an essential part of the writing process, and of coming to know oneself as a writer. Learn when to revise, what to look for and when to stop.