Candace Dempsey, journalist, travel writer and author of MURDER IN ITALY, the definitive book on the Amanda Knox case. Best True Crime Book Editor’s And Reader's Awards. Library Journal Bestseller

Coming up:

March 3-4, 2012. Whidbey Island Writers' Conference, Washington State.  I'll be teaching my popular "From Blog to Book Deal" and other workshops. Please sign up! This is a beautiful, inspirational conference--and the place where I found my book agent. It could happen to you.

Past events:

Coming up soon: December 7. Tuesday. Bellevue Public Library. Slideshow and Q&A. Itlaian cookies

*September 21. Wednesday, 2:35-3:30 p.m . All Access Pass: A Freelancer's Survival Guide. I'll join a panel on "Branding: The Key to Standing Out From the Crowd at this SPJ event in Seattle.

*September 30, 7:30 p.m., Thursday. Reading/Slide Show, Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge Island, WA.

*October 8, 5:15 p.m., Friday. Autograph party, PNBA Trade Show, Portland Oregon. 

*October 10, , Sunday, Wordstock Festival. 12 p.m. reading. From 3-4:15 p.m, I'll share my secrets in "From Blog to Book Deal."

*November 4, 1 p.m., Thursday, Rotary Club of Redmond (Washington). I'll do a slideshow and Q&A on the Knox case.  

*Nov. 11, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Writergrrls, Seattle. Panel on kicking off a freelance writing career.

*December 7. Tuesday. Bellevue Public Library. Slideshow and Q&A.

*January 16,  Murder In Italy reading/Slideshow,  7 p.m. Thursday. Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA.

* April 1-3. Whidbey Island Writers Conference.  Candace Dempsey teaches t"From Blog to Book Deal" and "How to Write True Crime."