Sisters in Crime: Our 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.

Who are we?

We are 3400 members in 48 chapters world-wide, offering networking, advice and support to mystery authors. We are authors, readers, publishers, agents, booksellers and librarians bound by our affection for the mystery genre and our 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.

What do we offer our members?
Our newly revised guidebooks for authors: "Shameless Promotion for Brazen Hussies 2," "Breaking and Entering in the New Millenium," and "So You're Going to do an Author Signing."

InSinC, our quarterly 16-page newsletter.

Annual membership directory published in June.

Books in Print, our annual listing of books by our member authors. This publication is distributed to bookstores, libraries and readers.

An institutional presence at national and regional book events, mystery conferences and festivals with opportunities for individual author participation and/or distribution of promotional materials.

An on-going mystery review project monitoring media coverage of female and male authors.

An optional clipping service to provide SinC author members with reviews and articles.

And much, much more!

If you're new to Sisters in Crime and want to become part of our dynamic organization, you'll find a local chapter membership application here.
SinC-Rocky Mountain Chapter
To join the national organization, please contact Sisters in Crime at the address below.

Reach out to the camaraderie for which Sisters in Crime is famous; and keep reading, keep writing, keep recommending mysteries to everyone, everywhere.

Libby Hellmann
President, Sisters in Crime

The SinC archives are at home at the Mabel Smith Douglass Library of Douglass College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ.

Executive Secretary of Sisters In Crime: Beth Wasson
PO Box 442124, Lawrence, KS 66044
785-842-1325, fax 785-856-6314
sistersincrime@juno.com