Scarlet Letters is the New England branch of the international organization, Sisters in Crime.

To Members: you can now visit the Members-Only section HERE. If you are a NE/SinC member and haven't received an email with password info, please Email us. New England Chapter Sisters in Crime is pleased to announce the first "We love NEW ENGLAND libraries" lottery. See details HERE. *** You can renew your NE/SinC membership HERE. Check out our new Photos Page.

JULY NEWS NEW BOOKS by Members: Avery Aames' The Long Quiche Goodbye Tess Gerritsen's Ice Cold July 23:  Crime scene expert at the Wallingford, CT, Library. We Love New England Libraries contest. Follow us on: .

Member Benefits: As a member, you will receive the She Dunnit! newsletter sent six times a year that is chock full of info on upcoming events and conferences, member news, expert advice, and mystery book releases. We promote our chapter members through regular outreach mailings to libraries, as well as exhibits at bookseller and librarian conventions. You will meet other mystery authors and readers with whom you can network and celebrate your publishing victories. And you can publicize your web site on our Members list. We are increasing the number of meetings to at least eight and adding new features to our web page in 2010. Check out our 2009 Roundup.

Click image for sample page of She Dunnit!, NE/SinC's fabulous newsletter.

New England Crime Bake - Nov. 12-14, 2010

Our Guest of Honor will be Bestselling Author Charlaine Harris! The conference will be held at the Hilton in Dedham, MA.

The New England Crime Bake conference is co-sponsored by the New England Chapters of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America.

Details at: www.crimebake.org.

NE/SinC members at the Sisters in Crime booth at the ALA Conference, Boston (January 2010)

North Conway (NH) Public Library Director Andrea Masters, Assistant Librarian Martha Pedersen, and volunteer Anne Dunne show their affection for New England Sisters in Crime authors with their entry into the national Sisters in Crime "We Love Libraries" lottery awarding $1,000 grants every month in 2010. To learn more, visit www.sistersincrime.org.

Together with N.E. Mystery Writers of America, we run the New England Crime Bake.

Check out our Join page for more info on becoming a member of New England Chapter Sisters in Crime. O

In 1986, women wrote 40% of the mysteries and got 15% of the reviews in the New York Times. Sisters in Crime was founded to "combat discrimination against women in the mystery field, to raise awareness of the contributions of female authors, and to promote the professional advancement of women who write mysteries." We are authors, agents, booksellers, editors, librarians, critics, and readers. Brothers in Crime are welcome.

Founders included best-selling author Sara Paretsky and Kate Mattes, owner of a Cambridge literary fixture, Kate's Mystery Books. The national organization now boasts over 3000 members, including authors, fans, librarians, booksellers, and pre-published writers. The New England chapter, 150 members strong, holds educational meetings for its members four times annually. The chapter also offers a Speakers Bureau for libraries and other interested organizations.