Sisters in Crime - Iowa

Sisters in Crime - Iowa 2025 Meetings

Meeting Location:

Please Note - We are currently meeting both in person and online via Zoom.  If you'd like to visit a meeting in person meeting info is below. If you need to visit via Zoom, please email via the website contact form for online meeting info. 

We meet in person at Café Diem coffee shop in Ankeny, unless otherwise noted. 

Café Diem

2005 S Ankeny Blvd # 800, Ankeny, IA 50023

We meet on the third Saturday of every month from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, unless otherwise announced.

It's always best to check-in and confirm meeting details or check our Facebook page for the monthly meeting announcement.

January 18 - Bones, Bodies, & Bestsellers with Forensic Anthropologist, Dr. Kaitlin East

February 15 - Strategic Thinking for Writers with Jen Graybeal

March 15 - Working with Book Bloggers & Reviewers with Dru Ann Love & Kristopher Zgorski

April 19 - Leigh Michaels - Characters Who Keep Secrets

May 17 - Clara McKenna - Writing the Historical Mystery

June 15 - Connecting Indie Bookstores with Authors with Jan Kaiser, Marketing & Events Coordinator for Beaverdale Books

July 19 - Writing More Than One Series at a Time with Nancy Coco aka Nancy Parra

August 16 -  Craft Tips from a Retired Creative Writing Professor and Mystery Novelist with Mary Vermillion

September 20 - Round Robin - AI Update

October 18 - Building a Book Bible - with Kerry Tastinger

November 15 - Homicidal Suicide with Poison with BJ Magnani  

December 20 - Annual Holiday Book Exchange