Present & Past Meeting Topics

Forget your favorite cop shows! Come hear Frank Hickey talk about his real-life experiences as a private eye on the streets of New York, as an undercover operator in Louisiana, and an investigator and police officer in Manhattan. He also worked for police departments in Savannah as well as LA. ...

September 12th, 10:15 a.m., Leon Unruh What Works for this Successful Author Leon's presentation, "Keeping the Suspense Alive in a Political Thriller," will look into the process of writing his second novel, Saltwood. He will discuss how he developed the themes - corruption, legacy of war, love of land, acceptance ...

The Pima County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Unit is in charge of helping people who get lost or stranded in tough-to-reach places around Arizona. By law, they handle all search and rescue operations for the county. Whenever there's a good reason to believe someone needs help-whether they're lost, hurt, ...

Search and Rescue  April 11th, 10:15 a.m. - at Catalyst in the Tucson Mall  The mission of the Canine Unit is to provide specialized dog support to field operations in a manner consistent with the principles of professional public service and concern for officer safety. The primary goals of the ...

(All meetings this summer (June, July and August) will be held on Zoom only. ) Back by popular demand, Rebecca will offer another writing workshop. This one will cover the Author's Toolbox: techniques and tricks we can use to make our characters come to life in the reader's mind, constructing ...

June 13, 10:00 a.m. Virtual Meeting Case Studies from a Death Investigator All meetings this summer (June, July and August) will be held on Zoom only. For our June Zoom meeting, we'll be joined by someone with an extensive background in forensics and death investigation. She's from Las Vegas, but ...

How our personalities play into us as a writer, our readers and what satisfies them, and the tools and processes we can use to create characters that make our writing unforgettable. The meeting will run from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., with time for catching up until noon. For a map ...

See Us at the Festival of Books TFOB Booth Before the Crowds Visit Our Booth at the Tucson Festival of Books! Booth 272 A Special Weekend: March 14 & 15 We will not hold a meeting this month. Instead, members and author members will be at our booth at TFOB, ...

AMW February 2026 - Meeting Announcement Eva Eldridge: Get Yourself into the Next Anthology! Saturday, February 14th at 10:14 am at Catalyst in the Tucson Mall Eva Eldridge will offer a presentation to explain all the obstacles that prevent writers from getting into anthologies. She'll share slides to explain common ...

January 10th at 10:15 AM at Catalyst in the Tucson Mall LT Patrick Hilliker on Killers and Their Weapons of Choice We once again open the year listening to stories from law enforcement. Next Saturday, popular speaker Lt. Patrick Hilliker of the Pima County Sheriff's Office will talk about active ...