Linda Mickey
Author/Facilitator/Speaker

 Conventions/Festivals:

Artists on the Bluff 2004 - Featured author

Bouchercon Chicago 2005
Panel moderator:          Truth in Dialogue: We Put the Words in Their Mouths
Facilitator:                    The Business Side of Writing

Bouchercon Madison 2006
Panel Moderator:          Doing What Our Characters Do

Joliet Public Library Author Fair 2004, 2007 - Featured author

Love is Murder Mystery Conference 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
Panelist:            The First Time is Always Special, Authors Who Write What They Do, Talking to the Cops, Chicago Media & Crime; Self-Publishing Today, Research is the Key. Cozy is as Cozy Does, Signing Tips, What is My Hook?
Moderator:       Reporters’ Notebook

Mystery Writers of America – Of Dark & Stormy Nights 2003, 2004, 2005

Facilitator:        Getting the Facts, Web Site Design for Amateurs, The Business Side of Writing, Facing the Five Fears of Writing
Panelist:            First Time Authors 

Orland Park Public Library Author Fest 2007 – Featured author

Print05, McCormick Place - Featured author

Schaumburg Author Fest 2005, 2006
Panelist:            Mystery authors panel

Workshops:

Introduction to Fiction Writing

Algonquin Area Public Library District, Fremont Township Public Library District, Lake Villa District Library, Oak Brook Free Library, Prospect Heights Public Library District

Law & Order: CI at Bly Manor
Deerfield Public Library

Million Dollar Advance
Elk Grove Public Library, Fremont Township Public Library District, Lake Villa Library District

So You Want to Start a Business/ Business Side of Writing
Fremont Township Public Library District, Lake Villa Library District, Schaumburg Township District Library

Memoir Writing – Opening the Door to Your Past
Victory Lakes Retirement Center 

Writing in Business
Warren-Newport Area Public Library

Email Etiquette
Business Networking Group

Web Site Design for Amateurs
Vernon Area Public Library

Crime Scene at the Library
Algonquin Area Public Library District, Berwyn Public Library, Deerfield Senior Center, Deerfield Public Library, Ela Area Public Library District, Gail Borden Public Library District, Elk Grove Village Public Library, Evergreen Park Public Library, Fremont Public Library, Geneva Public Library, Glenview Public Library, Hinsdale Public Library, Lake Bluff Public Library, Lake Villa District Library, McHenry Public Library District, Niles Public Library, North Riverside Public Library, Oak Brook Free Public Library, Orland Park Public Library, Palatine Area District Library, Prospect Heights Public Library, Schaumburg Township District Library, Skokie Public Library, Sugar Grove Public Library, Vernon Area Public Library District, Wauconda Area Public Library District, Zion-Benton District Public Library 

Author Appearances & Signings: