Conference season has begun, and once again, the Chicks have flown the coop!

Five of us are currently at Left Coast Crime: San Francisco Schemin’, where our very own Leslie Karst is the toastmaster — and where Ellen, Jen, and Leslie are all up for Lefty Awards!

For any of you attending this fab con — or if you just want to see what we’re up to — here’s where we’ll be. Come say hi at our kickoff panel at noon on Thursday, where we’ll have trivia (and PRIZES!) followed by a signing in the book room.

You can also find us after hours at the various hotel restaurants — and, of course, at the bar!

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JOINT CHICKS EVENTS

Thurs., 12:00-12:45 pm panel: Finding Your Flock with Chicks on the Case (Grand C)

Fri., 10:15 pm: Author-Reader Connection: Nightcaps, Dessert, and Movie Post-Mortem with Chicks on the Case! (SOLD OUT)

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Author signings immediately after all panels

ELLEN BYRON

Wed., 9-10 pm: New Orleans Nightcap (Author-Reader Connection with Michael Rigg)

Thurs., 9-11 am: Speed Dating

Thursday, 12-12:45 pm Panel: Finding Your Flock with Chicks on the Case

Thursday, 3:30-4:30 pm: A Very Merry Un-Birthday with the Cozy Mystery Crew (Author-Reader Connection with Mindy Quigley, Libby Klein, and Racquel V. Reyes)

Thursday, 5-6pm: Cozy Up to Ellen Byron and Ellie Alexander (Author-Reader Connection: SOLD OUT)

Fri., 9:00 am: Best Humorous Mystery panel

Friday., 10:15 pm: Nightcaps, Dessert, and Movie Post-Mortem with Chicks on the Case! (SOLD OUT)

Sat., 9 am: How Do You Know It’s Funny? panel

Sat. night: Co-hosting Banquet Table with Marla and Lisa

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JENNIFER J. CHOW

Fri., 9:00 am: Best Humorous Mystery panel

Friday., 10:15 pm: Nightcaps, Dessert, and Movie Post-Mortem with Chicks on the Case! (SOLD OUT)

Sat. night: Co-hosting Banquet Table with Jennifer K. Morita

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MARLA COOPER

Thurs., 9:00-11 am: Author Speed Dating (with Jaime Parker Stickle)

Thurs., 12:00-12:45 pm: Panel: Finding Your Flock with Chicks on the Case

Friday, 12:30-1:30: Author Reader Connection: Book Bedazzling with Michelle Chouinard

Friday., 10:15 pm: Nightcaps, Dessert, and Movie Post-Mortem with Chicks on the Case! (SOLD OUT)

Sat. night: Co-hosting Banquet Table with Ellen and Lisa

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LESLIE KARST

Thurs., 9:00-11:00 am: Speed Dating

Thurs., 12:00-12:45 pm: Finding Your Flock with Chicks on the Case panel

Fri., 11:30 am: Best Mystery Nominees panel

Sat., 1:00-2:00 pm: At the Queer Crime Writers Table

Fri., 5:15 pm: My Toastmaster Interview with Catriona McPherson

Fri, 8:00 pm: I’ll be hosting Movie Night (After the Thin Man)

Sat., 11:30 am: Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen panel

Sat., 1:00-2:00 pm: At the Queer Crime Writers Table

Sat. night: Toastmaster at Awards Banquet (and hosting a banquet table)

Sun., 11:30 am: Guests of Honor/Toastmaster Closing Panel

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LISA Q. MATHEWS

Thurs., 9:00-11 am: Speed dating (with GP Gottlieb)

Thurs., 12-12:45 Panel: Finding Your Flock with Chicks on the Case

Thurs., 2:30-3:15 Panel: The Perils of Small Towns

Friday., 10:15 pm: Nightcaps, Dessert, and Movie Post-Mortem with Chicks on the Case! (SOLD OUT)

Sat. night: Co-hosting Banquet Table with Ellen and Marla

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Looking forward to seeing you in San Francisco! And do come say hey to any of us you see at the convention — we love to chat with our readers!

READERS: Will you be at Left Coast? And if not, what fun thing do you have planned this weekend?