MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA

MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, September 14th:
Jack Censer: On the Trail of the DC Sniper.

Wednesday, October 27th:
Gary Noesner, My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator

Tuesday, November 9th:
The Enduring Appeal of Sherlock Holmes in the 21st Century

TROPHY ROOM

See Our Trophy Room, where we showcase our member's awards and nominations. View the PDF.

PHOTOS

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Jack Censer: On The Trail of the D.C. Sniper

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 -- 7:00 p.m. -- Embassy Suites @ Chevy Chase Pavilion

On the eve of the eighth anniversary of the DC sniper attacks, Jack Censer, author of On the Trail of the D.C. Sniper: Fear and the Media, looks back at John Allen Muhammad's and Lee Boyd Malvo's reign of terror throughout the region and down Interstate 95 and at the coverage of those crimes by a hypervigilant media.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Embassy Suites Hotel at the Chevy Chase Pavilion, Ballroom Level 4300 Military
Road, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20015

Metro: Friendship Heights on the Red Line Public parking under the Pavilion

6:30 P.M.
Reception/Cash Bar

7:00 P.M.
Dinner (including a complimentary glass of wine or soda, warm rolls and butter,
crisp salad, coffee and tea): Broiled Salmon (S), Baked Chicken (C), or Pasta
(P) with vegetables.

Dessert: Double Chocolate Cake (CK) or Fresh Fruit Sorbet (SO)

8:00 P.M.
Presentation by Jack Censer

RESERVATIONS: Cost is $35 per person.
Make check out to Mystery Writers of America. We MUST make dinner reservations with the hotel by Friday morning, September 10, 2010.

Mail your check so that we receive it by Wednesday, September 8: Alan Orloff, 11906 Paradise Lane, Herndon, VA 20171

Indicate your entrée and dessert choices on your check, please. Or email Alan at alan @ alanorloff . com (remove spaces before sending) and write that you plan to attend and that your check is in the mail, or that you'll be bringing it to the dinner on September 14th. You can also call Alan at 703-758-1031 and leave a message.

For any announcements regarding cancellation or postponement in the event of inclement weather, check the Chapter email list or the announcement list, check with the hotel at 202-362-9300, or call Alan.

IMPORTANT: Our in-person payment policy is based on trust, and we want to continue this practice. We understand that emergencies happen, so if you let us know--even on the day of the dinner--that you can't make it, then we don't have to pay for your dinner and you won't be charged. Please don't be a no-show/no-pay. Thank you.

See you on September 14th!