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Debra was presented the 2023 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Best Book by an Attending Author for Five Belles Too Many during the August 19, 2023 Killer Nashville Awards Banquet.  

Debra, Sharon Marchisello, and Kathy Nichols will participate in a “Pacing and Building Suspense” panel moderated by Angela Costa at 2:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Decatur Library.

Several Kensington cozy authors, including Debra, will join together for an event sponsored by 2 Dandelions Bookshop (Brighton Michigan) on Saturday, October 14, 2023, from 12 – 4 p.m. The event will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 300 E. Grand River, Brighton, MI 48116.

In addition to being the Killer Nashville Friday Lunch Keynote speaker, Debra will teach her “Conflict” workshop and present a special short story workshop with Robert Mangeot. She will also appear on several panels. Check the schedule for times and room locations

Three Cozy Authors Discuss Murder Over Tea and Cookies with Valerie Burns, Gretchen Archer, and Debra. This mystery author extravaganza will be held at The French Cookie, 125 W. Broad St., Cookeville, TN 38501 from 1-2:30 p.m. Tickets are required: https://www.plentybookshop.com/event-details-registration/mystery-authors-extravaganza

“From Kid to Judge to Author” – a book talk at 3:30 p.m.

Debra will be featured on the “How to Write Back Copy,” “Writing Your Own Newsletter Content,” and “The Importance of Strong Secondary Characters (Sidekicks)” panels during the July 6-9 conference being held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Deerfield Beach-Boca Raton.

Let’s Make a Mystery Panel Moderator for SinC’s Desert Sleuths – June 21, 2023.

Murder We Write Podcast with Carol Goodman Kaufman featuring Debra H. Goldstein – June 5, 2023 (available on Spotify and other podcast channels).

“Red Hats and Cummerbunds,” Tales From the Golden State of Mind, published May 18, 2023.