Find your people at Sisters in Crime Colorado!
We are writers, readers, booksellers, and librarians who promote the recognition and development of women crime fiction writers.
Upcoming Events
Who we are
In July 2015, a handful of women got together at a library to discuss the feasibility of starting a Colorado chapter of Sisters in Crime. It was such a joyous, laugh-filled meeting that a librarian poked her head in and said that if the group we were forming was as much fun as the organizational meeting, she wanted to join. The people around the table entered the room strangers, and left friends. The majority of them have been members ever since.
Sisters in Crime Worldwide stresses inclusion, education, and fellowship. Our Colorado chapter is no different. We are proud to have generous and talented men and women in our ranks, and we welcome all who want to join us. We thrive on our abundant opportunities to learn more about the craft of writing as well as hear from professionals who further our understanding of law enforcement topics to add realism to our books. We love to get together with our SinC-CO members for workshops, parties, field trips, and book events, and try to create ample opportunities for all of it.
We welcome writers at all stages
Why you should join us
All-day Quarterly Events (in-person and Zoom). Craft or business session in the morning, law enforcement professional in the afternoon. Lunch in the middle. Check out these Quarterly Events we've had!
Members-only Field Trips. Have fun with your SinC-CO siblings while learning at the shooting range, during a Krav Maga class or attending a murder mystery dinner. Check out these fun Field Trips we've taken!
Only members can be published in our annual Mystery Merge Anthologies. Our first effort was a finalist in the Colorado Authors League Awards. Read more about our Anthology!
We'd rather write but marketing is a necessity so let's do it together! Our Marketing Support and Accountability Group hosts a monthly in-person drop-in plus a Zoom on a marketing topic of interest.
Only members' books are selected for our monthly Zoom Book Club, open to the public. We meet from 10 a.m. to noon the third Wednesday of each month and chat with the author. Check out our past Book Club offerings.
Members can be highlighted in our "Detection Connection" newsletter, our social media platforms and on our website. Anyone can subscribe to our newsletter, including booksellers, librarians and readers!
You'll receive oodles of opportunities to learn, mentor, promote and help make this a vibrant organization, all while growing professionally and personally with the Sisters in Crime-Colorado community.
Conferences, field trips and fun: 2025-26
Don't live in Colorado? No problem!
We have members all across the United States! We have many Zoom opportunities and we try to have SinC-CO get-togethers at all the big conferences whenever possible so you can meet your Colorado siblings in person.
You must join Sisters in Crime Worldwide before you can join our chapter, but there are a zillion reasons you'll want to do that.
Not quite ready to join? No problem!
If you're a bookseller, a librarian, or simply an avid reader of crime fiction, and want to know about our books, our events, or contact us about events and panels we can do for you, subscribe to our "Detection Connection" newsletter to get all the intel on us.
If you write crime fiction—or are thinking about it—but are shy about joining us, subscribe to the newsletter. As soon as you begin hearing about everything we do and how much fun we have, you'll be hitting that "Join" button!