Evocative settings add dimension to your writing. Bring a pen and a pad for some improvisational writing exercises as author Ellen Byron explores the many aspects of place … and how writers can bring color and richness to their projects.

Integrated Learning Center Room 119 (Seats 60)  
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: No Signing for this Panel (following presentation)

Panelist: Ellen Byron
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Tucson Sentinel

Join mystery writers C.J. Box, Ellen Byron and Matt Goldman as they tell stories from their real lives ... and we will vote whether they are fact or fiction.

UA Mall Tent (Seats 250)  
Sat, Mar 14, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  

Panelists: C.J. Box, Ellen Byron, Matt Goldman
Moderator: Shannon Baker
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pepper Viner Homes, Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence, Ross and Bridget Levin

Naomi Hirahara, Mariah Fredericks and Sujata Massey have come to the festival with novels that spin historic fiction into edge-of-your-seat mysteries. Whodunit? And when?

The Commons Room 105 (Seats 217, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)  

Panelists: Mariah Fredericks, Naomi Hirahara, Sujata Massey
Moderator: Ellen Byron
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Tucson Lifestyle, Visit Tucson, Hilary Hamlin, Linda and Rick Hanson

Not every sleuth comes wearing a badge. In this session, authors Ellen Byron and Colleen Cambridge will compare notes about regular folks who solve crimes, too. (Unfortunately, Delia Pitts will be unable to attend this session as originally planned.)

Student Union Santa Rita (Seats 110)  
Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing - UA Campus Store (Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Ellen Byron, Colleen Cambridge
Moderator: Zoe Wallbrook
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Joi and Bianca Bowen, Roberta and Bill Witchger, Jan and Mickey Dowling