Valerie Burns
Valerie Burns is an Agatha, Anthony, Edgar, and Next-Generation Award finalist author of crime fiction. She is also a mentor and adjunct professor in the Writing Popular Fiction MFA program.
Education
MFA, 茄子视频 University (Greensburg, PA), 2015 M.A., University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN), 2003 BA, Northwestern University (Evanston, IL), 1987
Publications
The Plot is Murder (2017), Kensington.
Read Herring Hunt (2018), Kensington.
Travellin' Shoes (2018), Camel Press.
The Novel Art of Murder (2018), Kensington.
In the Dog House (2018), Lyrical Underground.
The Puppy Who Knew Too Much (2019), Lyrical Underground.
Wed, Read, and Dead (2019), Kensington.
Motherless Child (2019), Camel Press.
Bookmarked for Murder (2019), Kensington.
Bark If It's Murder (2019), Lyrical Underground.
Paw and Order (2020), Lyrical Underground.
Sit, Stay, Slay! (2020), Lyrical Underground.
Steal Away (2020), Camel Press.
Killer Words (2021), Kensington.
A Tourist's Guide to Murder (2021), Kensington.
"Vermeer Affair" Midnight Hour: A chilling anthology of crime fiction from 20 authors of color (2021)
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder (2022), Kensington.
Bookclubbed to Death (2022), Kensington.
Murder is a Piece of Cake (2023), Kensington.
Murder on Tour (2023), Kensington.
Sniffing Out Murder (2023), Berkley.
Organizations
Crime Writers Association (CWA)
Thriller Writers International
Mystery Writers of America
Sisters in Crime, Inc (SinC)
Dog Writers of America
Crime Writers of Color
Presentations
Steal Away (October 2020), Camel Press.
Achievements
2022 Anthony Award and Edgar Award Finalist; THE VERMEER CONSPIRACY
2020 Next Generation Indie Book Finalist; Mystery, STEAL AWAY
2018 Next Generation Indie Book Finalist; Mystery, Multicultural Fiction, TRAVELLIN' SHOES
2017 Agatha Award finalist; Best First Novel, THE PLOT IS MURDER