Sponsors
A Heartfelt Thank You To Our Sponsors
The Writers Police Academy, and the writing community, wish to extend a deep and heartfelt "Thank You" to each of our generous supporters. Without you, dear friends, these events would not be possible.
Corporate Sponsor
Dell Magazines
Dell Magazines is known for its many puzzle magazines and astrology magazines, as well as fiction magazines such as Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Asimov’s Science Fiction, and Analog Science Fiction and Fact. It is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, under the same ownership as Penny Publications, LLC, which publishes PennyPress puzzle magazines.
Corporate Sponsor
AutoCrit
Write and Refine Like a Pro
Offering everything you need to produce great writing in one creative space, AutoCrit is the smarter way to plan, write, and edit your books for publication.
Experience a fully-featured writing suite with more than 30 in-depth line editing reports to polish your work from every angle, plus extensive planning and reference tools to help structure and refine your stories. Cutting edge developmental feedback is also at your fingertips, including automated analysis of plot threads, character arcs and personalities, dramatic conflict, and much more.
Members also benefit from a supportive private community, creative live sessions with the AutoCrit team every single week, and additional education to help hone their craft. Try it today at www.autocrit.com.
Medal of Valor Sponsor
Dr. Katherine Ramsland
Dr. Katherine Ramsland teaches forensic psychology at DeSales University in Pennsylvania, where she is the Assistant Provost. She has appeared on more than 200 crime documentaries and magazine shows, is an executive producer of Murder House Flip, and has consulted for CSI, Bones, and The Alienist. The author of more than 1,500 articles and 70 books, including The Forensic Science of CSI, The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds, How to Catch a Killer, The Psychology of Death Investigations, and Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer, she was co-executive producer for the Wolf Entertainment/A&E documentary based on the years she spent talking with Rader. Dr. Ramsland consults on death investigations, pens a blog for Psychology Today, and she’s currently writing a fiction series based on a female forensic psychologist. The first book in the series is “I Scream Man.”
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Jason Sanderson
Jason Sanderson is a self-published author living in the Mount Washington Valley of New Hampshire. He is the author of the Roadhouse Sons series of espionage novels with an alternative history twist. He took a brief hiatus from writing to concentrate on pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology (with a special focus on Forensic Psychology) from Southern New Hampshire University. He is a descendant of Mayflower passenger John Billington, the first man in Plymouth Colony to be executed for murder, and is currently working on developing a mystery series. Follow him on YouTube at J H Sanderson, or on TikTok at @JH_Sanderson
Medal of Valor Sponsor
Kendra Elliot
Kendra Elliot has sold ten million books, hit the Wall Street Journal top ten bestseller list over a dozen times, and is a three time winner of the Daphne du Maurier award.
She is an International Thriller Writers’ finalist and a Romantic Times finalist. She grew up in the lush Pacific Northwest but recently spends most of her time on a warm beach, always wearing flip flops.
Medal of Valor Sponsor
Bookouture
We are a dynamic digital publisher of bestselling commercial fiction and a division of Hachette UK. We also publish commercial non-fiction under our Thread imprint.
Our unique publishing model and transformative campaigns have created unrivalled international author brands. We connect stories, authors and readers globally, publishing books that reflect the diversity of the societies we live in.
Our submissions are always open as we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to share their story. Over 60 million copies sold worldwide.
Commissioner Sponsor
Melinda Leigh
1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh has written twenty novels and sold over 8 million copies of her books. Her stories have been been translated into more than a dozen languages. Her debut novel, She Can Run, was an International Thriller Award finalist. Since then, she has garnered numerous writing awards, including two RITA® Award nominations.
Melinda holds a 2nd degree belt in Kenpo Karate. She’s dabbled in Arnis stick fighting, studied Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and taught women’s self-defense. She lives near the beach with her family and two spoiled rescue dogs. With such a pleasant life, she has no explanation for the sometimes dark and disturbing nature of her imagination.
Commissioner Sponsor
Terry Odell
Terry Odell began writing by mistake when her son mentioned a television show and she thought she’d watch it so they’d have common ground for discussions.
An avid mystery reader, she thought she’d try writing a mystery, but her daughters pointed out, it was more of a romance. She realized that even when reading a mystery, she was captivated by the relationships between the characters.
Now she’s a multi-published, award-winning author of over thirty novels, novellas, and short stories. She writes four series of mysteries and romantic suspense: Pine Hills Police, Triple-D Ranch, Blackthorne, Inc., and Mapleton Mysteries, but she calls them all “Mysteries With Relationships.”
Her awards include the Silver Falchion, the International Digital Awards, and the HOLT Medallion, among others. A Los Angeles native, she moved to Florida where she spent thirty years in the heat and humidity. She now enjoys life with her husband and rescue dog in the cooler, dryer climate of the Colorado Rockies, where she watches wildlife from her windows.
You can learn more about her and her books at her website, terryodell.com.