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.
Silver Star Sponsor
Lisa Regan
Lisa Regan is the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series, which has sold over a million copies, as well as several other crime fiction titles. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Master of Education Degree from Bloomsburg University.
She is a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Crime Writers’ Association, and International Thriller Writers. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, daughter and Boston Terrier named Mr. Phillip.
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.”
Medal of Valor Sponsor
Denise Grover Swank
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author Denise Grover Swank lives in the Kansas City, Missouri area with her six kids and four dogs. She’s published in mystery, romance, and paranormal. (She’s a Gemini. Enough said.)
She’s a hybrid author, but got her start with indie publishing. She’s sold over three million books and is published in eight languages.
Medal of Valor Sponsor
Tami Hoag
Tami Hoag is the #1 International bestselling author of more than thirty books published in more than thirty languages worldwide, with more than forty million books in print. Renown for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, crackling dialogue and well-research police procedure, Hoag first hit the New York Times bestseller list in 1996 with NIGHT SINS, and each of her books since has been a bestseller, including her latest, THE BOY. She lives in the greater Los Angeles area.
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.
Commissioner Sponsor
Patti Phillips
Patti Phillips is the person behind Detective Charlie Kerrian at www.kerriansnotebook.com. Her second ebook, “Kerrian’s Notebook, Volume 2: Fun, Facts, and a Few Dead Bodies,” covers a wide range of law enforcement procedures and techniques.
Ms. Phillips has experienced six of the Writers’ Police Academies. Many of her stories and non-fiction articles are based on the interviews she conducted at WPA as well as the intensive WPA sessions and weeklong classes at SIRCHIE she attended over the years. Hundreds of Phillips’ photographs seen on her blog and around the internet attest to the fun and knowledge gained by all at WPA.