Join us on December 12th for an exciting WCDR Monthly Network Meeting! Lunch Will Be Provided

Pre-registration is required for this event. Registration closes Thursday December 10th @ 8pm.

Our first guest speaker Forensic Detective Ed Adach will share some of his forensic secrets and techniques with us to enhance your writing.  Note: For the squeamish, Ed keeps his slides respectful and informative.

Our second guest speaker Kate Hilton will join WCDR guests and member’s in conversation. 

We also welcome Blue Heron Books, who will have Kate’s books, and other items available for all your book-lover holiday shopping needs. 

About The Speakers

Forensic Detective Ed Adach

Ed has been a Toronto police officer since 1982, and a forensic specialist since 1991. He is both a fingerprint expert and a footwear impression expert. He has been a forensic investigator at more than 100 crime scenes, and at more than 100 homicides. He investigated war crimes in Kosova for the United Nations in 1999 and trained forensics to Afghan defence lawyers in Kabul in 2008. He has provided numerous forensic lectures to law enforcement and writers.

Kate Hilton

Kate Hilton is the national bestselling author of City of the Muse, a dual-timeline historical mystery. She is also the co-author, with Elizabeth Renzetti, of the Quill and Packet mystery series, including Bury the Lead and Widows and Orphans. Her other works of fiction are The Hole in the Middle (a Globe & Mail bestseller), Just Like Family, andBetter Luck Next Time. When not writing, Kate maintains an active psychotherapy practice, with a particular focus on personal reinvention and life transitions. She lives with her family in Toronto.

Schedule

Please note: The start time for this event is later than normal, and we will adjourn by 3:00pm.

10:00am – Doors open

10:30 – Opening remarks and land acknowledgement

10:35 – Split-second scribble 

10:50 – News and kudos

11:00 – Member’s Reading

11:05 – Solution Stations

11:25 –  Networking Break

11:45 – Det. Ed Adach

12:45pm – Lunch & Networking

1:30pm– Kate Hilton