There's a lovely review over at BC Review today :) "The author’s vast knowledge of music and mystery shines through in every story that she includes and that’s a tribute to her meticulous research." thebcreview.ca/2026/07/24/3... More info: www.winonakent.com/fourshortset...

Oooh! I'm going to be on a panel at Bouchercon! Cozies, the Next Generation Many of today's cozies have nary a tea cup nor a summer fete in sight. Writers bring cozies into this century. Thurs, Oct 22,2026 11:30am-12:15pm Moderator:Penny Warner Panelists:Adrian Andover,Alexis Koetting,Winona Kent

My colleagues Joanna Vander Vlugt,Judee Fong,CJ Papoutsis & Debra Henry were interviewed on Radio Sidney (on Vancouver Island) last week, chatting about our new anthology, Murder on the Menu. Look for a link to the podcast soon, and a book release later this year! jvandywriter.bsky.social

Coming October 24 from Sisters in Crime-Canada West Crime Wave 4: Home Sweet Homicide Foreword by Iona Whishaw, award-winning, bestselling author of the Lane Winslow Mysteries Story #1 - "Cross Check" by Winona Kent You can preorder the ebook now www.amazon.ca/Crime-Wave-H...

This is kind of cool and I'm sure it won't last... but I'm currently ranked #3 in the Canadian Short Stories category on Amazon (it's for the paperback) :) Woo-hoo!

Get your concert tickets here :-) Jason Davey's a musician who'd rather worry about his next gig than his next mystery. Read all about an accidental investigator who's learned the truth, like true musical talent, can't stay buried for long. Out on July 1. www.winonakent.com/fourshortset...

50 paperbacks under my dining table, a new website, covers revisited and a low-tide research trip on the Fraser River for Jason Davey #6. My new post is up on Substack. winonakent.substack.com/p/paperbacks...

TA DA! I've been working on it for a while now, and I've finally copied all the text and tested all the links...and I have a brand new website. It's much less cluttered than the old one, and has new livery...and it's a whole lot less complicated to update. Please do drop by! www.winonakent.com

New post! A proof copy, a cover reveal, & a well-deserved win for Iona Whishaw at the CWC Awards of Excellence. Plus a look back at the first panel I ever did — full circle moment! winonakent.substack.com/p/awards-ant...

New Substack update... A dead woman. A brother who doesn't believe it was suicide. And two journals Jason shouldn't be reading... Plus Word Vancouver news & more. winonakent.substack.com/p/journals-f...

New Substack post! Rescue plants & a cherry tree comeback, Bouchercon 2026 news (two of my books in the onsite bookstore), and celebrating two friends' achievements. winonakent.substack.com/p/rescue-pla...

In 1973, a train guard warned me about a dangerous man while I was alone in a compartment, late at night in London. That real moment became "Between Stations," my new short story in the anthology Murder on the Menu. Cover reveal + full story on my Substack winonakent.substack.com/p/a-1973-tra...

We're the Second-Act Sleuths! This is what we've been working on. We have reprints and stories that have never been published before. Mine's a brand new work, "Between Stations". Murder on The Menu will be available in September 2026! @sinc-cw.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

Do we have your attention!? Yes, stuff, writing stuff has been happening behind the scenes. Tuesday, we will reveal. @sinc-cw.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

New Substack! Jason Six is underway (Fraser River mud research is a thing I do now), 2 new short stories found a home and Four Short Sets with Jason Davey's out August 2026. Plus: my husband's broken shoulder may have just improved the plot of Jason Six. winonakent.substack.com/p/mud-guitar...

Guess what's in the works for this summer.... You can read all about it at www.winonakent.com/fourshortset...

Wishing everyone a lovely Christmas (however you celebrate at this time of year), and all good wishes for a happy, healthy, calm and successful 2026. winonakent.substack.com/p/merry-fest...

🎧 Bad Boy audiobook wins an award 🎸 A tease of the next Jason Davey Mystery 📚 Short fiction news + some British TV love (Morse, Lewis, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet) A mix of books, writing life, and what’s been on my mind lately. Link ⬇️ #WritingLife #MysteryFiction #Audiobooks #JasonDavey #BritishTV

Bad Boy just won Best Mystery in the 2025 Audio Book Reviewer’s Awards! Huge thanks to narrator Nick Johnson. “SUSPENSE-FILLED…a thrilling scavenger hunt through music, mystery & London history. Johnson’s delivery is outstanding.” Listen now & meet sleuth-musician Jason Davey. Links in Reply.

Word Vancouver-Sept 20-UBC Robson Square. My colleague Angela Douglas & I are sharing a table in the Exhibitor Hall and showing off our books! Please drop by and have a chat! Get a book signed! Check out all the other great events happening at Word Vancouver 2025 at www.wordvancouver.ca

Word Vancouver is always fun. Please drop by to see CWC's panel of talented crime writers: Angela Douglas, Faye E. Arcand, Jaima Fixsen, and D.b. Carew. Moderated by Erik D'Souza. The Story Behind the Story — An Author’s Masquerade www.wordvancouver.ca/room-c420/th...

Had a fabulous time on Tuesday at VPL's Writers Showcase - Crime Writers Takeover. Thanks to everyone who came out to support us and thanks to VPL, Bob Harris, Ardelle Holden, Iona Whishaw, Tony Ollivier, Merrilee Robson, Joanna Vander Vlugt and Nena from Cross and Crows Books!

Had a fabulous time on Tuesday at VPL's Writers Showcase - Crime Writers Takeover. Thanks to everyone who came out to support us and thanks to VPL, Bob Harris, Ardelle Holden, Iona Whishaw, Tony Ollivier, Merrilee Robson, Joanna Vander Vlugt and Nena from Cross and Crows Books!

Had a fabulous time on Tuesday at VPL's Writers Showcase - Crime Writers Takeover. Thanks to everyone who came out to support us and thanks to VPL, Bob Harris, Ardelle Holden, Iona Whishaw, Tony Ollivier, Merrilee Robson, Joanna Vander Vlugt and Nena from Cross and Crows Books!

It's tomorrow! Come on down to VPL on Tuesday, August 19, 6.30pm - 8.00pm for the LAST EVER Writers Showcase, CWC's Crime Writers Takeover. More info: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68128...

Come on down to VPL on Tuesday, August 19, 6.30pm - 8.00pm for the LAST EVER Writers Showcase, CWC's Crime Writers Takeover. More info: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68128...

Marketing idea? A side gig in t-shirts? When his audition ends in murder, Jason Davey finds the real gig is catching a killer. (Also available for US and UK Kindle) (and it's free if you have Kindle Unlimited). Amazon Canada: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FF2SFNTC

When his audition ends in murder, Jason Davey finds the real gig is catching a killer. (Also available for US and UK Kindle) Amazon Canada: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FF2SFNTC

Please join Iona, Erik & me for a Spoken INK Reading event sponsored by Burnaby Writers' Society! 12pm-2pm (PT) Sun Jun 22 on Zoom. More info on FB: www.facebook.com/events/67229... Open mic will follow the reading time permitting.

Lovely review of Bad Boy in the latest issue of Stringendo, from the Australian Strings Association... www.austa.asn.au/stringendo-o...