UPCOMING EVENTS
May 2018
Friday, May 4 - Saturday, May 5
Idaho Writers Conference – Ingrid teaches "Mastering Murder" in Boise, ID
September 2018
Thursday, September 6 - Sunday, September 9
Bouchercon World Mystery Conference – St. Petersburg, FL
Thursday, September 13 - Saturday, September 15
Hampton Roads Writers Conference – Ingrid will be a keynote speaker at the conference in Virginia Beach, VA
PAST EVENTS
January 2018
Saturday, January 26, 10:00am
Write Here Write Now – Seattle7Writers sponsor an all-day writing retreat at the Swedish Club in Seattle, WA
November 2017
Saturday, November 18, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Manzanita Writers' Series – Ingrid teaches "Mastering Murder" at the Hoffman Center, Manzanita, OR
Saturday, November 18, 7:00pm
Manzanita Writers' Series – Ingrid reads from "Duplicity" at the Hoffman Center, Manzanita, OR
August 2017
Sunday, August 6, 11:00am
Monadnock Summer Lyceum – "Writing Near the 'Third Rail': Weaving Social Issues Into Mysteries" at the Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, Peterborough, NH
May 2017
Saturday, May 6, 10:45am
The Seattle Writing Workshop – "Ten Tips for Writing Terrific Mysteries, Thrillers, and Crime Fiction" at the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Bellevue, WA
April 2017
Wednesday, April 12, 7:00pm
“An Evening with Author Ingrid Thoft” – a conversation with Ingrid at the Abbot Public Library, Marblehead, MA
March 2017
Friday, March 24, 6:00pm
An Evening with Chevy Stevens at Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum - Seattle, WA
Friday, March 10 - Sunday, March 12
Tucson Festival of Books - Tucson, AZ
January 2017
Ingrid Thoft will be signing copies of Duplicity at the following locations:
- Tuesday, January 10, 7:30pm – Orange, CA – Book Carnival
- Wednesday, January 11, 7:00pm with Nick Petrie and Brad Taylor– Scottsdale, AZ – The Poisoned Pen Bookstore
- Thursday, January 12, 6:30pm with Nick Petrie and Thomas Perry– Houston, TX – Murder By the Book
- Friday, January 13, 7:00pm with Hank Phillippi Ryan– Framingham, MA – Barnes & Noble
- Saturday, January 14, 2:00pm with Carla Buckley– Pittsboro, NC – McIntyre's Books
- Sunday, January 15, 2:00pm – Southern Pines, NC – Country Bookshop
- Saturday, January 21, 12:00pm with Mike Lawson - Seattle, WA - Seattle Mystery Bookshop
- Tuesday, January 24, 6:30pm - Poulsbo, WA - Liberty Bay Books
October 2016
Tuesday, October 4, 1:30pm
“Thrills and Chills” – a conversation with Ingrid at the Oak Harbor Library, Oak Harbor, WA
Saturday, October 15, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ingrid teaches “Autoposy of a Murder - Plot, Dialogue and Revision” as part of the Seattle Writes program sponsored by the Seattle Public Library, West Seattle Branch, Seattle, WA
Free and open to the public!
Free and open to the public!
Sunday, October 16, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ingrid teaches “Autopsy of a Murder - Plot, Dialogue and Revision” as part of the Seattle Writes program sponsored by the Seattle Public Library, Northgate Branch, Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA
Free and open to the public!
Free and open to the public!
September 2016
September 15-18
Bouchercon 2016 “Blood on the Bayou,” New Orleans, LA
June 2016
Thursday, June 2, 7:00pm
Ingrid will be appearing at Auntie's Bookstore with crime writers Frank Zafiro and Steve Oliver - Spokane, WA
May 2016
Saturday, May 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ingrid teaches “Mastering Murder” as part of the Seattle Writes program sponsored by the Seattle Public Library, Wallingford Branch, Seattle, WA
Free and open to the public!
Free and open to the public!
Monday, May 23, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ingrid teaches “Mastering Murder” as part of the Seattle Writes program sponsored by the Seattle Public Library, Central Branch, Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA
Free and open to the public!
Free and open to the public!
March 2016
Tuesday, March 8, 7:00pm
A conversation with Ingrid and author Hank Phillippi Ryan – the Goodnow Library, Sudbury, MA
Wednesday, March 17, 7:30pm
A suspense double header with Ingrid and Glen Erik Hamilton – Eagle Harbor Book Co., Bainbridge Island, WA
February 2016
Saturday, February 6, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Ingrid will teach a mini-session and counsel writers at the Write Here Write Now writing intensive offered by Seattle7Writers at the Fremont Abbey
Monday, February 8, 7:00pm
Join Ingrid and David Joy, author of “Where All Light Tends To Go” at The Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA
February 25-28
Ingrid will be appearing at Left Coast Crime in Phoenix, AZ
Sunday, February 28, 3:00pm
Join Ingrid and author Trudy Nan Boyce in conversation with Barbara Peters – The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Scottsdale, AZ
November 2015
On Monday, November 9, Ingrid is the keynote speaker at the Colorado Springs Book Club Round-Up in Colorado Springs, CO. This event is free and open to the public.
October 2015
Ingrid will be at Bouchercon in Raleigh, October 8-11. Stay tuned for panel details.
June 2015
Ingrid Thoft will be signing copies of Brutality at the following locations:
- Tuesday, June 23 7:00pm – Scottsdale, AZ – The Poisoned Pen
- Wednesday, June 24 7:30pm – Orange, CA – Book Carnival
- Thursday, June 25 6:30pm – Houston, TX – Murder By the Book
- Friday, June 26 7:00pm – Framingham, MA – Barnes & Noble
- Saturday, June 27 2:00pm – Peabody, MA – Barnes & Noble
- Sunday, June 28 2:00pm – Maplewood, NJ – WORDS Bookstore
- Tuesday, June 30 12:00pm - Seattle, WA - Seattle Mystery Bookshop
- Thursday, July 16 6:30pm - Poulsbo, WA - Liberty Bay Books
- Tuesday, June 23 7:00pm – Scottsdale, AZ – The Poisoned Pen
- Wednesday, June 24 7:30pm – Orange, CA – Book Carnival
- Thursday, June 25 6:30pm – Houston, TX – Murder By the Book
- Friday, June 26 7:00pm – Framingham, MA – Barnes & Noble
- Saturday, June 27 2:00pm – Peabody, MA – Barnes & Noble
- Sunday, June 28 2:00pm – Maplewood, NJ – WORDS Bookstore
- Tuesday, June 30 12:00pm - Seattle, WA - Seattle Mystery Bookshop
- Thursday, July 16 6:30pm - Poulsbo, WA - Liberty Bay Books
November 2014
Meet Ingrid at Bouchercon - Long Beach, November 13-16. Nominated for a Shamus Award, she will also be on the panel "Kick Ass Women: Solving Crimes and Taking Names," moderated by Hank Phillippi Ryan with fellow panelists Laura DiSilverio, Meg Gardiner, Terri Nolan, and Karen Olson.
September 2014
Ingrid was honored to receive the Spotted Owl Award for Best Debut Mystery by a pacific northwest author from the Friends of Mystery.
Fellow author Mike Lawson received the award for Best Mystery.
June 2014
Ingrid Thoft signed copies of Identity at the following locations:
- Thursday, June 26th 7:00pm - Framingham, MA - Barnes & Noble
- Friday, June 27th 6:30pm - Houston, TX - Murder By the Book
- Saturday, June 28 5:00pm - Scottsdale, AZ special event with Chevy Stevens at The Poisoned Pen
- Monday, June 30th 7:00pm - San Diego, CA - Mysterious Galaxy
- Wednesday, July 2nd 12:00pm - Seattle, WA - Seattle Mystery Bookshop
- Tuesday, July 29th 6:30pm - Poulsbo, WA - Liberty Bay Books
- Thursday, June 26th 7:00pm - Framingham, MA - Barnes & Noble
- Friday, June 27th 6:30pm - Houston, TX - Murder By the Book
- Saturday, June 28 5:00pm - Scottsdale, AZ special event with Chevy Stevens at The Poisoned Pen
- Monday, June 30th 7:00pm - San Diego, CA - Mysterious Galaxy
- Wednesday, July 2nd 12:00pm - Seattle, WA - Seattle Mystery Bookshop
- Tuesday, July 29th 6:30pm - Poulsbo, WA - Liberty Bay Books
June 2013
Ingrid Thoft signed copies of Loyalty at the following locations:
- Tuesday, June 18th 6:30pm - Houston, TX - Murder By the Book
- Wednesday, June 19 7:00pm - Scottsdale, AZ - The Poisoned Pen
- Thursday, June 20th 7:00pm - Framingham, MA - Barnes & Noble
- Saturday, June 22nd 12:00pm - Seattle, WA - Seattle Mystery Bookshop
- Thursday, June 27th 7:00pm - Seattle, WA - Unversity Book Store
- Tuesday, June 18th 6:30pm - Houston, TX - Murder By the Book
- Wednesday, June 19 7:00pm - Scottsdale, AZ - The Poisoned Pen
- Thursday, June 20th 7:00pm - Framingham, MA - Barnes & Noble
- Saturday, June 22nd 12:00pm - Seattle, WA - Seattle Mystery Bookshop
- Thursday, June 27th 7:00pm - Seattle, WA - Unversity Book Store
On June 30th, Ingrid was honored to speak on the panel "Shoot Between the Lines" at the American Library Association annual meeting in Chicago. Her fellow panelists were authors Jeff Abbott, John Dufresne, Michael Harvey, and Sara Gran.
January 2013
Ingrid Thoft signs copies of Loyalty at the ALA Midwinter exhibit.