Thanks for the comments on the noir panel. I feel it bodes
well for our sub-genre that there were perhaps 200 people
attending the panel, one of the largest panel turnouts. So
there's people out there who dare to explore beyond talking
cats.. I was blessed with 4 fine contemporary noir writers.
Note two of them were women. Also Cornelia, who characterizes
her writing as "WASP Noir," had just been nominated for an
Edgar. Megan was a previous nominee. And Ed and Con both had
new books out and for sale at the Conference. It was not easy
transforming sunny Seattle into the proper dismal gray we
required. I don't have that much pull with those in charge up
above. Perhaps I tried too hard for later in the day we had
rain (Rain in Seattle?)! Thanks to any and all who
attended.
Tim
On Feb 5, 2007, at 12:16 AM, Vince Keenan wrote:
> Just wanted to commend Tim Wohlforth on the fine job
he did
> chairing the panel on noir at Left Coast Crime in
Seattle this
> weekend. He had a strong group of writers to work
with in Megan
> Abbott, Con Lehane, Cornelia Read and Edward Wright.
A nice range
> of topics were discussed -- the flexible definition
of the term,
> the connection with film noir, the influence of
online journals
> like Plots With Guns and Thuglit, the role humor
plays in the
> genre. Tim even got the weather to cooperate so that
it was
> suitably overcast when the proceedings started.
Nicely done.Vince
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