Dallas Mystery Writers
All writers welcome
Join when you're ready
Fun mix of beginner to professional
Dallas Mystery Writers
A group of friendly writers enjoying a program at every meeting. Sometimes about writing, sometimes about criming (descriptions, not instructions).
LOCATION:
The Dallas
Mystery Writers meet the first Saturday of each month (except January) at the
Olive Garden, 4240 Belt Line (at Midway), Addison, TX, 75001. Meeting time is
10:15 AM—Noon, followed by lunch.
There is a
$10 fee for non-members (cash only) for the program and drinks-only attendees
when we meet in person (members get in automatically). No reservations necessary — there’s always room for another writer. Stay after the program and break bread(sticks) with your fellow writers.
Contact James with questions
HOW TO PLAN AND WRITE A SERIESby REAVIS Z. WORTHAM
May 2, 2026, 10:15 AM
Spur Award winner Reavis Z. Wortham retired in 2011 and now works harder than before as the author of the critically acclaimed Red River historical mystery series. Kirkus Reviews listed his first novel, The Rock Hole, as one of their Top 12 Mysteries of 2011. True West Magazine included Dark Places as one of 2015’s Top 12 Modern Westerns. The Providence Journal said, “Unraveled is a hidden gem of a book that reads like Craig Johnson’s Longmire on steroids.”
Wortham is the author of 20 novels, starting with the historical Red River mysteries, the high octane contemporary western series featuring Texas Ranger Sonny Hawke, the traditional Cap Whitlatch westerns, and his new western horror series that kicks off with Comancheria.
He’s the winner of two Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America, and six Will Rogers Medallions. In addition, he received the Benjamin Franklin award for his first novel, The Rock Hole.
Membership Details
We are open
to writers of all genres from mystery to romance to speculative fiction and all
points in between. If you want to write or write better, you are welcome to
attend any of our regular meetings.
Zoom
Access, onsite prepayments, and support for the group’s continuing efforts (dues,
kinda, and support) are $50 per year.
Members
attend in-person meetings for free and get the Zoom link for meetings they
prefer to attend remotely (although we’ll miss you).
MEMBERSHIP
BENEFITS:
•No door fee
at meetings
•Zoom link
provided for every meeting.
