RARA-AVIS: Re: RARA-AVIS Digest V2 #51

Tom Sweeney (sweeneyt@nh.ultranet.com)
Thu, 02 Oct 1997 11:54:34 -0700 >Anthony Britto asked:
>> Tell me more about Bouchercon. Where do we register? Is it too late?
>>
>
>Bouchercon is America's biggest Mystery convention (held every year,
>occasionally abroad) and though the emphasis is on mystery there is
>enough space for a fair sprinkling of hardboiled and noir material.
>Registration is $75, and the convention (2,000 fans, writers, publishers,
>lovers and other ne'er-do-wells) is held over 4 days in Monterey (this
>year}. The Bouchercon website is
><http://users.aol.com/bchrcon97/index.htm>

Registration is $100. The convention hotels and all nearby hotels are full.
They were yuppie, anyway. I have a nice (noir) room 20 miles away at the
Salinas Econolodge. ($35. a night). Ask for a room with a flashing neon sign
outside the window.

Tom Sweeney
Portsmouth, NH

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