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A Bit Tardy, But Still Welcome - The Rap Sheet

The weekend is almost here. Ready?
Today Panzer made a stop at The Rap Sheet site. There our traveling kitty boy discovered the Macavity Awards winners have been announced. J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the winners and the nominees in each of the five categories. There are so many winners and nominees listed, that it's better if you read the post at the site.
 Panzer says, "He also explains the Macavity Awards are named after a cat." 
Note: It's a longish medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits).
 To read the post tootle over to  Macavity Awshort sards

16 Notable Writing Workshops and Conferences in November 2023 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Read the guidelines!
Today, Panzer made a stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There with just a little digging in the posts, he found one about November workshops and conferences for writers.
 Erica Verrillo lists 16 writing workshops and conferences for fiction, nonfiction, short story, novels, and poetry writers. There are workshops to help you with your agent pitches and preparing your manuscript for submission to publishers. Several of the admission deadlines are next week.
 Panzer says, "Be sure to read the application guidelines. Some of the conferences and workshops have application restrictions."
To read the post tootle over to Writing Workshops and Conferences

Commending Irish and Adventure Fiction - The Rap Sheet

Interesting books on the list.
Today, Panzer found the announcement of the An Post Irish Book Awards shortlist at The Rap Sheet site.
 J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the categories and the crime fiction section of the shortlist. The post includes links to the voting rules, history of the awards and the full shortlist.
 Panzer says, "Read the voting rules. Only one vote per email address."
Note: This is a short-medium length post; but, if you plan to read the rules and vote, it will be a long post. Depending on what you do, you'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.
To read the post tootle over to Irish and Adventure

Free Viewing In Case You Missed The BookFest 2023

They got those videos up quick.
In case you missed this weekend's The BookFest Fall 2023, Panzer discovered they already have the videos posted online.
 
At the YouTube channel Books That Make You site scroll down to The BookFest Fall 2023 heading. You can click the Play all button or click on each cover below the heading to watch them individually.  The videos are divided into for Readers and for Writers as The BookFest is for both. There are over 10 hours of viewing available. Enjoy.
 
To watch BookFest tootle over toThe BookFest Fall 2023

Your Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on expanding the family:
We were at the vet's today. I saw Mom looking at kittens. She was cooing little kitten noises at them. It was disgusting.
So ... She's thinking about getting a new kitten, huh?
Why? Why? Oh, why?
Exactly what's in it for me?*
Okay ...
She did tell me the other day that she had the world's most self-centered feline.
But a new kitten?
Now that's self-centered.



*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Please. I'll be good. I promise.

  HintHere's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.
As always remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.
Have fun!
To do the puzzle tootle over to Please. I'll be good. I promise.

Free Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast: The Perfect Patsy

See you tomorrow.
Now, if you're ready for a mystery audio short story, Panzer found one at the Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast.
 The episode The Perfect Patsy is written by Bern Sy Moss and read by Jessica Williams. It's 13 minutes long including the intro.
 
 Have fun!
 To listen to the podcast tootle over to MysteryRat's Maze

Free NOVA PBS Episode: Cat Tales

There's nothing there I don't know.
For all you cat lovers visiting here, Panzer found a documentary on the NOVA PBS Official channel on YouTube for you.
 
The NOVA PBS episode Cat Tales is 53 minutes long. It's filled with all kinds of interesting historical facts about cats.
 Grab a blanket and a cup of cocoa and have fun learning.
 To watch the episode tootle over to Cat Tales

Free Mystery Audiobook:Gotcha!

  I'll see what else I can find for you.
If you like interesting and different pets in your mystery audiobooks, Panzer found one for you. The prequel novella Gotcha! is written and narrated by Wendy Neugent. It's 1 hour 7 minutes long.
 This will be a quick listen. Enjoy!
 
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Gotcha!

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Chaos at the Campground

  It's a short mystery.
If you're in the mood for a cozy mystery audiobook today, Panzer found one.
 The audiobook Chaos at the Campground is by Mel Morgan. It's 2 hours and 38 minutes long.
Have fun listening!
 To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Chaos at the Campground