Creatures, Crimes & Creativity 2026 Anthology

by S.J. Rozan, Valerie B. Williams (Contributor)

The Creatures, Crimes & Creativity (C3) Con is a long weekend gathering of readers AND writers of mystery, suspense, thriller, horror, sci-fi, fantasy and paranormal fiction. From the beginning we have produced an annual anthology, filled with stories submitted by attendees. In honor of this being the 13th C3 Con, luck is the book's theme. Good or bad fortune figures prominently in each of these stories, and like the Con itself, this book offers a variety of mysteries, thrillers, fantasy and horror stories. Something for everyone and every one of them is great!



Contributing authors include international bestseller SJ Rozan, Julia Vee, Ken Bebelle, K.T. Nguyen, L.C. Parfomak, Scott Tisch, Ann Stolinsky, Thomas A. Burns Jr., Christopher Chambers, Ilene Schneider, Jeff Markowitz, Serg Koren, Mark Bergin, Richard C. White, P.A. Duncan, A.M. Loweecey, Teel James Glenn, B.L. Mostyn, Brandy Stoker, Jessica Sparrow, D.A. Spruzen, Valerie B. Williams, Kelly A. Harmon, Tom Sterling, Anne Arrandale, James Irwin, Elysia Jones, Carol Gyzander and Susan Elizabeth Gray

360 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 17, 2026

About the author

SJ Rozan, a native New Yorker, is the author of the Bill Smith and Lydia Chin detective series as well as several stand-alone novels. She has won the the Edgar, Nero, Macavity, Shamus and Anthony awards for Best Novel and the Edgar award for Best Short Story. She is a former Mystery Writers of America National Board member, a current Sisters in Crime National Board member, and President of the Private Eye Writers of America. In January 2003 she was an invited speaker at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In February 2005 she will be Guest of Honor at the Left Coast Crime convention in El Paso, Texas. A former architect in a practice that focussed on police stations, firehouses, and zoos, SJ Rozan was born and raised in the Bronx. She currently lives in Greenwich Village, New York. (from the author's website)"
S.J. Rozan has a B.A. from Oberlin College and M.Arch from SUNY/Buffalo