News & Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
Book Events:
September 26-27, 2026 Participating author at SCBWI’s Midwest Conference in Nashville, TN.
October 24, 2026 Will participate in a panel on Writing for Young Readers sponsored by the U of L Women’s Center in partnership with the Louisville Book Festival.
November 7, 2026 Participating author at the Bards & Friends Area Authors Book Sale, Hardin County Public Library, 10 AM- 2 PM.
November 14, 2026 Participating author at Autumn Among the Authors. Crume Haven Winery, Mt. Washington, KY, 12-3PM
LATEST NEWS
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU is being re-released by White City Press on September 15 2026!
DEATH IN THE END ZONE has been named the 2026 NYC Big Book Award winner in the mystery category.
THE BIG SWITCH: VARNEY AND CEDRIC was named a Readers’ Favorite finalist in children’s fiction for 4th-6th graders.
Excited to share that MISSING MOM was named first runner-up for Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion Award in the juvenile/young adult category! 
Thrilled to receive a lovely review of THE BIG SWITCH: VARNEY AND CEDRIC from Midwest Book Review!
https://www.midwestbookreview.com/cbw/jul_26.htm#suziehousley
Interviewed about THE BIG SWITCH: VARNEY AND CEDRIC and DEATH IN THE END ZONE by John Crowley on “Talking Books”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6sCTVEVyJM
“Betrayal,” a short fiction piece, appeared in the Sprint 2026 issue of The Louisville Review. https://louisvillereview.org/tlr-98
DEATH IN THE END ZONE had its official release on May 18!
THE BIG SWITCH: VARNEY AND CEDRIC received a lovely review from Readers’ Favorite:
https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/the-big-switch
MISSING MOM was named a third place finalist in the NEST (National Excellence in Storytelling Contest)
DEATH IN THE END ZONE received a really nice review: https://bookrevues.blogspot.com/2026/06/death-at-end-zone-by-lynn-slaughter.html
Always fun to be interviewed on Hasty Book List! https://www.hastybooklist.com/blog/author-interview-lynn-slaughter
My article on the importance of backstory to character development appeared in Writer’s Digest:
https://www.writersdigest.com/no-backstory-bashing-allowed
My essay on “Never Say Never” appeared in: https://booksbywomen.org/never-say-never-our-passions-as-writers-may-take-us-to-unexpected-places/
My article on mysteries for sports lovers appeared in CrimeReads magazine! https://crimereads.com/boxing-football-cricket-and-more-5-mysteries-for-sports-lovers/
My article on the internet as a valuable research tool appeared “In Reference to Murder”:
https://inreferencetomurder.blogspot.com/2026/05/author-r-with-lynn-slaughter.html
THE BIG SWITCH: VARNEY AND CEDRIC received a starred review and was named a “notable book” by Blue Ink Reviews!
My essay on “Echoes of Childhood” appeared on Debra Goldstein’s It’s Not Always a Mystery blog: https://www.debrahgoldstein.com/echoes-from-childhood-by-lynn-slaughter/
LEISHA’S SONG was named the 2026 Maxy Award winner in the middle grade/young adult category: 
https://www.maxyawards.com/
My article on work-life balance appeared in GirlsTalkHQ: https://www.girltalkhq.com/work-life-balance-for-contemporary-women-its-complicated/
March 26, 2026 Release day for my debut middle grade novel, an identity-swapping tale published by Nightingale Books, THE BIG SWITCH: VARNEY AND CEDRIC!
March 28, 2026 Participating author at the Hooks ‘N Crooks Book Signing. 11-4 PM, Georgetown Optimist Club.
March 2026 Nice article by Emily Clover in MEDIUM about MISSING MOM: [https://medium.com/@
MISSING MOM was named a finalist for the Imadjinn Award in the young adult category! 
MISSING MOM was nominated for an Agatha and named a Dante Rossetti Finalist for Young Adult Fiction!
