Writing Awards
Vicki was a 2023 and 2022 San Francisco Writers’ Conference Named Finalist and most recently her first manuscript was honored by the Atlanta Writers Club at their 2023 spring conference.
Upcoming Events
2026
FEBRUARY
Left Coast Crime Conference
San Francisco, CA
MARCH
New Orleans Book Festival
New Orleans, LA
MARCH
RTDNA First Amendment Awards
Washington DC
APRIL
Carole Kneeland Project for Responsible Journalism
Austin, TX
MAY
ThrillerFest XXI 2026
New York City
MAY
Atlanta Writers Conference
Atlanta, GA
JUNE
Southeastern Writers Association (SWA) 2026 Writers Conference
St. Simon’s Island, GA
JULY
Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference
Corte Madera, CA
AUGUST
Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference
Franklin, TN
OCTOBER
Decatur Book Festival
Atlanta, GA
OCTOBER
Bouchercon
Calgary, Canada
Previous Events
2025
FEBRUARY
San Francisco Writers Conference
Hyatt, San Francisco, CA
MARCH
RTDNA First Amendment Awards
The Watergate, Washington DC
New Orleans Book Festival
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
APRIL
Townsend Prize for Fiction Awards Sponsor
Atlanta, GA
MAY
32nd Atlanta Writers Conference
The Westin, Atlanta, GA
JUNE
Radio Television Digital News Association
Monteleone, New Orleans, LA
ITW ThrillerFest XX
Hyatt, New York City
JULY
Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference
Book Passage Bookstore & Café
Corte Madera, CA
SEPTEMBER
Bouchercon, Blood on the Bayou
Marriott, New Orleans, LA
Online News Association
Hyatt, New Orleans, LA
OCTOBER
RTDNA First Amendment Awards
Gotham Hall, New York City
2024
FEBRUARY
San Francisco Writers Conference
San Francisco, CA
MARCH
First Amendment Awards
Washington DC
MAY
ITW/Thrillerfest
New York City
MOCA GALA
Atlanta, Ga
JUNE
RTDNA/Excellence in Journalism Conference
Milwaukee, WI
Southeast Regional Emmy Awards
Atlanta, Ga
JULY
Mystery Writers Conference
Book Passage Bookstore, Corte Madera, CA
AUGUST – SEPTEMBER
Bouchercon, The World Mystery Conference
Nashville, Tennessee
SEPTEMBER
Southeast Regional Gold and Silver Circle Awards
Atlanta, Ga
Online News Association
Atlanta, Ga
OCTOBER
RTDNA/Murrow Awards
New York City
Cheryl Strayed Writing Workshop
Omega Institute, New York
NOVEMBER
Jackson Hole Writers Conference
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
RTDNA of the Carolinas
Charlotte, NC
2023
June
NATAS Southeast Emmy Gold and Silver Circle Awards
Atlanta, GA
Board Member
September
NATAS Southeast Regional Emmy Awards
Atlanta, GA
Board Member
September
RTDNA, Excellence in Journalism Minneapolis
Sponsor: CNN
October
Edward R. Murrow Awards NYC
Sponsor: CNN Newsource
November
Atlanta Writers Conference
November
RTDNA of the Carolinas
Charlotte, NC
Organizations & Support
The Atlanta Writers Club—Member
National Academy Television Arts & Sciences—Board of Governor’s
RTDNA—Member, Sponsor-CNN Newsource
The Kneeland Project
The Hambidge Center Rabun Gap
MOCA
Boys And Girls Club of Metro Atlanta
Atlanta Photography Group
OMEGA Rhinebeck, NY