Lois Winston is happy to announce that Seams Like the Perfect Crime, the 14th book in her Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery series, is a finalist for the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Comedy and the Readers Choice Award. Check out the full list of finalists here: https://www. killernashville.com/2026silver-falchion-award-fi nalists and congrats to all the other finalists!

In addition, Lois will be presenting a workshop on “Goal, Motivation & Conflict: The Three Building Blocks of Every Novel, Synopsis, Pitch, and Back Cover Copy,” as well as, appearing on several panels at the Killer Nashville Writers Conference, August 20-23, 2026.

To learn more about Lois and her books, visit: https://www.loiswinston.com/.