Valerie Burns is an Agatha, Anthony, Edgar, and Next-Generation Award finalist author of crime fiction. She is also a mentor and adjunct professor in the Writing Popular Fiction MFA program.

Education

• MFA, Seton Hill University (Greensburg, PA), 2015 M.A., University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN), 2003 BA, Northwestern University (Evanston, IL), 1987

Publications

• The Plot is Murder (2017), Kensington.
• Read Herring Hunt (2018), Kensington.
• Travellin' Shoes (2018), Camel Press.
• The Novel Art of Murder (2018), Kensington.
• In the Dog House (2018), Lyrical Underground.
• The Puppy Who Knew Too Much (2019), Lyrical Underground.
• Wed, Read, and Dead (2019), Kensington.
• Motherless Child (2019), Camel Press.
• Bookmarked for Murder (2019), Kensington.
• Bark If It's Murder (2019), Lyrical Underground.
• Paw and Order (2020), Lyrical Underground.
• Sit, Stay, Slay! (2020), Lyrical Underground.
• Steal Away (2020), Camel Press.
• Killer Words (2021), Kensington.
• A Tourist's Guide to Murder (2021), Kensington.
• "Vermeer Affair" Midnight Hour: A chilling anthology of crime fiction from 20 authors of color (2021)
• Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder (2022), Kensington.
• Bookclubbed to Death (2022), Kensington.
• Murder is a Piece of Cake (2023), Kensington.
• Murder on Tour (2023), Kensington.
• Sniffing Out Murder (2023), Berkley.

Organizations

• Crime Writers Association (CWA)
• Thriller Writers International
• Mystery Writers of America
• Sisters in Crime, Inc (SinC)
• Dog Writers of America
• Crime Writers of Color

Presentations

• Steal Away (October 2020), Camel Press.

Achievements

• 2022 Anthony Award and Edgar Award Finalist; THE VERMEER CONSPIRACY
• 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Finalist; Mystery, STEAL AWAY
• 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Finalist; Mystery, Multicultural Fiction, TRAVELLIN' SHOES
• 2017 Agatha Award finalist; Best First Novel, THE PLOT IS MURDER