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2012Free Comic Book Day
Your local comic book store
May 5, 2012
Comics. Free. 'nuff said.

• L.A. Noir at the Bar
  Los Angeles, CA
  May 20, 2012
  The L.A. Schmoozefest of the dark and the disturbed returns to the Mandrake Bar, and the lineup this go-round includes Lisa Brackmann, Brett Battles, Eric Stone, Fingers Murphy and a special appearance by The Mystery Dawg. There will also be a special short film screening of The Bloody Olive!, and Mysterious Galaxy will be on hand to sell books from all Noir at the Bar alumni.
  
  
• CrimeFest
  Bristol, UK
  May 24-27, 2012
  Guests of Honor: Lee Child, Jeffrey Deaver, Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström
  
  
• Bloody Words XII
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  June 1-3, 2012
  Guests of Honor: Linwood Barclay, Gayle Lynds
  
  
• International Mystery Writers Festival
  Owensboro, KY
  June 14-17, 2012
  Not your regular mystery festival -- the play's the thing. Also live radio drama and film debuts.
  
  
• ThrillerFest VII
  New York, NY
  July 11-14, 2012
  ThrillerMaster 2012: George V. Higgins
  ThrillerMaster 2011: R.L. Stine
  Spotlight Guest: Lee Child, John Sandford, Catherine Coulter
  
  
• PulpFest 2012
  Columbus, Ohio
  August 9-12, 2012
  Guest of Honor: Mike Resnick
  There will be celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of Edgr Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars and Tarzan of the Apes, as well as the 80th birthday of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian.
  
  
• Bloody Scotland
  Stirling, Scotland
  September 14-16, 2012
  Guests of Honour: Val McDermid, Ian Rankin
  
  
• Bouchercon
  Cleveland, OH
  October 4-7, 2012
  Guests of Honor: Elizabeth George, Robin Cook, Mary Higgins Clark
  Toastmaster: John Connolly
  The theme of the 2012 conference will be "Crime Fiction Rocks," with the opening ceremonies to be held at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
  
  
• Québec Crime Festival
  Québec, QC, Canada
  October 25-27, 2012
  
  
• Magna Cum Murder
  Muncie, Indianna
  October 26-28, 2012
  Crime writing festival sponsored by Ball State University.
  Guest of Honor: S. J. Rozan
  Banquet Speaker: Eric G. Wilson
  One Festival, One Book: The Moving Target by Ross Macdonald
  I gotta say, it's a great idea for all the attendees to read one title. Especially something as juicy as The Moving Target.
  
  
• NoirCon
  Philadelphia, PA
  November 8-11, 2012
  Guests of Honour: Lawrence Block, Otto Penzler
  Keynote Speaker: Robert Olen Butler
  Master of Ceremonies: Charles Benoit

2013

• Left Coast Crime 2013
  Colorado Springs Colorado
  March 21-24, 2013

Compiled by Kevin Burton Smith. Missing something? Let me know.