Charlotte Morganti
BIO
Biography

Charlotte Morganti is the award-winning author of The Gabrieli Mysteries. Her novel Breaking News: Local Heiress Dead won the inaugural Toby Award for Best Mystery by a Canadian Indie Author. A former corporate finance lawyer with an MFA in creative writing, she writes character-driven crime fiction set in small towns, where sharp humour, buried secrets, and emotionally complex sleuths collide.

ADDRESS
City: Gibsons, Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
GENRE
Mystery
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
##The End Game##
Publisher
##Halfdan Press##
Year
##2023##
Title
##Persimmon Worthing Short Mysteries##
Publisher
##Halfdan Press##
Year
##2023##
Title
##Breaking News: Local Heiress Dead##
Publisher
##Halfdan Press##
Year
##2024##
Title
##The Karma Murders##
Publisher
##HalfdanPress##
Year
##2025##
AWARDS
Awards
Name
##Sunshine Coast Writers & Editors Society Book Award (Sunshine Coast Voices category)##
Publication
##Breaking News: Local Heiress Dead##
Year
##2024##
Name
##Toby Award for Best Canadian Indie Mystery
Publication
##Breaking News: Local Heiress Dead##
Year
##2025##
LINKS
Links
website
The Night Shift Files newsletter
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
50
Presentation Genre
Basics of Building an Author Platform
Presentation Length
one hour
Presentation Description
Presentation description

This presentation outlines the basics of establishing visibility with an author's ideal readers. It deals with author branding, the foundation of a platform (genre, author voice, ideal reader), and the basics of a platform: website, newsletter, online presence. 

Presentation Fee(s)
$25 per TWUC participant; $40 per non-member participant
School presentation details
Audience Size
max 50
Intended Audience
High School
Presentation Length
one hour
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Bucket of Bones: Build the Skeleton of a Murder Mystery

an interactive and entertaining workshop for writers who want to learn how to brainstorm the basic elements of a murder mystery.

Presentation Fee(s)
none
Programs & Interests
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