Join Mary Jumbelic, M.D. at Ithaca’s Buffalo Street Books for workshop “Forensics For Writers” focused on the techniques she utilized with writing her most recent work Speak Her Name (2025). Mary will offer insight into authentic language, characters, descriptions, and suspense, to help your true crime or mystery writing come alive! Learn the processes used by an award-winning author with structured exercises to help frame your story.

Published memoirist of two award-winning books “Here, Where Death Delights” (2023) and “Speak Her Name” (2025) based on her 25-year career as forensic pathologist and former Chief Medical Examiner of Onondaga County, Mary’s latest work “Speak Her Name” focuses on her investigations into violent crimes against women, with such high-profile cases as Leslie Neulander, Carol Ryan, and April Gregory highlighting the reality of our society and its treatment of women—and the enduring power of our voices to effect change.

Registration required for this free event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forensics-for-writers-workshop-tickets-1976359618822.