Whether you’re trying to sell your first book or your fortieth, the road to publication is never an easy one to navigate. Let Liberty States Fiction Writers guide your way. A multi-genre organization, the Liberty States Fiction Writers is dedicated to the education and support of all fiction writers. We provide workshops, networking events and promotional opportunities to aid both published and yet-to-be-published writers.
October Workshop
November 14, 2026
How to Inject Authentic Police Work into Your Stories
NYPD Detective Peter McMahon (Retired)
We are pleased to have with us retired NYPD Detective Peter McMahon. Detective McMahon will be offering insights on how real crime investigations are conducted and will answer your questions regarding police procedures and conduct.
About the Presenter: NYPD Detective Peter McMahon was the NYPD’s longest serving Homicide Detective when he retired after 38 years on the force. McMahon investigated more than 1,500 homicides and personally solved more than 200 cases while working in New York City’s Lower East Side, Harlem, and Brooklyn. He started with the NYPD in 1981 patrolling NYC’s Lower East Side. He was also the last active police officer who attended the Housing Authority academy and not the NYPD Police Academy. At that time, the NYPD, NYC Housing Authority and MTA had separate forces with separate academies. McMahon has been involved in a number of high profile cases and appeared on America’s Most Wanted while working on the murder of a fellow police officer which he successfully solved. In another case involving the murder of a Russian businessman, McMahon worked the case for twenty years and was finally able to arrange for extradition of the murderer from Australia in 2019.
Mark Your Calendar for the
16th Annual
Liberty States Fiction
Writers Conference
April 10, 2027
Hilton Garden Inn, Hamilton, NJ
Conference Registration
Conference registration will open on November 1, 2026. The 2026 conference was SOLD OUT, so if you wish to attend our 2027 conference, please be sure to register early!
Join us on April 10, 2027, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Hamilton, New Jersey for the 16th Annual Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference. This is a great opportunity for published and aspiring authors to network and learn from a fantastic line-up of industry professionals. The conference will feature a dozen workshops that cover various aspects of writing including craft, business, promotion, and indie-publishing. Don’t miss out on a full day of education and networking! The conference also features FREE pitch sessions with an assortment of editors and agents.
Meet Our Keynote Speaker
Leticia Gomez
Editor-at-Large for DAFINA/KENSINGTON BOOKS
& Founder and Principal Agent of Savvy Literary Services
Leticia Gomez is an Editor-at-Large for Dafina Books, an imprint of Kensington Publishing
Corp., which focuses on high-quality fiction and non-fiction that centers on race, identity, and its impact on our experiences. She is also the founder and principal agent of Savvy Literary Services, a Texas-based literary agency that specializes in bringing culturally diverse voices to the forefront. She has helped her clients secure deals with the largest publishers in the world and has seen several of her projects successfully optioned for TV and film adaptation. Leticia is actively seeking to acquire fiction and nonfiction in all genres from mainstream authors as well as stories for marginalized communities with a focus on voices of color.
Not a Member? Join us!
The Liberty States Fiction Writers welcome pre-published writers at all levels as well as e-published, small press and traditionally published authors.
Yearly dues for new members are $50 and include attendance at monthly workshops, reduced conference rate, access to Members Only section with videos/podcasts of past workshops, monthly newsletters, promotional opportunities and more.
