About

A former journalist and magazine editor, Judy Penz Sheluk is the bestselling author of two mystery series: The Glass Dolphin Mysteries and Marketville Mysteries, both of which have been published in multiple languages. Her short crime fiction appears in several collections, including the Superior Shores Anthologies, which she also edited. With a passion for understanding the ins and outs of all aspects of publishing, Judy is also the founder and owner of Superior Shores Press, which she established in February 2018.

Judy has also written two how-to guides to publishing. Finding Your Path to Publication: A Step-by-Step Guide was the Winner of the 2024 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Nonfiction. The follow-up to that book, Self-publishing: The Ins & Outs of Going Indie, provides an insider’s insight into the world of self-publishing. 

Judy is a member of  Sisters in Crime National, Sisters in Crime – Guppies, Sisters in Crime – Toronto, International Thriller Writers, Inc., the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and Crime Writers of Canada, where she served on the Board of Directors, most recently as Chair.

She lives in Northern Ontario, Canada, with her husband, Mike, and their golden retriever, Gibbs.

Enough about me, here’s more about me…

October 2024: Baseball, Books, and Banter with Nicole Asselin (47:55) YouTube or Podcast. Writing tips, book recommendations and more! 

September 2024: Feature article in the SooToday by Darren Taylor. 

August 2024: Winner: 2024 Silver Falchion Award for Best Nonfiction (Finding YOUR Path to Publication)

July 2024: Talking about Larceny & Last Chances with Alan R. Warren on House of Mystery on NBC.

July 2024: No One Wants You to Fail, an article in Killer Nashville Magazine 

May 2024: An interview by Charlie Kondek in Killer Nashville Magazine 

April 2024: CanvasRebel Interview

January 2024: Noir at the Bar Seattle: Hosted by Alan R. Warren on House of Mystery on NBC, with authors Winona Kent and Iona Wishaw, as we read from our books. I’m reading an abridged version of Chapter 1, Skeletons in the Attic. My segment runs at the beginning, about 8 minutes (excluding commercial breaks)

January 2024: When the End is Just the Beginning: Killer Nashville Magazine, January 2024

January 2024: SAM MAGAZINE: My short story, PLAN D is read by Joanna Vander Vlugt  (28 minutes)

December 2023: The Book Cover, interviews by Lisa Tucker (33:51) and on Finding Your Path to Publication (34:15)

December 2023: 10 Tips for Submitting to an Anthology: Killer Nashville Magazine, December 2023

November 2023: Crime Writers of Canada Podcast (focus on Publishing): CWC Podcast (27 minutes)

September 2023: Multi-author tribute to CRIMYSTERY in Taiwan.

June 2, 2023 Sault This Week article by Nadine Robinson (4 minute read)

May 2023: House of Mystery on NBC: Interview by Alan R. Warren (55 minutes)

Off the Shelf with Sisters in Crime Atlanta (56 minutes)

The Borderline Radio Soo, interview by Lisa Tucker (35 minutes)

Article in the Sault Star by Brian Kelly – not entirely accurate but a nice nod nonetheless

November 2022: Before There Were Skeletons on House of Mystery on NBC: Interview by Alan R. Warren (29 minutes)

Author Palooza 2022: Interview at Sault Ste Marie Public Library (4:55 minutes)

Lurking with Legends: An interactive live reading with David M. Kelly, Richard H. Stephens, Val Tobin, Ann Charles and … me (45 minutes)

January 2022: The Marketville Mysteries on the House of Mystery Radio on NBC: Interviewed by Alan R. Warren and Michael Hawley (56 minutes)

Thriller Panel (November 2021): Barrie Public Library with Anne Burke, Peter McPhie and Jessica Hamilton, interviewed by Katrin Szymanski (60 minutes)

The Borderline Radio Soo (October 2021): Interview by Lisa Tucker (30 minutes)

YouTube Video (August 2021): Crime Writers of Canada: Meet The Board: Part I interviewed by CWC Member Eric D’Souza (21 minutes)

Podcast (April 2021): Chatting with Authors with Janet Elizabeth Lynn and Will Zeilinger (32 minutes)

Podcast (November 2020): Barrie Public Library Author Showcase (9 minutes)

Podcast (November 2020): Crime Beat Confidential with Sharon Crawford and PI Dana Bowman on ThatChannel.com (54 minutes)

Podcast (May 2020): Dead to Writes with Donna Carrick (1 hour, 6 minutes)

Last, but not least

I love visiting book clubs, PROBUS Groups and more. CONTACT ME to find out more. I’ll even send you bookmarks!