More than 100 members of International Thriller Writers are calling for the resignation of the organization’s board in a new petition, “per the ITW bylaws,” following charges that the board failed to take members’ sexual assault complaints seriously. The petition says that, ” If needed, we will submit a quorum of 10 percent of ITW member signatures” to call for election of a new board among active members. ITW debut author chair Laurie Chandlar had resigned her post in protest last week, after she and author Penni Jones “brought serious concerns to the ITW board regarding a male author’s behavior […]
