SMFS Official Announcement: 2020 Derringer Award Finalists

Since 1998, the Short Mystery Fiction Society has awarded the annual Derringers—after the popular pocket pistol—to outstanding published stories. The awards recognize outstanding stories published during 2019. Results of membership voting are scheduled to be posted on May 1, 202020.

As graphically posted late last night to our list by 2020 Derringer Awards Coordinator Tony Rudzki, these are the official 202020 Derringer Award Finalists:

Flash	Author
Lucky	Trey Dowell
The Two-Body Problem	Josh Pachter
2 Percent	Lissa Marie Redmond
Birdbrain	C J Verburg
The Six-Year-Old Serial Killer	Chris Chan
Short
Grist For The Mill	Kaye George
Love, or Something Like It	Michael Bracken
A Sure Thing	C.C. Guthrie
On the Road with Mary Jo	John Floyd
Pig Lickin’ Good	Debra H. Goldstein
Long
Miss Starr’s Good-bye	Leslie Budewitz
None Shall Sleep	Sylvia Maultash Warsh
Pretty Dreams	Peter W. J. Hayes
See Humble and Die	Rick Helms
Lucy's Tree	Sandra Murphy
Novelette
Her Sister's Secrets	Brendan DuBois
The Cripplegate Apprehension	Rick Helms
The Concrete Smile	Frank Zafiro
The Dutchy	Doug Allyn
I Called to Say You're Dead	Stephen Greco

A vote of the SMFS membership will determine the winner in each category. Results will be announced in May 2020.

For more on the Derringers and the rules, please see the Derringer Awards Policy post

Kevin R. Tipple 
President-SMFS