Member Honors: Debra H. Goldstein

 Debra H. Goldstein's novel Three Treats Too Many is a finalist for the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Cozy Award.

Publication News: Dead Man's Hand

 Crimeucopia has released an anthology of mystery/Western crossovers titled Dead Man's Hand.  It includes "Wild Yellow," by Brandon Barrows, "For the Honor of the Family," by Jim Doherty, and "Redemption" by John Floyd.

 

Member Awards: Shamus

 

The Private Eye Writers of America have announced the Shamus Awards for 2021.  Congratulations to John M. Floyd who won the Best Short Story Shamus for "Mustang Sally," which appeared in Black Cat Mystery Magazine #7.  And more congratulations to Richard Helms who won Best Original Private Eye Paperback for  Brittle Karma.

Member Publication News: Brandon Barrows

 Brandon Barrows has a story, What Comes Around," in the July issue of The Dark City magazine and a novella, "No Matter What,"  in Funny as a Heart Attack: an Anthology of Clown Noir.

Member Publication News: Michael Bracken

 

Close to the Bone just published Michael Bracken's story "Stray Dogs and Good intentions."  Read it for free here.

Member Publication News: Joan Leotta

 

The Academy of Heart and Mind just published Joan Leotta's story "What's in a Name?"

Member Publication News: Michael Bracken

 Michael Bracken's story "Disposable Women" is available for free at Tough Magazine.

Member Publication news: J.M. Taylor

Genretarium Press has just published J.M. Taylor's novel Dark Heat.

Member Honors: Agatha Awards

 Malice Domestic has announced the 2021 Agatha Award winners.  Congratulations to Short Mystery Fiction Society members Barb Goffman, who won the Best Short Story for "Dear Emily Etiquette" (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct) and Richie Narvaez, who won the Best Children's/YA Award for Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco.

Publication News: Mary Reed and Eric Mayer

The latest issue of Mystery Readers Journal: "Historical Mysteries 2" features "A Talking Snake and Other Mysteries," by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer.

Publication News: Black Cat Mystery Magazine

 

Issue #9 of Black Cat Mystery Magazine has arrived and it features four stories by Society members:

Michael Bracken - " Sonny's Encore"

John M. Floyd - "The Jericho Train"

James A. Hearn - "Becoming Zero"

Stacy Woodson - "Last Rites"

Member Publication News: Sandra Murphy

 Sandra Murphy has two articles in the latest issue of Mystery Readers Journal: "Historical Mysteries 2."

* "Music Defines a Decade."

* "Writing What You Don't Know But Can Research."

Officers Announcement

 The Society's officers through June 30, 2022 are:

Robert Lopresti, President

José H. Bográn, Vice-President

Anthony Rudzki, Derringer Award Coordinator

Joseph S. Walker, Assistant Derringer Award Coordinator

Member Publication News: Sylvia Warsh

 "Recreating the Past," by Sylvia Warsh, appears in the current issue of Mystery Readers Journal, "History Mysteries II."

Member Honors: Brandon Barrows

Brandon Barrows' story "Gun-Quick" was second runner-up (third place overall) for the Mustang Award for Western Flash Fiction.  You can red it here.

Member Awards: Thrillers

 The International Thriller Writers announced the Thriller Awards yesterday.  Winners included Alan Orloff's "Rent Due" for Best Short Story (in Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir, edited by Michael Bracken), and David Heska Wanbli Weiden's Winter Counts for Best First Novel.

Member Publication News: Carolyn Rowland

Kydala Publishing recently released Cargo Wars: Boundary Shock Quarterly 015.  Among the stories included is "Dark Market Trading," by Carolyn Rowland.

Member Publication News: Ron Katz

 The new issue of Mystery Readers Journal, "History Mysteries II," features Ron Katz's article "History as a Red Herring."

Publication News: That's Really Messed Up

 That's Really Messed Up: Whacked Out Stories from Pulphouse Fiction Magazine was published yesterday.  It features "The Birth of Booger Nation" by David H. Hendrickson, and "Resolutions R Us" by Annie Reed.

Member Publication News: Merrilee Robson

 Merrilee Robson is the writer of the week at The People's Friend.  She is featured there with an interview as well as a story.

Member Publication News: Joseph S. Walker

Joseph S. Walker's story "Give or Take a Quarter Inch" was published this week in TOUGH. 

Member Publication News: Lamont Turner

 

Issue #60 of Dark Dossier is out and features Lamont Turner's story "Each Day That I Die."

Member Honors: Claire Murray

Claire Murray's short story, "Nanoni and shish-Ka-toomi" won Honorable Mention in the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable 2021 Short Story Contest.