Derringer Award Stories Results

Photo by Melodie Campbell


Since 1998, the Short Mystery Fiction Society has awarded our annual Derringer Awards for outstanding published mystery and crime stories.

The current regular Derringer Awards are:
  • Best Flash Story (Up to 1,000 words)
  • Best Short Story (1,001 to 4,000 words)
  • Best Long Story (4,001 to 8,000 words)
  • Best Novelette (8,001 to 20,000 words)

Winning stories are in bold.    Finalist stories are in light.
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