Awards: Crime Writers of Canada

 

The Crime Writers of Canada have announced the shortlists for their 2022 Awards of Excellence.  Among the finalists are:

 

Best Crime Novella:

Marcelle Dubé. "Identity Withheld." Falcon Ridge Publishing.

Elvie Simons. "Not So Fast, Dr. Quick." Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. July/August.

 

Best Crime Story:

 Hilary Davidson. "Weed Man." Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. September/October.

Elizabeth Elwood. "Number 10 Marlborough Place." Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. November/December.

Charlotte Morganti. "All My Darlings." Die Laughing: An Anthology of Humorous Mysteries. 

Melissa Yi. "Dead Man's Hand." Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. March/April. 

Publication News: Death of a Bad Neighbour

 This is the publication date for Death of a Bad Neighbour: Revenge is Criminal, edited by Jack Calverley.  Among the stories included are: 

Hilary Davidson. "King of the Castle."

Eve Elliot. "One Spye After Another." 

Wendy Harrison. "A Little Power."

Steve Hockensmith. "The Book of Eve (the First Mystery)."

Robert Lopresti. "Lambs and Wolves."

Warren Moore. "One of Us is Dying."

2020 SMFS Anthony Award Nominees: Short Stories Availability

Bouchercon has updated their 2020 Anthony Award Nominees page to include the links to read online for free the nominated short stories in the “Best Short Story” category. There are five available short stories to read which includes three short stories by two SMFS list members. As previously announced, The SMFS nominees in this category are:   

Hilary Davidson’s “Unforgiven” from the anthology, Murder a-Go-Go’s: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Go’s, published by Down & Out Books. The anthology is also nominated in the Best Anthology or Collection category.

Art Taylor’s “Hard Return” from the anthology, Crime Travel, published by Wildside Press. The anthology was edited by SMFS list member Barb Goffman. The anthology is also nominated in the Best Anthology or Collection category.

Art Taylor’s “Better Days” from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: May/June 2019. Mr. Taylor wrote about his story at The First Two Pages: “Better Days” by Art Taylor.

All of the nominated short stories can be read by going to the Bouchercon 2020 Anthony Award Nominees page.

2020 SMFS Anthony Award Nominees

Several SMFS Members are nominated for Anthony Awards in various categories.

Best Short Story

Hilary Davidson’s “Unforgiven” from the anthology, Murder a-Go-Go’s: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Go’s, published by Down & Out Books. The anthology is also nominated in the Best Anthology or Collection category.

Art Taylor’s “Hard Return” from the anthology, Crime Travel, published by Wildside Press. The anthology was edited by SMFS list member Barb Goffman. The anthology is also nominated in the Best Anthology or Collection category.

Art Taylor’s “Better Days” from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: May/June 2019. Mr. Taylor wrote about his story at The First Two Pages: “Better Days” by Art Taylor.

Best Anthology or Collection

The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods, edited by SMFS list member Michael Bracken, published by Down & Out Books.

Crime Travel, edited by SMFS list member Barb Goffman, published by Wildside Press.

Parnall Hall Presents Malice Domestic: Mystery Most Edible, edited by Verena Rose, Rita Owen, and SMFS list member Shawn Reilly Simmons, published by Wildside Press.

Best Paperback Original

E. A. Aymar’s The Unrepentant, published by Down & Out Books.

Gigi Pandian’s The Alchemist’s Illusion, published by Midnight Ink.

Gabriel Valjan’s, The Naming Game, published by Winter Goose Press.

Best First Novel

Tara Laskowski’s, One Night Gone, published by Graydon Press.

Bouchercon 2020 this year is only online during October 16-17, 2020. The voting will be conducted during the “Virtual Bouchercon” with the Anthony Awards presented in an online ceremony on October 17^th.  The full list of all the nominees is on the official Bouchercon website.

SMFS wishes all the nominees well and especially our members.

SMFS Member Podcast: Frank Zafiro interviews Hilary Davidson

SMFS member Frank Zafiro has a long running podcast titled “Wrong Place, Write Crime.” One of the things he does on that is interview folks. This week he interviews SMFS member Hilary Davidson. This episode can be heard here.

SMFS Members on the Anthony Short Story Finalist Bouchercon Panel

Debra H. Goldstein has informed the list of her appearance on the Anthony Short Story Finalist Panel Friday at 1 PM. Though Jen Conley will not be attending the panel, SMFS members Hilary Davidson, Barb Goffman, and Art Taylor will be on the panel with Debra H. Goldstein. 

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Gerald So Interviews 2017 Derringer Finalist Hilary Davidson

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