Election of New Officers

The SMFS membership is pleased to congratulate our new officers. Their terms begin, today, July 1^st.

 

President: Joseph S. Walker

 

Vice President: Linda Kay Hardie

 

Derringer Coordinator:  Paula Messina

 

Assistant Derringer Coordinator: Mark Schuster

 

Both the President and Vice President serve two-year terms while the Derringer Coordinator and Assistant Derringer Coordinator each serve a one year term. More information about the duties and responsibilities of the officers can be found here.

Awards: EQMM Readers Awards

 

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine has announced the winners of their annual Readers Awards.  The members of the Short Mystery Fiction Society on the list are:

#10 G.M. Malliet - “The White Star”
#9 Steve Hockensmith - “Curious Incidents”
#7 Smita Harish Jain - “The Fraud of Dionysus”
#6 Joseph Walker - “The Last Man in Lafarge” 
#5 Anna Scotti - “No Legacy So Rich”
#4 David Dean - “A Season of Night” 
#2 Bill McCormick - “Demon in the Depths”
#1 Karen Harrington - “Boo Radley College Prep” 

Publication News: Best Mystery Stories of the Year

 

The first volume in Otto Penzler's new series The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year has been released.  Seven of the twenty stories are by members of the Society:

Michael Bracken. "Blest be the Ties That Bind." Black Cat Mystery Magazine.

Martin Edwards. "The Locked Cabin." The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths.

John Floyd. "Biloxi Bound." The Strand Magazine.

Jacqueline Freimor.  "That Which is True." Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.

Tom Mead. "Heatwave."   Detective Thrillers Short Stories.

Joseph Walker. "Etta at the End of the World." Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.

Andrew Welsh-Huggins. "The Path I Took."  Mystery Tribune.

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