SMFS Members Nominated for the 2023 The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence

  

Several SMFS list members were nominated earlier this week for the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence. There are ten categories with five finalists in each category. SMFS members are finalists in two categories. Winners will be announced on Thursday, May 25^th. The SMFS members who reported their presence as finalists are:

 

Best Short Story

Blair Keetch for "To Catch a Kumiho” in In the Spirit of 13: A spirited crime anthology. (Carrick Publishing)

Sylvia Warsh for "The Natural Order of Things" in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: May/June 2022

M. H. Callway for "Must Love Dogs - or You're Gone" in GONE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CRIME STORIES. (Red Dog Press)

 

Best Novella

M. H. Callway for “Amdur's Ghost” in In the Spirit of 13: A spirited crime anthology. (Carrick Publishing)

 

For the full list of nominees and other information, please see the Crime Writers of Canada website.

SMFS Member Publication News: M. H. Callway

SMFS Member M. H. Callway reports today that her short story “The Seeker” appears in the anthology, The Dame Was Trouble. Published by Coffin Hop Press, the eBook is currently available at Amazon with the print edition out on August 10^th.

Synopsis:

A collection of Canadian Crime Fiction from the best and brightest female crime writers that the Great White North has to offer. From noir to hardboiled, and thriller to cozy mystery, these Dames know how to tell tales to thrill, chill and KILL.

SMFS Members Nominated for the Arthur Ellis Awards

The 2018 Arthur Ellis Awards nominees for the best in Canadian Crime Writing have been announced by the Crime Writers of Canada. There are eight categories. This year three SMFS members are finalists in two categories. They are:

Best Novella Category:

M. H. Callway for “Snake Oil” published in 13 Claws: An Anthology of Crime Stories (Carrick Publishing).

Vicki Delany for Blood And Belonging: A Ray Robertson Mystery (Orca Book Publishers).

Best Crime Short Story:

Sylvia M. Warsh for “The Ranchero's Daughter” published in 13 Claws: An Anthology of Crime Stories (Carrick Publishing).

Winners will be announced at the Arts & Letters club in Toronto on Thursday, May 24, 2018. More information on the Arthur Ellis awards can be found at their website.

SMFS Member Publication News: M. H. Callway

SMFS Member M. H. Callway’s short story, “The Cry” appears in Mystery Weekly Magazine: April 2018. The magazine is available from the publisher, at Amazon, and elsewhere.