SMFS Members are Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense 2024 Finalists

  

The Romance Writers of America Mystery/Romantic Suspense Chapter #144, also known as Kiss of Death, has announced their finalists for the “Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense.” There are multiple categories under the “Unpublished Division Finalists” and “Published Division Finalists” as listed on their website. The SMFS list members that reported that they are finalists are:

 

Published Division Finalists: Cozy Mystery Suspense 

Lori Robbins with Murder in Fourth Position: Murder in Fourth Position: An On Pointe Mystery (Level Best Books, October 2023).

 

Published Division Finalists: Historical Romantic Mystery Suspense 

donalee Moulton with Conflagration! (BWL Publishing Inc., November 2023).

Winners will be announced July 30th, 2024, in Austin. Texas.

SMFS Member is a 2024 International Thriller Award Finalist

The 2024 International Thriller Award Finalists in seven categories have been announced. SMFS list member Smita Harish Jain reported that she is a finalist in the “Best Short Story” category for her tale, “An Honorable Choice.” (Black Cat Weekly #96)

 

Winners will be announced at the annual ThrillerFest in June in New York City. For more information, including the full list of all the finalists this year, go to the International Thriller Writers website.

SMFS Members are 2023 International Thriller Award Finalists

 

The 2023 International Thriller Award Finalists in seven categories have been announced. Again this year, SMFS list members are represented in the “Best Short Story” category. Those members are:

 

Barb Goffman for “The Gift.” (Land of 10,000 Thrills: Bouchercon Anthology 2022, Down & Out Books)

 

Smita Harish Jain for "Publish or Perish.” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: September/October 2022)

 

Josh Pachter’s translation of Dominique Biebau's short story, "Russian for Beginners." (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: March/April 2022)

 

Anna Scotti for "Schrödinger, Cat" (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: March/April 2022)

 

Winners will be announced at ThrillerFest XVIII on Saturday, June 3^rd, in New York City. For more information, including the full list of all the finalists this year, go to the International Thriller Writers website.