Member Publication News: Karen Harrington

 Guilty Crime Magazine published Karen Harrington's story "Acknowledgements" this week.  Read it for free here.

Malice Domestic and the Short Mystery Fiction Society

 

Many members of the Society will be attending Malice Domestic later this month.  This is based on the still-tentative schedule, so please go there for more authoritative and up-to-date information.

FRIDAY APRIL 22

10:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Malice-Go-Round: It's Like Speed Dating, But With Authors.

Teresa Inge, Josh Pachter. 

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m. Make It Snappy: Our Agatha Best Short Story Nominees

Barb Goffman, Richie Narvaez, Gigi Pandian, Art Taylor (moderator)

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m. Blurring Genres: Blending a Cozy with Romance? With Fantasy?

Paula Gail Benson, Kaye George

3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. Simply the Best: Our Agatha Best Contemporary Novel Nominees
Ellen Byron, Gabriel Valjan

3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. Solve a Crime or Feed the Cat? Sleuths and Their Animals
Clea Simon (moderator)

3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. Can You Google the Killer? How Sleuths Navigate Tech & Social Media
Sybil Johnson, Korina Moss

4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Making History: Our Agatha Best Historical Nominees
Hariette Sackler (moderator), Gabriel Valjan

4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Murder in Few Short Words: Short Stories
Michael Bracken (moderator), Mary Dutta, Teresa Inge, Claire A. Murray, Mark Thielman

4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Not Her First Rodeo: Mature Sleuths
Susan Breen

9:30 p.m. -10:30 p.m. Malice Domestic Anthology signing.

Barb Goffman, Peter W.J. Hayes, Alan Orloff, Cynthia Sabelhaus

 

SATURDAY APRIL 23

9:00–9:50 a.m. Women in Historical Mysteries: Grappling with Gender Expectations
Frankie Y. Bailey, Ann Parker

9:00–9:50 a.m. Mystery Kids: Our Agatha Children’s/Young Adult Novel Nominees
Alan Orloff

9:00–9:50 a.m. How Strong Characters Make a Strong Mystery
Mary Keliikoa, Cathi Stoler

10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m. Diversity and Inclusion in the Mystery Genre
Tina Kashian (moderator)

10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m. Murder Goes International
Alexia Gordon, MA Monnin

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m.  Writing a Series: Keeping it Fresh
Edith Maxwell

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. Last Night, I Dreamt I Went to Malice Again: Romantic Suspense Influences
Art Taylor

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. The Legacy of Ruth Cavin
Donna Andrews  

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. New Kids on the Block: Our Agatha Best First Novel Nominees
Raquel V. Reyes  

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. The Journey of Identity
Leslie Budewitz/Alicia Beckman (moderator), Lori Robbins,  Elaine Viets 

12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m. Beyond the Protagonist: How Supporting Characters Make a Story
Toni LP Kelner  (moderator), Lisa Q, Mathews

12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m.  Would You Do What Your Sleuth Does?
Teresa Trent

12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m.  Classic Crime
Jeff Marks (moderator), Gigi Pandian 

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m.   A Pinch of This, A Dash of That: Creating Recipes in Cozies
Ang Pompano    

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m.  If Unreliable Narrators Are Here to Stay, How Can Readers Believe Any Character?
Tara Laskowski

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m.  The Place of Cozies in a Non-Cozy World
Tina deBellegarde, Terrie Farley Moran 

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m.  Malice Domestic Public Board Meeting
Deborah Lacy, Harriette Sackler

 

SUNDAY APRIL 24

9:00 a.m.–9:50 a.m.   May It Please the Court: Lawyers & Investigators in Crime Fiction
Valerie Brooks (moderator)

10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m.  Sleuths with Unconventional Careers
Mary Angela, Josh Pachter (moderator), Heather Weidner

10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m. Mysteries for All Ages: Inspiring Young and Grown-Up Readers
Richie Narvaez (moderator)

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. If It Bleeds, It Leads: Journalists in Crime Fiction
Nancy Cole Silverman

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. Police Protagonists
Bruce Robert Coffin (moderator), Peter WJ Hayes

 

Member Publication News: Jan Christensen

 

Yesterday Kings River Life published Jan Christensen's story "A Failure to Communicate."  Read it for free here.

2022 Derringer Awards Finalists

The Short Mystery Fiction Society has announced the finalists for the 2022 Derringer Awards.  Congratulations to all of them! 

FLASH FICTION

C.W. Blackwell.  "Smoke and Consequences." Mystery Tribune.

Wil A. Emerson. "An Unexpected Reunion." BOULD Awards 2021 Short Story Anthology Vol 1.

John M. Floyd. "Tourist Trap." Pulp Modern Flash.

Scott Von Doviak. "Millicent." Shotgun Honey.

Robert Weibezahl. "Why Are You Just Sitting There?" Yellow Mama.

SHORT STORIES

Brandon Barrows. "The Right to Hang." On the Premises. October 2021.

Tina Debellegarde. "Tokyo Stranger." A Stranger Comes to Town.

Trey Dowell. "Yelena Tried to Kill Me." Mystery Weekly Magazine. August 2021.

Kathleen Marple Kalb. "The Thanksgiving Ragamuffin." Justice For All.

Gabriel Valjan. "Burnt Ends." This Time for Sure.

LONG STORIES

K.L. Abrahamson. "Chicken Coops and Bread Pudding." Moonlight and Misadventure.

Michael Bracken. "The Downeaster Alexa." Only the Good Die Young.

Teel James Glenn. "A Study of Death." Mystery Weekly Magazine. October 2021.

Annie Reed. "Missing Carolyn." Fiction River: Dark & Deadly Passions.

Mark Troy. "Burnin Butt, Texas." Black Cat Mystery Magazine. Issue 10.

NOVELETTES

Jim Benn. "Glass." Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. September/October 2021.

Michael Bracken. "Aloha Boys." Hallmarks of the Job / Aloha Boys.

Barb Goffman. "A Tale of Two Sisters." Murder on the Beach.

Annie Reed. "Little City Blues." Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem: Long Ago.

Stacy Woodson. "Two Tamales, One Tokarev, and a Lifetime of Broken Promises." Guns + Tacos: Season Three.

NOVELETTES

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."