Bouchercon Bouchercon, the Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention, is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction. It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher, and pronounced the way ...

is an annual convention of creators and devotees of

mystery Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange'' Films * ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film * ''Mystery'' ( ...

and

detective fiction Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as s ...

. It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor

Anthony Boucher William Anthony Parker White (August 21, 1911 – April 29, 1968), better known by his pen name Anthony Boucher (), was an American author, critic, and editor who wrote several classic mystery novels, short stories, science fiction, and radio d ...

; also the inspiration for the

Anthony Awards The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America. Among the m ...

, which have been issued at the convention since 1986. This page details Bouchercon XXVIII and the 12th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was originally intended to be held in

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

, however this was changed to

Monterey, California Monterey (; es, Monterrey; Ohlone: ) is a city located in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, it functioned as the capital of Alta California under bo ...

on October 30, 1997; running until the November 2. The event was chaired by Bruce Taylor, owner of "The San Francisco Mystery Bookstore"; and Bryan Barrett. The convention was financially successful, earning a net profit of .

Special Guests

*Lifetime achievement —

Donald E. Westlake Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American writer, with more than a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into ...

*Guest of Honor —

Sara Paretsky Sara Paretsky (born June 8, 1947) is an American author of detective fiction, best known for her novels focused on the protagonist V. I. Warshawski. Life and career Paretsky was born in Ames, Iowa. Her father was a microbiologist and moved the f ...

*Special Guest of Honor (posthumously) — Ross Thomas *Fan Guest of Honor — Cap'n Bob Napier *Toastmaster — Julie Smith

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the twelfth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.

Novel award

Winner: *

Michael Connelly Michael Joseph Connelly (born July 21, 1956) is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Connelly is the bes ...

, '' The Poet'' Shortlist: *

Nevada Barr Nevada Barr (born March 1, 1952) is an American author of mystery fiction. She is known for her Anna Pigeon series, which is primarily set in a series of national parks and other protected areas of the United States. Early life Although Barr w ...

, ''Firestorm'' *Linda Grant, ''Lethal Genes'' *Margaret Lawrence, ''Hearts and Bones'' *Alan Russell, ''Multiple Wounds''

First novel award

Winners: *

Dale Furutani Dale Furutani (born December 1, 1946, in Hilo, Hawaii) is the first Asian American to win major mystery writing awards. He has won the Anthony Award and the Macavity Award and has been nominated for the Agatha Award. His book, ''The Toyotomi B ...

, '' Death in Little Tokyo'' * Terris McMahan Grimes, '' Somebody Else's Child'' Shortlist: * Michael McGarrity, ''Tularosa'' * Charles Todd, ''A Test of Wills'' *Michael C. White, ''A Brother's Blood''

Paperback original award

Winner: *Terris McMahan Grimes, ''Somebody Else's Child'' Shortlist: *

Harlan Coben Harlan Coben is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists. Among his novels a ...

, ''Fade Away'' *

Teri Holbrook Teri Peitso-Holbrook (born Teri Jill Peitso) (Atlanta Native) is an American mystery writer living in Atlanta with her husband and two children. She is the author of four mysteries and has been nominated for several literary awards. She currently ...

, ''The Grass Widow'' *Susan Wade, ''Walking Rain'' *Steven Womack, ''Chain of Fools''

Short story award

Winner: * Carolyn Wheat, "Accidents Will Happen", from '' Malice Domestic 5'' Shortlist: *

Brendan DuBois Brendan DuBois is an American mystery fiction and suspense writer who has twice won a Shamus Award for Best Short Story of the Year. He also had his short story "The Dark Snow'" published in ''Best American Mystery Stories of the Century'', edite ...

, "The Dark Snow", from ''

Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. K ...

'' November 1996 *Janet LaPierre, "Luminarias Make It Christmas-y", from ''

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'' is a bi-monthly American digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction, and mystery fiction. Launched in fall 1941 by Mercury Press, ''EQMM'' is named after the fict ...

'' February 1996 *Eve K. Sandstrom, "Bugged", from ''Malice Domestic 5''

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner: * Willetta L. Heising, ''Detecting Women 2: Reader's Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women'' Shortlist: *Ron Miller, Karen Sharpe, ''Mystery!: A Celebration: Stalking Public Television's Greatest Sleuths'' *

Barbara Reynolds Eva Mary Barbara Reynolds (13 June 1914 – 29 April 2015) was an English scholar of Italian Studies, lexicographer and translator. She wrote and edited several books concerning Dorothy Sayers and was president of the Dorothy L. Sayers Soci ...

, ''The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers 1899–1936: The Making of a Detective Novelist'' *Jean Swanson, Dean James, ''By A Woman's Hand: A Guide to Mystery Fiction by Women'' *Steven Womack, ''Chain of Fools''

Fanzine / Magazine award

Winner: *'' The Armchair Detective'' Shortlist: *''Deadly Pleasures'' *''Mystery & Detective Monthly'' *''

Mystery Readers Journal Mystery Readers International is a fan/reader organization open to all readers, fans, critics, editors, publishers, and writers of Mystery fiction. It was founded by Janet A. Rudolph in Berkeley, California. It publishes the ''Mystery Readers Jo ...

'' *''

Mystery Scene ''Mystery Scene'' is an American magazine, first published in 1985, that covers the crime and mystery genre with a mix of articles, profiles, criticism, and extensive reviews of books, films, TV, short stories, audiobooks, and reference works. E ...

References

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