Bouchercon XXI

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Bouchercon XXI
Start date September 21, 1990 (1990-09-21)
Location London, England
Chair Marion & Robin Richmond
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Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction.[1] It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher; also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards, which have been issued at the convention since 1986.[2] This page details Bouchercon XXI and the 5th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in London, England on September 21, 1990; running until the 23rd. The event was chaired by Marion & Robin Richmond, owners of Scottish book-store Ming Books, known for having the largest stock of crime fiction in the UK.[3][4]

Special Guests

  • Guest of Honor — P.D. James
  • Fan Guest of Honor — Robert Adey
  • Toastmaster — Sue Grafton

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the fifth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[5]

Novel award

Winner:

Shortlist:

  • Susan Dunlap, Pious Deception
  • Carolyn G. Hart, A Little Class On Murder
  • Margaret Maron, Corpus Christmas

First novel award

Winner:

Shortlist:

  • Jill Churchill, Grime and Punishment
  • Melodie Johnson Howe, The Mother Shadow
  • Edith Skom, The Mark Twain Murders
  • Susan Wolfe, The Last Billable Hour

Paperback original award

Winner:

  • Carolyn G. Hart, Honeymoon With Murder

Shortlist:

  • Malacai Black, On My Honor
  • D.R. Meredith, Murder By Deception
  • Keith Peterson, Rough Justice
  • Deborah Valentine, A Collector of Photographs

Short story award

Winner:

Shortlist:

  • Susan Dunlap, "No Safety", from Sisters in Crime
  • Sharyn McCrumb, "A Wee Doch and Doris", from Mistletoe Mysteries
  • Shelly Singer, "A Terrible Thing", from Sisters in Crime

Movie award

Winner:

Shortlist:

No shortlist released

Television series award

Winner:

Shortlist:

No shortlist released

References

  1. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home". Bouchercon.info. Retrieved January 30, 2012. 
  2. Jacobsen, Teresa (November 4, 2010). "Bouchercon 2010 by the Bay: The World Series of Mystery". Libraryjournal.com. Retrieved January 30, 2012. 
  3. Ross, Peter (September 26, 2009). "Peter Ross: Spreading the word - News". Scotsman.com. Retrieved February 2, 2012. 
  4. Miller, Norman (September 27, 2004). "Scotland: Weekend to remember". Telegraph. Retrieved February 2, 2012. 
  5. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Retrieved January 31, 2012. 
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