Bouchercon XXXII
| Bouchercon XXXII | ||||
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| Slogan | "A Capital Mystery" | |||
| Start date | November 1, 2001 | |||
| Location | Washington, DC | |||
| Chair | Adolph P. Falcón, William L. Starck | |||
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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 XXXII and the 16th Anthony Awards ceremony.
Bouchercon
The convention was held in Washington, DC on November 1, 2001; running until the 4th. The event was chaired by vice president of "science and policy" at the National Alliance for Hispanic Health Adolph P. Falcón;[3] and William L. Starck, of NACO, the Library of Congress authority control co-operative.[4]
Special Guests
- Lifetime Achievement award — Edward D. Hoch
- American Guest of Honor — Sue Grafton
- International Guest of Honor — Peter Lovesey
- Fan Guests of Honor — Lew Buckingham & Nancy Buckingham
- Toastmaster — Michael Connelly
Anthony Awards
The following list details the awards distributed at the sixteenth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[5]
Novel award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Nevada Barr, Deep South
- Joe R. Lansdale, The Bottoms
- Marcia Muller, Listen to the Silence
- Elizabeth Peters, He Shall Thunder in the Sky
- Charles Todd, Legacy of the Dead
First novel award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Stephen Booth, Black Dog
- David Liss, A Conspiracy of Paper
- Scott Phillips, The Ice Harvest
- Bob Truluck, Street Level
- Douglas E. Winter, Run
Paperback original award
Winner:
- Kate Grilley, Death Dances to a Reggae Beat
Shortlist:
- Katy Munger, Bad to the Bone
- Daniel Stashower, The Floating Lady Murder
- Chassie L. West, Killing Kin
- Laura Wilson, A Little Death
- Eric Wright, The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn
Short story award
Winner:
- Edward D. Hoch, "The Problem of the Potting Shed", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine July 2000
Shortlist:
- Rhys Bowen, "The Seal of the Confessional", from Unholy Orders: Mystery Stories with a Religious Twist
- Rochelle Krich, "Widow's Peak", from Unholy Orders: Mystery Stories with a Religious Twist
- Donald Olson, "Don't Go Upstairs", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine August 2000
- Peter Robinson, "Missing in Action", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine November 2000
Critical / Non-fiction award
Winner:
- Jim Huang, 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century
Shortlist:
- Matthew Bunson, The Complete Christie: An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia
- Martha Hailey DuBose, Women of Mystery: The Lives and Works of Notable Women Crime Novelists
- Marvin Lachman, The American Regional Mystery
- Erin A. Smith, Hard-Boiled: Working Class Readers and Pulp Magazines
Short story collection / anthology award
Winner:
- Lawrence Block, Master's Choice II
Shortlist:
- Joan Hess, Malice Domestic 9
- Jeffrey Marks, Magnolias and Mayhem
- Serita Stevens, Unholy Orders
- Carolyn Wheat, Tales out of School
Fan publication award
Winner:
- Chris Aldrich & Lynn Kaczmarek, Mystery News
Shortlist:
- George Easter, Deadly Pleasures
- Jim Huang, The Drood Review of Mystery
- Sue Feder, Murder: Past Tense
- Janet Rudolph, Mystery Readers Journal
References
- ↑ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home". Bouchercon.info. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ Jacobsen, Teresa (November 4, 2010). "Bouchercon 2010 by the Bay: The World Series of Mystery". Libraryjournal.com. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Staff Leadership". Hispanichealth.org. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ↑ "NACO Participants' Manual". Library of Congress. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
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