Bouchercon XXIII
| Bouchercon XXIII | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 8, 1992 |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Hosted by | Al Navis |
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 XXIII and the 7th Anthony Awards ceremony.
Bouchercon
The convention was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 8, 1992; running until the 10th. The event was chaired by Al Navis, owner of the Toronto-based mystery book-store, Handy Book Exchange.[3][4]
Special Guests
- Lifetime Achievement award — Charlotte MacLeod
- Guest of Honor — Margaret Millar
- Toastmaster — Otto Penzler
Anthony Awards
The following list details the awards distributed at the seventh annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[5]
Novel award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Susan Dunlap, Rogue Wave
- Linda Grant, Love Nor Money
- J. A. Jance, Hour of the Hunter
- Nancy Pickard, I.O.U.
- Marilyn Wallace, A Single Stone
First novel award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Mary Cahill, Carpool
- Margaret Lucke, A Relative Stranger
- Rebecca Rothenberg, The Bulrush Murders
- Leslie Watts, The Chocolate Box
- Gloria White, Murder on the Run
Short story award
Winner:
- Liza Cody, "Lucky Dip", from A Woman's Eye
Shortlist:
- Linda Grant, "Last Rites", from Sisters in Crime 4
- Wendy Hornsby, "Nine Sons", from Sisters in Crime 4
- Margaret Maron, "Deborah's Judgment", from A Woman's Eye
- Peter Lovesey, "The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine May 1991
- Maxine O'Callaghan, "Wolf Winter", from Sisters in Crime 4
Critical / Non-fiction award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Robert Adey, Locked Room Murders
- Frankie Y. Bailey, Out of the Woodpile
- Lesley Henderson, Twentieth Century Crime And Mystery Writers 3rd ed
- Tony Hillerman, Talking Mysteries: A Conversation with Tony Hillerman
- M. J. McCauley, Jim Thompson: Sleep with the Devil
True crime award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Vincent Bugliosi & Bruce Henderson, And the Sea Will Tell
- Eileen Franklin & William Wright, Sins Of The father: The Landmark Franklin Case: a daughter, a memory, and a murder
- Christopher Joyce & Eric Stover, Witnesses from the Grave: The Stories Bones Tell
- Mark Lane, Plausible Denial
- Joe McGinniss, Cruel Doubt
Short story collection / anthology award
Winner:
- Sara Paretsky, A Woman's Eye
Shortlist:
- Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Cat Crimes
- Cathleen Jordan, Alfred Hitchcock's Home Sweet Homicide
- Charlotte MacLeod, Christmas Stalkings: Tales of Yuletide Murder
- Eleanor Sullivan, Fifty Years of the Best from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
- Marilyn Wallace, Sisters in Crime 4
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.
- ↑ "Handy Book Exchange in Toronto, ON | LibraryThing Local". Librarything.com. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Guilty Pleasures: Al Navis | CrimeSpree Blog". Crimespreemag.com. March 23, 2011. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
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