Bouchercon XLII

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 XLII and the 26th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon XLII
"Spirits of St. Louis"
DateSeptember 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)
LocationSaint Louis, Missouri
CountryUSA
Hosted byJon Jordan, David Thompson
Websitehttp://www.bcon2011.com 

Bouchercon

The convention was held in the Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel of Saint Louis, Missouri, on September 15, 2011, and ran until September 18.[3] The event was chaired by publisher and editors of Crimespree magazine, Jon Jordan.[4] David Thompson, the co-owner of Houston bookstore "Murder by the Book" was also supposed to chair, however died before the event.[5][6]

Special guests

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the twenty-sixth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[7]

Novel award

Winner:

Shortlist:

First novel award

Winner:

Shortlist:

Paperback original award

Winner:

Shortlist:

Short story award

Winner:

  • Dana Cameron, "Swing Shift", from Crimes By Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side

Shortlist:

  • Doug Allyn, "The Scent of Lilacs", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine September / October 2010
  • Chris F. Holm, "The Hitter", from Needle: A Magazine of Noir Summer
  • Mary Jane Maffini, "So Much in Common", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine September / October 2010
  • Patricia L. Morin, "Homeless", from Mystery Montage: A Collection of Short Story Mystery Genres
  • Simon Wood, "The Frame Maker", from The Back Alley Webzine

Critical and non-fiction award

Winner:

Shortlist:

  • Rafael Alvarez, The Wire: Truth Be Told
  • Steven Doyle & David A. Crowder, Sherlock Holmes for Dummies
  • Yunte Huang, Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History
  • David Morrell, Thrillers: 100 Must Reads

Graphic novel award

Winner:

Shortlist:

Website award

Winner:

  • Stan Ulrich & Lucinda Surber, Stop, You're Killing Me!

Shortlist:

  • Jen Forbus, Jen's Book Thoughts
  • J. Kingston Pierce, The Rap Sheet
  • Chantelle Aimée Osman, Sirens of Suspense
  • Sandra Ruttan, Spinetingler

References
  1. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home". Bouchercon.info. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  2. Jacobsen, Teresa (November 4, 2010). "Bouchercon 2010 by the Bay: The World Series of Mystery". Libraryjournal.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  3. "Spirits of St. Louis: Bouchercon, Sep. 15-18, 2011". Bouchercon2011.com. September 13, 2010. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  4. "who's who of CrimeSpree Magazine". Crimespreemag.com. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  5. "David Thompson | Author Sara Paretsky". Saraparetsky.com. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  6. Maggie Galehouse, Houston Chronicle (September 15, 2010). "David Thompson, of Houston's Murder By The Book, dies suddenly - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  7. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
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