2013 mystery and detective fiction convention
Award
Bouchercon XLIV Date September 19, 2013 (2013-09-19 ) Location Albany, NY Country USA Hosted by Al Abramson
Bouchercon 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 ; also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards , which have been issued at the convention since 1986. This page details Bouchercon XLIV and the 2013 Anthony Awards ceremony.[ 1]
Bouchercon
The convention was held at Albany, New York from 19–23 September 2013. The event was chaired by Al Abramson.
Special guests
Lifetime Achievement: Sue Grafton
International Guest of Honor: Anne Perry
American Guest of Honor: Tess Gerritsen
Toastmaster: Steve Hamilton
Fan Guests of Honor: Chris Aldrich & Lynn Kaczmarek
The David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award: Marv Lachman
Anthony Awards
The following list details the awards distributed at the 2013 annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[ 2]
Best Novel
Winner:
Shortlist:
Best First Novel
Winner:
Shortlist:
Best Paperback Original
Winner:
Shortlist:
Lou Berney , Whiplash River
Joelle Charbonneau, Murder for Choir
Alison Gaylin, And She Was
Malla Nunn, Blessed are the Dead
Best Short Story
Winner:
Shortlist:
Sheila Connolly, "Kept in the Dark" from Best New England Crime Stories: Blood Moon
Barb Goffman, "The Lord is My Shamus" from Chesapeake Crimes: This Job is Murder
Todd Robinson, "Peaches" from Grift, Spring 2012
Karin Slaughter, "The Unremarkable Heart" from Mystery Writers of America Presents: Vengeance
Best Critical Non-fiction Work
Winner:
John Connolly and Declan Burke , Books to Die For: The World’s Greatest Mystery Writers on the World’s Greatest Mystery Novels
Shortlist:
Joseph Goodrich, Blood Relations: The Selected Letters of Ellery Queen, 1947-1950
D.P. Lyle, M.D., More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered
Mathew Prichard , The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie
Otto Penzler , In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero
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