Bouchercon XXVII
1996 mystery and detective fiction convention
Award
Bouchercon XXVI Date October 10, 1996 (1996-10-10 ) Location Saint Paul, Minnesota Country USA Hosted by Dennis Armstrong, Bruce Southworth
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 XXVII and the 11th Anthony Awards ceremony.
Bouchercon
The convention was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota on October 10, 1996; running until the 13th. The event was chaired by Dennis Armstrong and freelance book reviewer Bruce Southworth. Armstrong was working for the local "Once Upon a Crime" book-store at the time and was allowed to take time off work to organise the event.[ 3] [ 4]
Special Guests
Anthony Awards
The following list details the awards distributed at the eleventh annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[ 5]
Novel award
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First novel award
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Richard Barre, The Innocents
G. M. Ford , Who in Hell is Wanda Fuca?
Charles Kenney, Hammurabi's Code
Martha C. Lawrence, Murder in Scorpio
Paperback original award
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Short story award
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K.K. Beck , "Rule of Law", from Malice Domestic 4
Jean B. Cooper, "The Judge's Boy", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine August 1995
Bill Crider , "How I Found a Cat, Lost True Love, and Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo", from Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation
Elizabeth Daniels Squire, "The Dog Who Remembered Too Much", from Malice Domestic 4
Critical / Non-fiction award
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True crime award
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Short story collection / anthology award
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Movie award
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Television series award
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Magazine award
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Publisher award
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Editor award
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Marjorie Braman
Carolyn Marino
Kate Miciak
Michael Seidman
Cover art award
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Fred George & Corsillo/Manzone; for John Dunning , The Bookman's Wake
John Howard & Krystyna Skalski; for Bill Moody, Death of a Tenor Man
FCL Colorspace & Richard Hasselberger; for Lynn Hightower, Flashpoint
Earl Emerson ; for his The Vanishing Smile
References
^ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home" . Bouchercon.info. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2012 .
^ 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 .
^ Lachman, Marvin (August 30, 2005). The Heirs of Anthony Boucher - Marvin Lachman - Google Books . ISBN 9781615952861 . Retrieved February 14, 2012 .
^ "Crime spree in St. Paul; Mystery convention to host authors and fans. | Goliath Business News" . Goliath.ecnext.com. Retrieved February 14, 2012 .
^ "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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