Bouchercon XXX
| Bouchercon XXX | |
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| "Mischief in the Midwest" | |
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| Date | September 30, 1999 |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Host | Ted Hertel, Gary Warren Niebuhr |
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 XXX and the 14th Anthony Awards ceremony.
Contents
Bouchercon
The convention was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on September 30, 1999; running until October 3. The event was chaired by author Ted Hertel,[3] and non-fiction author Gary Warren Niebuhr.[4]
Special Guests
- Lifetime Achievement awards — Len & June Moffatt
- Guest of Honor — Max Allan Collins
- International Guest of Honor — Reginald Hill
- Fan Guests of Honor — Beverly DeWeese and Maggie Mason
- Toastmaster — Parnell Hall
Anthony Awards
The following list details the awards distributed at the fourteenth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[5]
Novel award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Nevada Barr, Blind Descent
- Reginald Hill, On Beulah Height
- Dennis Lehane, Gone, Baby, Gone
- Aileen Schumacher, Framework for Death
First novel award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Jerrilyn Farmer, Sympathy for the Devil
- Jacqueline Fiedler, Tiger's Palette
- Steve Hamilton, A Cold Day in Paradise
- Donald Harstad, Eleven Days
Paperback original award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Sujata Massey, Zen Attitude
- Rick Riordan, Widower's Two-Step
- Caroline Roe, Remedy for Treason
- Steven Womack, Murder Manual
Short story award
Winner:
- Barbara D'Amato, "Of Course You Know that Chocolate is a Vegetable", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine November 1998
Shortlist:
- Jan Burke, "Two Bits", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine May 1998
- Harlan Coben, "A Simple Philosophy", from Malice Domestic 7
- Rick Riordan, "A Small Silver Gun", from Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine
- Peter Robinson, "The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage", from Not Safe After Dark
Critical / Non-fiction award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Alzina Stone Dale, Mystery Reader's Walking Guide: Washington, D.C.
- Eddie Muller, Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir
- Victoria Nichols & Susan Thompson, Silk Stalkings: More Women Write of Murder
- Robin Winks & Maureen Corrigan, Mystery And Suspense writers: The Literature of Crime, Detection, and Espionage
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