Bouchercon XXI

Bouchercon XXI
Date	September 21, 1990 (1990-09-21)
Location	London, England
Country	United Kingdom
Hosted by	Marion & Robin Richmond

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 XXI and the 5th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in London, England on September 21, 1990; running until the 23rd. The event was chaired by Marion & Robin Richmond, owners of Scottish book-store Ming Books, known for having the largest stock of crime fiction in the UK.[3][4]

Special Guests

• Lifetime Achievement award — Michael Gilbert
• Guest of Honor — P.D. James
• Fan Guest of Honor — Robert Adey
• Toastmaster — Sue Grafton

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the fifth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[5]

Novel award

Winner:

• Sarah Caudwell, The Sirens Sang of Murder

Shortlist:

• Susan Dunlap, Pious Deception
• Carolyn G. Hart, A Little Class On Murder
• Margaret Maron, Corpus Christmas

First novel award

Winner:

• Karen Kijewski, Katwalk

Shortlist:

• Jill Churchill, Grime and Punishment
• Melodie Johnson Howe, The Mother Shadow
• Edith Skom, The Mark Twain Murders
• Susan Wolfe, The Last Billable Hour

Paperback original award

Winner:

• Carolyn G. Hart, Honeymoon with Murder

Shortlist:

• Malacai Black, On My Honor
• D.R. Meredith, Murder By Deception
• Keith Peterson, Rough Justice
• Deborah Valentine, A Collector of Photographs

Short story award

Winner:

• Nancy Pickard, "Afraid all the Time", from Sisters in Crime

Shortlist:

• Susan Dunlap, "No Safety", from Sisters in Crime
• Sharyn McCrumb, "A Wee Doch and Doris", from Mistletoe Mysteries
• Shelly Singer, "A Terrible Thing", from Sisters in Crime

Movie award

Winner:

• Crimes and Misdemeanors

Shortlist:

No shortlist released

Television series award

Winner:

• Inspector Morse

Shortlist:

No shortlist released

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. Ross, Peter (September 26, 2009). "Peter Ross: Spreading the word - News". Scotsman.com. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
4. Miller, Norman (September 27, 2004). "Scotland: Weekend to remember". Telegraph. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
5. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.