Bouchercon XXXVII

Bouchercon XXXVII
"A Prairie Plot"
Date	September 28, 2006 (2006-09-28)
Location	Madison, Wisconsin
Country	USA
Hosted by	Al Abramson

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 XXXVII and the 21st Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in Madison, Wisconsin on September 28, 2006; running until October 1. The event was chaired by Al Abramson.

Special Guests

• Lifetime Achievement award — Robert B. Parker
• Guest of Honor — M. C. Beaton
• American Guest of Honor — Nevada Barr
• Fan Guest of Honor — Jim Huang
• Toastmaster — William Kent Krueger
• Special Guest — Joseph Wambaugh

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the twenty-first annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[3]

Novel award

Winner:

• William Kent Krueger, Mercy Falls

Shortlist:

• Jan Burke, Bloodlines
• Michael Connelly, The Lincoln Lawyer
• Thomas H. Cook, Red Leaves
• Laura Lippman, To the Power of Three

First novel award

Winner:

• Chris Grabenstein, Tilt-a-Whirl

Shortlist:

• Megan Abbott, Die a Little
• Brian Freeman, Immoral
• Randall Hicks, The Baby Game
• Theresa Schwegel, Office Down

Paperback original award

Winner:

• Reed Farrel Coleman, The James Deans

Shortlist:

• Allan Guthrie, Kiss Her Goodbye
• Charlie Huston, Six Bad Things
• Susan McBride, Good Girl's Guide to Murder
• P. J. Parrish, A Killing Rain

Short story award

Winner:

• Barbara Seranella, "Misdirection", from Greatest Hits: Original Stories of Assassins, Hit Men and Hired Guns

Shortlist:

• Libby Fischer Hellmann, "House Rules", from Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation
• Nancy Pickard, "There is No Crime on Easter Island", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine September / October 2005
• Marcia Talley, "Driven to Distraction", from Chesapeake Crimes II: 15 Tales of Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder
• Elaine Viets, "Killer Blonde: A Dead-End Job Mystery", from Drop-Dead Blonde

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner:

• Marvin Lachman, The Heirs of Anthony Boucher

Shortlist:

• Hallie Ephron, Writing and Selling your Mystery Novel
• Stuart Kaminsky, Behind the Mystery
• Leslie Klinger, New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
• Melanie Rehak, Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women who Created Her

Fan publication award

Winner:

• Jon Jordan & Ruth Jordan, Crimespree Magazine

Shortlist:

• George Easter, Deadly Pleasures
• Lynn Kaczmarek & Chris Aldrich, Mystery News
• Janet Rudolph, Mystery Readers Journal
• Brian Skupin & Kate Stine, Mystery Scene Magazine

Special service award

Winner:

• Janet Rudolph, Mystery Readers International

Shortlist:

• George Easter, Deadly Pleasures
• Maddy Van Hertbruggen, 4 Mystery Addicts
• Sarah Weinman, Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind

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. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.