Bouchercon XXXVIII
2007 mystery and detective fiction convention
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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 XXXVIII and the 22nd Anthony Awards ceremony.
Kimberley Gray
| Bouchercon XXXVIII | |
|---|---|
| "Bearly Alive" | |
| Date | September 27, 2007 |
| Location | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Country | USA |
| Hosted by | Dana Stabenow, Dee Ford, Kimberley Gray |
Bouchercon
The convention was held in Anchorage, Alaska on September 27, 2007; running until the 30th. The event was chaired by authors and members of Alaska Sisters in Crime, Dana Stabenow, Dee Ford and Kimberley Gray.[3][4][5]
Special Guests
- Lifetime Achievement award — James Sallis
- Special Guest of Honor — Diana Gabaldon
- American Guest of Honor — Thomas Perry
- Fan Guest of Honor — Barbara Peters
Anthony Awards
The following list details the awards distributed at the twenty-second annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[6]
Novel award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Jan Burke, Kidnapped
- Denise Mina, The Dead Hour
- Nancy Pickard, The Virgin of Small Plains
- Julia Spencer-Fleming, All Mortal Flesh
First novel award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- John Hart, The King of Lies
- Steve Hockensmith, Holmes on the Range
- Cornelia Read, A Field of Darkness
- Alexandra Sokoloff, The Harrowing
Paperback original award
Winner:
- Dana Cameron, Ashes And Bones
Shortlist:
- Troy Cook, 47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers
- Sean Doolittle, The Cleanup
- Robert Fate, Baby Shark
- Victor Gischler, Shotgun Opera
- Naomi Hirahara, Snakeskin Shamisen
- Charlie Huston, A Dangerous Man
Short story award
Winner:
- Simon Wood, "My Father's Secret", from Working Stiffs
Shortlist:
- Megan Abbott, "Policy", from Damn Near Dead: Old, Bold, Uncontrolled
- Dana Cameron, "The Lords of Misrule", from Sugarplums And Scandal: A feast of passion and suspense for the holidays!
- Bill Crider, "Cranked", from Damn Near Dead: Old, Bold, Uncontrolled
- Toni Kelner, "Sleeping with the Plush", from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine May 2006
- Elaine Viets, "After the Fall", from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine January / February 2006
Critical / Non-fiction award
Winner:
- Jim Huang & Austin Lugar, Mystery Muses
Shortlist:
- Gary Warren Niebuhr, Read 'Em Their Writes
- Chris Roerden, Don't Murder your Mystery
- Daniel Stashower, The Beautiful Cigar Girl
- E. J. Wagner, The Science of Sherlock Holmes
Special service award
Winner:
- Jim Huang, Crum Creek Press and The Mystery Company
Shortlist:
- Charles Ardai, Hard Case Crime
- George Easter, Deadly Pleasures
- Jon Jordan & Ruth Jordan, Crimespree Magazine
- Lynn Kaczmarek & Chris Aldrich, Mystery News
- Ali Karim, Shots Magazine
- Barbara Franchi & Sharon Wheeler, ReviewingTheEvidence.com
- Maddy Van Hertbruggen, 4 Mystery Addicts