Anthony Nominations for Best Short Story and Best Anthology
by Paula Gail Benson
Bouchercon Poster
This year’s Bouchercon, the world mystery convention, will be held in San Diego, California, from August 30 through September 3. The Anthony awards, named for Anthony Boucher, a founder of the Mystery Writers of America, will be announced during the convention.
Categories for Best Short Story and Best Anthology are included among the nominations.
Earlier this year, Barb Goffman’s story, “Beauty and the Beyotch” was nominated for and won the Agatha award at Malice Domestic. In addition, Barb’s stories appear in two of the nominated anthologies: Low Down Dirty Vote Volume 3: The Color of My Vote and Land of 10,000 Thrills: Bouchercon Anthology 2022.
Greg Herren is multiply nominated for Anthony’s with his A Streetcar Named Murder (credited to T. G. Herren) for Best Humorous Novel, his #shedeservedit for Best Children’s/YA Novel (previously nominated for an Agatha), and his editing of Land of 10,000 Thrills: Bouchercon Anthology 2022 in the Best Anthology category.
All the authors nominated in these categories have had distinguished writing careers. Their work is definitely to be included on your “to be read” lists.
Here are this year’s Best Short Story and Best Anthology Anthony Nominees:
Anthony Nominees for Best Short Story
“Still Crazy After All These Years” by E.A. Aymar in Paranoia Blues: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Paul Simon
“The Impediment” by Bruce Robert Coffin in Deadly Nightshade: Best New England Crime Stories 2022
“Beauty and the Beyotch” by Barb Goffman in Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Feb. 2022
“The Estate Sale” by Curtis Ippolito in Vautrin Magazine, Summer 2022
“C.O.D.” by Gabriel Valjan in Low Down Dirty Vote Volume 3: The Color of My Vote
Anthony Nominees for Best Anthology
Low Down Dirty Vote Volume 3: The Color of My Vote edited by Mysti Berry
Lawyers, Guns, and Money: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Warren Zevon edited by Libby Cudmore and Art Taylor
Land of 10,000 Thrills: Bouchercon Anthology 2022 edited by Greg Herren
Paranoia Blues: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Paul Simon edited by Josh Pachter
Crime Hits Home: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction’s Top Authors edited by S.J. Rozan
Congrats to all the nominees.
Looking forward to digging into these.
Thanks for the Bouchercon information. Congratulations, nominees, and best of luck!
Have enjoyed reading most of these already. A little partial to Paranoia Blues edited by Josh Pachter as I have a story in there. But all are worth your vote!
They all sound fantastic!
Congratulations to all the nominees!
Definitely congratulations to all the nominees. Thank you all for stopping by today. Congratulations to Debra on her story in Josh Pachter’s anthology!
Thank you, Paula. I would love to read these recognized short stories. Do we have to subscribe to the various issues in which they were published?