May is Short Story Month!
by Paula Gail Benson
Since 2013, StoryaDay.org has declared May
Short Story month and has set up a website (http://shortstorymonth.com/)
to recommend short stories and recognize their authors.
Short Story month and has set up a website (http://shortstorymonth.com/)
to recommend short stories and recognize their authors.
Indeed,
May has been a month where short stories have been celebrated.
May has been a month where short stories have been celebrated.
During
the first weekend in May, at Malice Domestic in Bethesda, Maryland, a
tie-winner was announced in the short story category at the Agatha Banquet.
Leslie Budewitz and Tara Laskowski’s stories were honored.
the first weekend in May, at Malice Domestic in Bethesda, Maryland, a
tie-winner was announced in the short story category at the Agatha Banquet.
Leslie Budewitz and Tara Laskowski’s stories were honored.
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| Leslie Budewitz and Tara Laskowski Photo by Robin Templeton |
That weekend also saw the announcement of the winners
of the 2019 Derringer Award sponsored by The Short Mystery
Fiction Society.
of the 2019 Derringer Award sponsored by The Short Mystery
Fiction Society.
Best
Flash Story (up to 1000 words)
“The Bicycle Thief” by James Blakey (The Norwegian American, September 21, 2018)
Best
Short Story (1001 to 4000 words)
“Dying in Dokesville” by Alan Orloff (Malice Domestic 13: Mystery Most Geographical)
Best
Long Story (4001 to 8000 words)
“With My Eyes” by Leslie Budewitz (Suspense Magazine, January/February 2018)
Best
Novelette
“The Cambodian Curse” by Gigi Pandian (The Cambodian Curse & Other Stories by Gigi Pandian, Henery
Press)
And now, we have the Anthony awards to
anticipate for October.
anticipate for October.
Anthony Nominees for Best Short Story:
“The Grass Beneath My
Feet” by S.A. Cosby, in Tough
(blogazine, August 20, 2018)
Feet” by S.A. Cosby, in Tough
(blogazine, August 20, 2018)
“Bug Appétit” by Barb
Goffman, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (November/December 2018)
Goffman, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (November/December 2018)
“Cold Beer No Flies” by
Greg Herren, in Florida Happens (Three Rooms Press)
Greg Herren, in Florida Happens (Three Rooms Press)
“English 398: Fiction
Workshop” by Art Taylor, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (July/August
2018)
Workshop” by Art Taylor, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (July/August
2018)
“The Best Laid Plans” by
Holly West, in Florida Happens (Three Rooms Press)
Holly West, in Florida Happens (Three Rooms Press)
Have
you read a short story lately?
you read a short story lately?