Bouchercon XXVI

Bouchercon XXVI
Bouchercon XXVI
Date	September 28, 1995
Location	Nottingham
Country	England
Hosted by	Adrian Wootton
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Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction. 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. This page details Bouchercon XXVI and the 10th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held at the Broadway Media Centre in Nottingham, England on September 28, 1995; running until the October 1. The event was chaired by Adrian Wooton, organiser of the Shots in the Dark mystery convention.

Special Guests

Lifetime Achievement award — Ruth Rendell
International Guest of Honor — James Ellroy
British Guest of Honor — Colin Dexter
Fan Guest of Honor — Geoff Bradley
Toastmaster — Reginald Hill

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the tenth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.

Novel award

Winner:

Sharyn McCrumb, She Walks These Hills

Shortlist:

Michael Connelly, The Concrete Blonde
Lionel Davidson, Kolymsky Heights
Janet Evanovich, One for the Money
Sue Grafton, "K" Is for Killer
Batya Gur, Murder on a Kibbutz
Reginald Hill, Pictures of Perfection
Lynda La Plante, Cold Shoulde]
John Lescroart, The 13th Juror
Val McDermid, Crack Down
Walter Mosley, Black Betty
Derek Raymond, Not Till the Red Fog Rises
Janwillem van de Wetering, Just a Corpse at Twilight

First novel award

Winner:

Caleb Carr, The Alienist

Shortlist:

David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars
Alex Keegan, Cuckoo
Dennis Lehane, A Drink Before the War
Carol O'Connell, Mallory's Oracle
Laura Joh Rowland, Shinjū
Michelle Spring, Every Breath You Take
Doug J. Swanson, Big Town
Chris West, Death of a Blue Lantern

Short story award

Winner:

Sharyn McCrumb, "The Monster of Glamis", from Royal Crimes

Shortlist:

Robert Barnard, "The Gentleman in the Lake", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine June 1994
Ed Gorman, "One of Those Days, One of Those Nights", from Crime Yellow
Ian Rankin, "A Deep Hole", from London Noir

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner:

John Cooper & B.A. Pike, Detective Fiction: The Collector's Guide

Shortlist:

William L. DeAndrea, Encyclopedia Mysteriosa
Martin H. Greenberg, The Tony Hillerman Companion
Rosemary Herbert, The Fatal Art of Entertainment

True crime award

Winner:

David Canter, Criminal Shadows: Inside the Mind of the Serial Killer

Shortlist:

Mikal Gilmore, Shot in the Heart
G. Russell Girardin & William J. Helmer, Dillinger, The Untold Story
Simon Rae, The Faber Book of Murder
Philip Sugden, The Complete History of Jack the Ripper

Short story collection / anthology award

Winner:

Tony Hillerman, The Mysterious West

Shortlist:

James Ellroy, Hollywood Nocturnes
Ed Gorman, A Modern Treasury of Great Detective Stories
Maxim Jakubowski, London Noir
Michele Slung & Roland Hartman, Murder for Halloween: Tales of Suspense

Movie award

Winner:

Pulp Fiction

Shortlist:

Television series award

Winner:

Prime Suspect

Shortlist:

References

↑ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home". Bouchercon.info. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
↑ Jacobsen, Teresa (November 4, 2010). "Bouchercon 2010 by the Bay: The World Series of Mystery". Libraryjournal.com. Retrieved January 30, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Lachman, Marvin (August 30, 2005). The Heirs of Anthony Boucher - Marvin Lachman - Google Books. ISBN 9781615952861. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
↑ Karim, Ali (October 18, 2006). "The Rap Sheet: A Shot in the Dark". Therapsheet.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
↑ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.

[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. Retrieved January 30, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[3] Lachman, Marvin (August 30, 2005). The Heirs of Anthony Boucher - Marvin Lachman - Google Books. ISBN 9781615952861. Retrieved February 13, 2012.

[4] Karim, Ali (October 18, 2006). "The Rap Sheet: A Shot in the Dark". Therapsheet.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 13, 2012.

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

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Bouchercon XXVI
Date	September 28, 1995 (1995-09-28)
Location	Nottingham
Country	England
Hosted by	Adrian Wootton
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