Bouchercon XXII
| Bouchercon XXII | |
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| "Bouchercon .22" | |
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| Date | October 11, 1991 |
| Location | Pasadena, California |
| Country | USA |
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| Host | Len & June Moffatt |
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 XXII and the 6th Anthony Awards ceremony.
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Bouchercon
The convention was held in Pasadena, California on October 11, 1991; running until the 13th. The event was chaired by Len & June Moffatt, founders and editors of the JDM Bibliophile, a fanzine and journal dedicated the works of John D. MacDonald.[3][4][5]
Special Guests
- Lifetime Achievement award — William Campbell Gault
- Guest of Honor — Edward D. Hoch
- Guest of Honor (visual media) — William Link
- Fan Guest of Honor — Bruce Pelz
- Toastmaster — Bill Crider
Anthony Awards
The following list details the awards distributed at the sixth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[6]
Novel award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Lawrence Block, A Ticket to the Boneyard
- Lia Matera, The Good Fight
- Sharyn McCrumb, If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O
- Julie Smith, New Orleans Mourning
First novel award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Diane Mott Davidson, Catering to Nobody
- Janet Dawson, Kindred Crimes
- Rochelle Krich, Where's Mommy Now?
- James McCahery, Grave Undertaking
Paperback original award
Winners:
Shortlist:
- Jane Haddam, Not a Creature was Stirring
- G.J. Oliphant, Dead in the Scrub
- Marilyn Wallace, Sisters in Crime 2
Short story award
Winner:
- Susan Dunlap, "The Celestial Buffet", from Sisters in Crime 2
Shortlist:
- Sharyn McCrumb, "The Luncheon", from Sisters in Crime 2
- Sharyn McCrumb, "Remains to be Seen", from Mummy Stories
- Sarah Shankman, "Say You're Sorry", from Sisters in Crime 3
- Marilyn Wallace, "A Tale of Two Pretties", from Sisters in Crime 3
Critical / Non-fiction award
Winner:
- Jon L. Breen & Martin H. Greenberg, Synod Of Sleuths: Essays on Judeo-Christian Detective Fiction
Shortlist:
- Serita Deborah Stevens & Anne Klarner, Deadly Doses: A Writer's Guide to Poisons
- Peter Lewis, Eric Ambler
- S. T. Joshi, John Dickson Carr: a Critical Study
- John Conquest, Trouble Is Their Business: Private Eyes in Fiction, Film & Television, 1927-1988
Motion Picture award
Winner:
Shortlist:
Television series award
Winner:
Shortlist:
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