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Saturday, 17 August 2013

The SMFS at Bouchercon 2013 in Albany, NY

President Tom Sweeney will announce the 2013 Derringer winners at the opening ceremonies of Bouchercon 2013, Thursday, September 19, 7:30–9:00 P.M. in Hart Theater at The Egg. Jim Doherty will send physical plaques to the winners when they are ready.

Bouchercon runs September 19–22. If you are attending or would like to announce a panel or event, please comment on this post. Hope to see you there.

Herschel Cozine is organizing an SMFS Members' Lunch at Bouchercon. He asks that everyone interested gather on Friday, 12:30 P.M. by the registration tables on the Concourse Level of the Empire State Plaza.

Sunday, 31 March 2013

2013 SMFS Derringer Award Results

The 2013 Derringer Award winners (bolded), determined by a poll of eligible SMFS members March 1–30, 2013 from the previously announced finalists:

BEST FLASH STORY (Up to 1,000 words):

  • "An Old-Fashioned Villain" by Nick Andreychuk (Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, May 2012)
  • "The Cable Job" by Randy DeWitt (Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, September 2012)
  • "Dead Man" by A.J. Hayes (Off The Record 2: At The Movies, September 2012)
  • "Daddy's Girl" by Nicola Kennington (The Flash Fiction Offensive, July 22, 2012)
  • "Twas the Knife Before Christmas" by Allan Leverone (Shotgun Honey, December 24, 2012)


BEST SHORT STORY (1,001 - 4,000 words):

  • "Getting Out of the Box" by Michael Bracken (Crime Square, Vantage Point, 2012)
  • "A Special Kind of Hell" by Hilary Davidson (BEAT to a PULP: Round Two, May 2012)
  • "Dead Weight" by Allan Leverone (Burning Bridges: A Renegade Fiction Anthology, April 2012)
  • "Nain Rouge" by Barbara Nadel (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 2012)
  • "Baby Boy" by Todd Robinson (Protectors: Stories to Benefit PROTECT, September 2012)


BEST LONG STORY (4,001 - 8,000 words):

  • "The Pot Hunters" by David Hagerty (Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, June 2012)
  • "A Regular Story" by Peggy McFarland (Best New England Crime Stories 2013: Blood Moon, Level Best Books, November 2012)
  • "Peaches" by Todd Robinson (Grift #1, April 2012)
  • "When Duty Calls" by Art Taylor (Chesapeake Crimes: This Job Is Murder, 2012)
  • "Double Wedding" Mo Walsh (Best New England Crime Stories 2013: Blood Moon, Level Best Books, November 2012)


BEST NOVELETTE (8,001 - 20,000 words):

  • "Wood-Smoke Boys" by Doug Allyn (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2012)
  • "Iphigenia in Aulis" by Mike Carey (An Apple for the Creature, September 2012)
  • "Mariel" by David Dean (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 2012)
  • "Pirate Dave and the Captain's Ghost" by Toni L.P. Kelner (An Apple for the Creature, September 2012)
  • "The Sunny South" by Chris Muessig (Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2012)


EDWARD D. HOCH MEMORIAL GOLDEN DERRINGER FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Chosen by deliberations of a panel including the SMFS officers, awards coordinator, and representatives of the regular membership:

  • Loren D. Estleman

Tuesday, 19 March 2013

2013 Derringer Finalist Certificates Available

As maker of the 2013 Derringer certificates, I will gladly e-mail them as printable files to any finalists who want them.

The certificates feature the signatures of President Tom Sweeney and myself. If you would like a certificate, e-mail G_SO at YAHOO dot COM. In addition to a file suitable for printing, you may request an file suitable for web display.

The Derringer winners will be entitled to additional, winners' certificates.

Finally, as you may know, former SMFS VP Jim Doherty has kindly constructed and presented winners' plaques in the past. I'd like to suggest an optional donation toward the making of the plaques if Jim is willing to divulge his expenses.


Gerald So, SMFS Vice President 2012-14