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 XXXIV and the 18th Anthony Awards ceremony.
Bouchercon The convention was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 16, 2003; running until the 19th. The event was chaired by Deen Kogan, founder of the Society Hill playhouse.
Special Guests American Guest of Honor — James Lee Burke International Guest of Honor — Ian Rankin Fan Guests of Honor — Ann and Jeff Smith Toastmaster — Lee Child Memorial Honoree — Hal Rice Contribution to the Field award — Janet Hutchings Exemplary Body of Work award — Ruth Rendell
Anthony Awards The following list details the awards distributed at the eighteenth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.
Novel award Winner: Michael Connelly, City of Bones
Shortlist: Cara Black, Murder in the Sentier Steve Hamilton, North of Nowhere George Pelecanos, Hell to Pay S. J. Rozan, Winter and Night
First novel award Winner: Julia Spencer-Fleming, In the Bleak Midwinter
Shortlist: David Corbett, The Devil's Redhead Libby Fischer Hellmann, An Eye for Murder Jonathon King, The Blue Edge of Midnight Eddie Muller, The Distance
Paperback original award Winner: Robin Burcell, Fatal Truth
Shortlist: Jeff Abbott, Black Jack Point Roberta Isleib, Six Strokes Under P. J. Parrish, Paint it Black Andy Straka, A Killing Sky
Short story award Winner: Marcia Talley, "Too Many Cooks", from Much Ado About Murder
Shortlist: Lauren Haney, "Murder in the Land of Wawat", from The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits Clark Howard, "To Live and Die in Midland, Texas", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine September / October 2002 Toni Kelner, "Bible Belt", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine June 2002 Bob Truluck, "A Man Called Ready", from Measures of Poison
Critical / Non-fiction award Winner: Jim Huang, They Died in vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated and Forgotten Mystery Novels
Shortlist: Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction Jeffrey Marks, Intent To Sell: Marking the Genre Novel
Cover art award Winner: Michael Kellner; for Dennis McMillan, Measures of Poison
Shortlist: Jennifer Harris & Melissa Farris; for Daniel Chavarria, The Eye of Cybele Cheryl L. Cipriani; for Cara Black, Murder in the Sentier Larry Rostant; for John Fusco, Paradise Salvage Paul Buckley; for Andrea Camilleri, The Terracotta Dog
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