Английская Википедия:Bouchercon XL
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox award 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, who is also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards, which have been issued at the convention since 1986.[2] This page details Bouchercon XL and the 24th Anthony Awards ceremony.
Bouchercon
The convention was held in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 15, 2009; running until the 18th. The event was chaired by critical / non-fiction writer and owner of The Mystery Company bookshop Jim Huang;[3] and Mike Bursaw, owner of the Indianapolis "Mystery Mike's" book store.[4]
Special Guests
- Lifetime Achievement award — Allen J. Hubin
- Guest of Honor — Michael Connelly
- Toastmaster — S. J. Rozan
- Honored Youth Author — Wendelin Van Draanen
- Fan Guest of Honor — Kathryn Kennison
Anthony Awards
The following list details the awards distributed at the twenty-fourth annual Anthony Awards ceremony, located at the Hilbert Circle Theatre.[5][6]
Novel award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Sean Chercover, Trigger City
- William Kent Krueger, Red Knife
- Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Louise Penny, The Cruelest Month
First novel award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Rosemary Harris, Pushing Up Daisies
- Julie Kramer, Stalking Susan
- G. M. Malliet, Death of a Cozy Writer
- Tom Rob Smith, Child 44
Paperback original award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Max Allan Collins, The First Quarry
- Christa Faust, Money Shot
- Vicki Lane, In a Dark Season
- P. J. Parrish, South of Hell
Short story award
Winner:
- Sean Chercover, "A Sleep Not Unlike Death", from Hardcore Hardboiled
Shortlist:
- Dana Cameron, "The Night Things Changed", from Wolfsbane and Mistletoe
- Jane K. Cleland, "Killing Time", from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine November 2008
- Toni L. P. Kelner, "Skull and Cross-Examinations", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine February 2008
- Laura Lippman, "Scratch a Woman", from Hardly Knew Her
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch, "The Secret Lives of Cats", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine July 2008
Critical / Non-fiction award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Frankie Y. Bailey, African American Mystery Writers: A Historical and Thematic Study
- Kathy Lynn Emerson, How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries
- Kate Summerscale, The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
Young adult award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- John Green, Paper Towns
- Lauren Henderson, Kiss Me, Kill Me
- Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
- Wendelin Van Draanen, Sammy Keyes and the Cold Hard Cash
Cover art award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- David Rotstein; for Linda L. Richards, Death Was the Other Woman
- David Rotstein; for Elizabeth Zelvin, Death Will Get You Sober
- David Rotstein; for Louise Ure, The Fault Tree
- Steve Cooley; for Christa Faust, Money Shot
Special service award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Ali Karim, Shots magazine
- David Montgomery
- Gary Warren Niebuhr
- Sarah Weinman
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