Bouchercon XXX

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; it is also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards, which have been issued at the convention since 1986.[2] This page details Bouchercon XXX and the 14th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon XXX
"Mischief in the Midwest"
Date	September 30, 1999 (1999-09-30)
Location	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Country	USA
Hosted by	Ted Hertel, Gary Warren Niebuhr

Bouchercon

The convention was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on September 30, 1999; running until October 3. The event was chaired by author Ted Hertel,[3] and non-fiction author Gary Warren Niebuhr.[4]

Special Guests

• Lifetime Achievement awards — Len & June Moffatt
• Guest of Honor — Max Allan Collins
• International Guest of Honor — Reginald Hill
• Fan Guests of Honor — Beverly DeWeese and Maggie Mason
• Toastmaster — Parnell Hall

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the fourteenth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[5]

Novel award

Winner:

• Michael Connelly, Blood Work

Shortlist:

• Nevada Barr, Blind Descent
• Reginald Hill, On Beulah Height
• Dennis Lehane, Gone, Baby, Gone
• Aileen Schumacher, Framework for Death

First novel award

Winner:

• William Kent Krueger, Iron Lake

Shortlist:

• Jerrilyn Farmer, Sympathy for the Devil
• Jacqueline Fiedler, Tiger's Palette
• Steve Hamilton, A Cold Day in Paradise
• Donald Harstad, Eleven Days

Paperback original award

Winner:

• Laura Lippman, Butchers Hill

Shortlist:

• Sujata Massey, Zen Attitude
• Rick Riordan, Widower's Two-Step
• Caroline Roe, Remedy for Treason
• Steven Womack, Murder Manual

Short story award

Winner:

• Barbara D'Amato, "Of Course You Know that Chocolate is a Vegetable", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine November 1998

Shortlist:

• Jan Burke, "Two Bits", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine May 1998
• Harlan Coben, "A Simple Philosophy", from Malice Domestic 7
• Rick Riordan, "A Small Silver Gun", from Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine
• Peter Robinson, "The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage", from Not Safe After Dark

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner:

• George Easter, Deadly Pleasures

Shortlist:

• Alzina Stone Dale, Mystery Reader's Walking Guide: Washington, D.C.
• Eddie Muller, Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir
• Victoria Nichols & Susan Thompson, Silk Stalkings: More Women Write of Murder
• Robin Winks & Maureen Corrigan, Mystery And Suspense writers: The Literature of Crime, Detection, and Espionage

References

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. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
3. "Ted Hertel | Mystery Writers of America". Mysterywriters.org. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
4. "Agenda - Author appearance". The Milwaukee Journal. May 17, 1994. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
5. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. Retrieved February 13, 2012.