Bouchercon XVIII explained

Bouchercon XVIII
Subheader:	"Murder in the North Country"
Location:	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Country:	USA
Host:	Steven A. Stilwell & Becky A. Reineke
Previous:	XVII
Main:	Bouchercon
Next:	XIX

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 XVIII and the 2nd Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 9, 1987; running for two days until the 11th. The event was chaired by authors Steven A. Stilwell and Becky A. Reineke.^[3]

Special Guests

• Guest of Honor — Lawrence Block
• Fan Guest of Honor — John Nieminski (posthumously)
• Toastmasters — Mary S. Craig & Max Allan Collins

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the second annual Anthony Awards ceremony.^[4]

Novel award

Winner:

• Sue Grafton, "C" is for Corpse

Shortlist:

• Lawrence Block, When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
• John Lutz, Tropical Heat
• Nancy Pickard, No Body
• Jonathan Valin, Life's Work

First novel award

Winner:

• Bill Crider, Too Late to Die

Shortlist:

• Joan Hess, Strangled Prose
• Faye Kellerman, The Ritual Bath
• Joseph Koenig, Floater
• Mike Lupica, Dead Air

Paperback original award

Winner:

• Robert Wright Campbell, The Junkyard Dog

Shortlist:

• Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Saw Red
• J.A. Jance, Trial By Fury
• Rob Kantner, The Back-Door Man
• Warren Murphy, Trace: Too Old a Cat

Short story award

Winner:

• Sue Grafton, "The Parker Shotgun", from Mean streets: The Second Private Eye Writers of America Anthology

Shortlist:

• Wayne D. Dundee, "Body Count", from Mean streets: The Second Private Eye Writers of America Anthology
• Clark Howard, "Scalplock", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine July 1986

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home . Bouchercon.info . January 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130112224218/http://www.bouchercon.info/index.html . January 12, 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: Bouchercon 2010 by the Bay: The World Series of Mystery . https://archive.today/20120905081837/http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/887593-264/bouchercon_2010_by_the_bay.html.csp . dead . September 5, 2012 . Libraryjournal.com . November 4, 2010 . January 30, 2012 . Teresa . Jacobsen .
3. Web site: Steven A. Stilwell . LibraryThing . January 31, 2012.
4. Web site: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees . Bouchercon.info . October 2, 2003 . January 31, 2012 . February 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207060829/http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html#1987 . dead .