Bouchercon XX explained

Bouchercon XX
Subheader:	"Give Me Liberty or Give Me...Death"
Location:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country:	USA
Host:	Deen Kogan & Jay Kogan
Previous:	XIX
Main:	Bouchercon
Next:	XXI

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 article details Bouchercon XX and the 4th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 6, 1989; running until the 8th. The event was chaired by Deen Kogan and Jay Kogan, founders of the Society Hill playhouse.^[3]

Special guests

• Lifetime Achievement award — Dorothy Salisbury Davis
• Guest of Honor — Simon Brett
• Fan Guests of Honor — William F. Deeck and Linda Toole
• Toastmaster — Bruce Taylor^[4]
• Distinguished Contribution award — Joan Kahn

Anthony Awards

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

Novel award

Winner:

• Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs

Shortlist:

• Dorothy Cannell, The Widows Club
• Sue Grafton, "E" Is for Evidence
• Tony Hillerman, A Thief of Time
• Sara Paretsky, Blood Shot
• Nancy Picard, Dead Crazy
• Bill Pronzini, Shackles
• Les Roberts, Pepper Pike

First novel award

Winner:

• Elizabeth George, A Great Deliverance

Shortlist:

• Mary Lou Bennett, Murder Once Done
• Caroline Graham, The Killings at Badger's Drift
• Linda Grant, Random Access Murder
• Gar Anthony Haywood, Fear of the Dark
• David Stout, Carolina Skeletons

Paperback original award

Winner:

• Carolyn G. Hart, Something Wicked

Shortlist:

• Michael Avallone, High Noon at Midnight
• P.M. Carlson, Murder Unrenovated
• David Handler, The Man Who Died Laughing
• Lia Matera, A Radical Departure
• Sharyn McCrumb, Paying the Piper
• D.R. Meredith, Murder by Impulse
• Marilyn Wallace, Primary Target

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: Philadelphia News . https://archive.today/20120716121842/http://weeklypress.com/deen-kogan-the-first-lady-of-philadelphia-theater-p1471-1.htm . dead . July 16, 2012 . Weekly Press . July 15, 2009 . February 2, 2012 .
4. News: Mystery writers have nothing to hide anymore . . 1989-11-09 . 2012-03-15.
5. 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#1988 . dead .