Bouchercon XXV explained

Bouchercon XXV
Location:	Seattle, Washington
Country:	USA
Host:	Thom Walls
Previous:	XXIV
Main:	Bouchercon
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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 XXV and the 9th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in Seattle, Washington from October 6 to 9, 1994.^[3] The event was chaired by photographer Thom Walls.

Special Guests

• Lifetime Achievement award — Tony Hillerman
• Guest of Honor — Marcia Muller
• Fan guest of Honor — Art Scott
• Toastmaster — George C. Chesbro

Anthony Awards

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

Novel award

Winner:

• Marcia Muller, Wolf in the Shadows

Shortlist:

• Michael Connelly, The Black Ice
• Earl Emerson, Morons and Madmen
• Joan Hess, O Little Town of Maggody
• Tony Hillerman, Sacred Clowns
• Janet LaPierre, Old Enemies
• Margaret Maron, Southern Discomfort
• Kathy Hogan Trocheck, To Live and Die in Dixie
• Minette Walters, The Sculptress
• Charlene Weir, Consider the Crows

First novel award

Winner:

• Nevada Barr, Track of the Cat

Shortlist:

• Jan Burke, Goodnight, Irene
• Laurie R. King, A Grave Talent
• Sharan Newman, Death Comes as Epiphany
• Abigail Padgett, Child of Silence

Short story award

Winner:

• Susan Dunlap, "Checkout", from Malice Domestic 2

Shortlist:

• K.K. Beck, "A Romance in the Rockies", from Malice Domestic 2
• M.D. Lake, "Kim's Game", from Malice Domestic 2
• Robert Lopresti, "Crow's Feat", from Constable New Crimes 2

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner:

• Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg, Larry Segriff & Jon L. Breen, The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion

Shortlist:

• Burl Barer, The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Television, and Film
• Marvin Lachman, A Reader's Guide to the American Novel of Detection
• Gary Warren Niebuhr, A Reader's Guide to the Private Eye Novel
• Barbara Reynolds, Dorothy L Sayers; Her Life and Soul

True crime award

Winner:

• Ann Rule, A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases

Shortlist:

• Gary C. King, Driven to Kill: Westley Allan Dodd
• Jack Olsen, The Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims: The true story of Arthur J. Shawcross
• Bella Stumbo, Until the Twelfth of Never: The Deadly Divorce of Dan & Betty Broderick

Short story collection / anthology award

Winner:

• Martin H. Greenberg, Mary Higgins Clark Presents Malice Domestic 2

Shortlist:

• Lawrence Block, Some Days You Get the Bear
• Joseph Hansen, Bohannon's Country
• Ed Hoch, The Year's Best Mystery and Suspense Stories-1993
• Marcia Muller, Ed Gorman & Bill Pronzini, Criminal Intent 1

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: Entertainment & the Arts | Mystery Fans Can Book Some Time With Their Favorites | Seattle Times Newspaper . Community.seattletimes.nwsource.com . October 4, 1994 . February 9, 2012.
4. Web site: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees . Bouchercon.info . January 31, 2012 . February 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207060829/http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html#1994 . dead .