May 2024

I have three bits of great news!

Anthony Award nomination and Macavity Award nomination

I’m thrilled my short story “Real Courage” has been named a finalist for the Anthony Award and for the Macavity Award. It appeared in issue 14 of Black Cat Mystery Magazine. In the story, a seemingly insignificant incident winds up affecting many lives over many years. It’s a story about good intentions, moral quandaries, questionable judgment, unintended consequences, and courage. This is the same story that was a finalist for the Agatha Award this spring.

You can find the issue for sale via various online outlets. I’ve also put it up here to read for free for a limited time. Click on the Real Courage tab above or just click here. The Anthony Award winners will be voted upon and announced at the Bouchercon convention in August. The Macavity Award winners also will be announced at Bouchercon. UPDATE: Alas, “Real Courage” did not win any of the three awards it was nominated for this year, but I so appreciate all my readers’ support.

Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer Award

I was honored and delighted to learn that the Short Mystery Fiction Society has named me this year’s recipient of the Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer Award. This is the SMFS’s lifetime achievement award. The recipients are chosen for “having produced an impressive body of short crime fiction, and having made a major impact on the genre.” This award will be provided to me during Opening Ceremonies at Bouchercon in August.