Monday, February 26, 2018

Call for Nominations: Anthony Awards


Read anything good last year? Then get ready to nominate! Nominating Forms for the Bouchercon Anthony Awards went out this past weekend.

If you attended Bouchercon 2017 in Toronto and/or are registered for Bouchercon 2018 in St. Petersburg, you are eligible to nominate.

Nominations will be accepted through April 30, 2018.

If you registered for Bouchercon 2018 in the last few days, you might not have yet received a nomination form. Don’t panic. You’ll receive it soon. Likewise, if you register between now and the end of April, you will receive a nomination form.

The email with the form comes via SurveyMonkey. If it’s not in your inbox, please check your spam/junk folder. If you still can’t find it, please email anthonys@bouchercon2018.com.

Like everything for Bouchercon, the Anthony Awards are run by a team of dedicated volunteers. We couldn’t do this without them, and we’re grateful to them!
Categories for the 2018 Anthony Awards are:

Best Novel
Mystery/Crime Fiction novel published in 2017 in any format

Best First Novel
Mystery/Crime Fiction novel published in 2017 in any format by an author who has not previously published a fiction novel

Best Paperback Original
Mystery/Crime Fiction novel published for the first time in 2017 in paperback

Best Short Story
Mystery/Crime Fiction short story published in any format in 2017

Best Critical/Non-fiction Book
Mystery/Crime Fiction-related nonfiction book published in any format in 2017

Best Anthology
Best collection of mystery/crime fiction short stories published in 2017 in any format

Best Online Content
Website/Blog focused on mystery/crime fiction

And a new award close to my heart:

Bill Crider Award for Best Novel in a (Continuing) Series
Mystery/Crime Fiction novel published in 2017 that is part of a series having at least 3 published books (the book published in 2017 can be one of the three)
You can find more info on the Anthony Awards (including this year's categories and the eligibility requirements for each) here: https://www.bouchercon2018.com/anthony-awards/
 

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