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Saturday, May 1, 2021

DERRINGER AWARDS: Short Mystery Fiction Society

The Short Mystery Fiction Society announced the winners of the 2021 Derringer Awards.

Congratulations to all!

FLASH (ranges up to 1,000 words)

TIE:

Blackwell, C.W. “Memories of Fire.” Pulp Modern Flash. August 3, 2020.

 
Richardson, Travis. “War Words.” Punk Noir Magazine. December 3, 2020.


SHORT (ranges from 1,001 to 4,000 words) 
 
TIE:  
 
Jones, Eleanor Cawood. “The Great Bedbug Incident and the Invitation of Doom." Chesapeake Crimes: Invitation to Murder.    
 
Woodson, Stacy. “River.” The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell.


LONG (ranges from 4,001 to 8,000 words)

Chen, Sarah M. “Hotelin’.” Shotgun Honey: Volume #4: Recoil.



NOVELETTE (ranges from 8,001 to 20,000 words)
 
Taylor, Art. “The Boy Detective and the Summer of ’74.” Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. January/February 2020.


The Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer for Lifetime Achievement is annually awarded to an outstanding living writer of short mysteries, selected by a five-member panel. This year's recipient: Brendan DuBois.

 

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