Saturday, February 1, 2025

INAUGURAL DERRINGER AWARD FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY FINALISTS

The Short Mystery Fiction Society has announced the Finalists for the Inaugural Derringer Award for Best Anthology. Congratulations to all!

Devil's Snare: Best New England Crime Stories 2024, edited by Susan Oleksiw, Ang Pompano, and Leslie Wheeler — with Leslie Wheeler and 3 others. 

Friend of the Devil: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the Grateful Dead, edited by Josh Pachter 

Larceny & Last Chances: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense, edited by Judy Penz Sheluk 

Murder, Neat: A SleuthSayers Anthology, edited by Michael Bracken and Barb Goffman 

New York State of Crime: Murder New York Style 6, edited by D.M. Barr and Joseph R.G. De Marco 

The 13th Letter, edited by Donna Carrick

2 comments:

Elizabeth Zelvin said...

Thanks for featuring this, Janet. There have been a tremendous number of wonderful short mystery and crime stories in anthologies over the past year. I have one in Murder, Neat, and it was quite a challenge writing to the the theme of bars and drinking. As usually happens in anthologies with inventive contributors, every story is different.

Judy Penz Sheluk said...

Thanks for sharing this news. I am really thrilled to have been shortlisted for this prestigious award.