Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction. 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. This page details Bouchercon XXXVII and the 21st Anthony Awards ceremony.
Bouchercon
The convention was held in Madison, Wisconsin on September 28, 2006; running until October 1. The event was chaired by Al Abramson.
Special Guests
Anthony Awards
The following list details the awards distributed at the twenty-first annual Anthony Awards ceremony.
Novel award
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First novel award
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Paperback original award
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- Allan Guthrie, Kiss Her Goodbye
- Charlie Huston, Six Bad Things
- Susan McBride, Good Girl's Guide to Murder
- P. J. Parrish, A Killing Rain
Short story award
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Libby Fischer Hellmann, "House Rules", from Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation
- Nancy Pickard, "There is No Crime on Easter Island", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine September / October 2005
- Marcia Talley, "Driven to Distraction", from Chesapeake Crimes II: 15 Tales of Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder
- Elaine Viets, "Killer Blonde: A Dead-End Job Mystery", from Drop-Dead Blonde
Critical / Non-fiction award
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- Hallie Ephron, Writing and Selling your Mystery Novel
- Stuart Kaminsky, Behind the Mystery
- Leslie Klinger, New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
- Melanie Rehak, Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women who Created Her
Fan publication award
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Special service award
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- George Easter, Deadly Pleasures
- Maddy Van Hertbruggen, 4 Mystery Addicts
- Sarah Weinman, Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind
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