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Bouchercon XVIII

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Location
  
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Country
  
USA

Date
  
October 9, 1987 (1987-10-09)

Hosted by
  
Steven A. Stilwell & Becky A. Reineke

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 XVIII and the 2nd Anthony Awards ceremony.

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Bouchercon

The convention was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 9, 1987; running for two days until the 11th. The event was chaired by authors Steven A. Stilwell and Becky A. Reineke.

Special Guests

  • Guest of Honor — Lawrence Block
  • Fan Guest of Honor — John Nieminski (posthumously)
  • Toastmasters — Mary S. Craig & Max Allan Collins

    • Anthony Awards

    The following list details the awards distributed at the second annual Anthony Awards ceremony.

    Novel award

    Winner:

  • Sue Grafton, "C" is for Corpse

    • Shortlist:

  • Lawrence Block, When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
  • John Lutz, Tropical Heat
  • Nancy Pickard, No Body
  • Jonathan Valin, Life's Work

    • First novel award

    Winner:

  • Bill Crider, Too Late to Die

    • Shortlist:

  • Joan Hess, Strangled Prose
  • Faye Kellerman, The Ritual Bath
  • Joseph Koenig, Floater
  • Mike Lupica, Dead Air

    • Paperback original award

    Winner:

  • Robert Wright Campbell, The Junkyard Dog

    • Shortlist:

  • Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Saw Red
  • J.A. Jance, Trial By Fury
  • Rob Kantner, The Back-Door Man
  • Warren Murphy, Trace: Too Old a Cat

    • Short story award

    Winner:

  • Sue Grafton, "The Parker Shotgun", from Mean streets: The Second Private Eye Writers of America Anthology

    • Shortlist:

  • Wayne D. Dundee, "Body Count", from Mean streets: The Second Private Eye Writers of America Anthology
  • Clark Howard, "Scalplock", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine July 1986

    • References

    Bouchercon XVIII Wikipedia
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