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Bouchercon XXI

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Location
  
London, England

Country
  
United Kingdom

Date
  
September 21, 1990 (1990-09-21)

Hosted by
  
Marion & Robin Richmond

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 XXI and the 5th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Contents

Bouchercon

The convention was held in London, England on September 21, 1990; running until the 23rd. The event was chaired by Marion & Robin Richmond, owners of Scottish book-store Ming Books, known for having the largest stock of crime fiction in the UK.

Special Guests

  • Lifetime Achievement award — Michael Gilbert
  • Guest of Honor — P.D. James
  • Fan Guest of Honor — Robert Adey
  • Toastmaster — Sue Grafton

    • Anthony Awards

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

    Novel award

    Winner:

  • Sarah Caudwell, The Sirens Sang of Murder

    • Shortlist:

  • Susan Dunlap, Pious Deception
  • Carolyn G. Hart, A Little Class On Murder
  • Margaret Maron, Corpus Christmas

    • First novel award

    Winner:

  • Karen Kijewski, Katwalk

    • Shortlist:

  • Jill Churchill, Grime and Punishment
  • Melodie Johnson Howe, The Mother Shadow
  • Edith Skom, The Mark Twain Murders
  • Susan Wolfe, The Last Billable Hour

    • Paperback original award

    Winner:

  • Carolyn G. Hart, Honeymoon With Murder

    • Shortlist:

  • Malacai Black, On My Honor
  • D.R. Meredith, Murder By Deception
  • Keith Peterson, Rough Justice
  • Deborah Valentine, A Collector of Photographs

    • Short story award

    Winner:

  • Nancy Pickard, "Afraid all the Time", from Sisters in Crime

    • Shortlist:

  • Susan Dunlap, "No Safety", from Sisters in Crime
  • Sharyn McCrumb, "A Wee Doch and Doris", from Mistletoe Mysteries
  • Shelly Singer, "A Terrible Thing", from Sisters in Crime

    • Movie award

    Winner:

  • Crimes and Misdemeanors

    • Shortlist:

    No shortlist released

    Television series award

    Winner:

  • Inspector Morse

    • Shortlist:

    No shortlist released

    References

    Bouchercon XXI Wikipedia
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