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 XXV and the 9th Anthony Awards ceremony.
The convention was held in Seattle, Washington on October 6, 1994; running until the 9th. The event was chaired by photographer Thom Walls.
Lifetime Achievement award — Tony HillermanGuest of Honor — Marcia MullerFan guest of Honor — Art ScottToastmaster — George C. ChesbroThe following list details the awards distributed at the ninth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.
Winner:
Marcia Muller, Wolf in the ShadowsShortlist:
Michael Connelly, The Black IceEarl Emerson, Morons and MadmenJoan Hess, O Little Town of MaggodyTony Hillerman, Sacred ClownsJanet LaPierre, Old EnemiesMargaret Maron, Southern DiscomfortKathy Hogan Trocheck, To Live and Die in DixieMinette Walters, The SculptressCharlene Weir, Consider the CrowsWinner:
Nevada Barr, Track of the CatShortlist:
Jan Burke, Goodnight, IreneLaurie R. King, A Grave TalentSharan Newman, Death Comes as EpiphanyAbigail Padgett, Child of SilenceWinner:
Susan Dunlap, "Checkout", from Malice Domestic 2Shortlist:
K.K. Beck, "A Romance in the Rockies", from Malice Domestic 2M.D. Lake, "Kim's Game", from Malice Domestic 2Robert Lopresti, "Crow's Feat", from Constable New Crimes 2Winner:
Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg, Larry Segriff & Jon L. Breen, The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable CompanionShortlist:
Burl Barer, The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Television, and FilmMarvin Lachman, A Reader's Guide to the American Novel of DetectionGary Warren Niebuhr, A Reader's Guide to the Private Eye NovelBarbara Reynolds, Dorothy L Sayers; Her Life and SoulWinner:
Ann Rule, A Rose for Her GraveShortlist:
Gary C. King, Driven to Kill: Westley Allan DoddJack Olsen, The Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims: The true story of Arthur J. ShawcrossBella Stumbo, Until the Twelfth of Never: The Deadly Divorce of Dan & Betty BroderickWinner:
Martin H. Greenberg, Mary Higgins Clark Presents Malice Domestic 2Shortlist:
Lawrence Block, Some Days You Get the BearJoseph Hansen, Bohannon's CountryEd Hoch, The Year's Best Mystery and Suspense Stories-1993Marcia Muller, Ed Gorman & Bill Pronzini, Criminal Intent 1