Anthony Awards
| Anthony Awards | |
|---|---|
 Bouchercon XLIV | |
| Awarded for | Best in Mystery fiction |
| Country | United States of America |
| Presented by | Bouchercon World Mystery Convention |
| First awarded | 1986 |
| Official website |
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The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America.[1] Among the most prestigious awards in the world of mystery writers, the Anthony Awards have helped boost the careers of many recipients.[2]
Categories
Awards are voted for by members attending the annual event and are given in the following categories:
- Best Novel
- Best First novel
- Best Paperback original
- Best Short story
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work
- Special Service award
The ceremony may also include a number of "wild card" awards.
Anthony Award winners
2016
- Best Novel award - Chris Holm, The Killing Kind
- Best First Novel award - Glen Erik Hamilton, Past Crimes
- Best Paperback Original award - Lou Berney, The Long and Faraway Gone
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work - Val McDermid, Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime
- Best Short Story award - Megan Abbott, "The Little Men"
- Best Young Adult Novel - Joelle Charbonneau, Need
- Best Anthology or Collection - Art Taylor, editor, Murder Under the Oaks [3]
2015
- Best Novel award - Laura Lippman, After I'm Gone
- Best First Novel award - Lori Rader-Day, The Black Hour
- Best Paperback Original award - Catriona McPherson, The Day She Died
- Best Short Story award - Art Taylor, "The Odds Are Against Us"
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work - Hank Phillippi Ryan, ed., Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey
2014
- Best Novel award - William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace
- Best First Novel award - Matt Coyle, Yesterday's Echo
- Best Paperback Original award - Catriona McPherson As She Left It
- Best Short Story award - John Connolly, "The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository"
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work - Daniel Stashower, The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot To Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War
2013
- Best Novel award - Louise Penny, The Beautiful Mystery
- Best First novel award - Chris Pavone, The Expats
- Best Paperback original award - Johnny Shaw, Big Maria
- Best Short story award - Dana Cameron, "Mischief in Mesopotamia" from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 2012
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work - John Connolly and Declan Burke, Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels
2012
Main article: Bouchercon XLIII
- Best Novel award — Louise Penny, A Trick of the Light
- Best First novel award — Sophie Littlefield, Learning to Swim
- Best Paperback original award — Julie Hyzy, Buffalo West Wing
- Best Short story award — Dana Cameron, "Disarming" from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 2011
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Charlaine Harris, The Sookie Stackhouse Companion
2011
Main article: Bouchercon XLII
- Best Novel award — Louise Penny, Bury your Dead
- Best First novel award — Hilary Davidson, Damage Done
- Best Paperback original award — Duane Swierczynski, Expiration Date
- Best Short story award — Dana Cameron, "Swing Shift", from Crimes By Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — John Curran, Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks
- Special Service award — Ali Karim, Shots
Wildcard awards:
- Best Graphic novel — Jason Starr, The Chill
- Best Website / Blog — Lucinda Surber & Stan Ulrich, "Stop, You're Killing Me!"
- Lifetime Achievement award — Sara Paretsky
2010
Main article: Bouchercon XLI
- Best Novel award — Louise Penny, The Brutal Telling
- Best First novel award — Sophie Littlefield, A Bad Day for Sorry
- Best Paperback original award — Bryan Gruley, Starvation Lake
- Best Short story award — Hank Phillippi Ryan, "On the House", from Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — P.D. James, Talking About Detective Fiction
- Special Service award — no award issued
2009
Main article: Bouchercon XL
- Best Novel award — Michael Connelly, The Brass Verdict
- Best First novel award — Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Best Paperback original award — Julie Hyzy, State of the Onion
- Best Short story award — Sean Chercover, "A Sleep Not Unlike Death" from Hardcore Hardboiled
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Jeffrey Marks, Anthony Boucher: A Biobibliography
- Special Service award — Jon and Ruth Jordan, publishers and editors of Crimespree magazine
Wildcard awards:
- Best Children's / Young-adult novel — Chris Grabenstein, The Crossroads
- Best Cover art — Peter Mendelsund, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Lifetime Achievement award — Allen J. Hubin
2008
Main article: Bouchercon XXXIX
- Best Novel award — Laura Lippman, What the Dead Know
- Best First novel award — Tana French, In the Woods
- Best Paperback original award — P. J. Parrish, A Thousand Bones
- Best Short story award — Laura Lippman, "Hardly Knew Her" from Dead Man's Hand
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Jon Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower & Charles Foley, Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
- Special Service award — Jon and Ruth Jordan, publishers and editors of Crimespree magazine
Wildcard awards:
- Best Website / Blog — Lucinda Surber & Stan Ulrich, "Stop, You're Killing Me!"
- Lifetime Achievement award — Robert Rosenwald and Barbara G. Peters
2007
Main article: Bouchercon XXXVIII
- Best Novel award — Laura Lippman, No Good Deeds
- Best First novel award — Louise Penny, Still Life
- Best Paperback original award — Dana Cameron, Ashes and Bones
- Best Short story award — Simon Wood, "My Father's Secret", from Crimespree Magazine B'con 2006 Special Ed, pp 20–22
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Jim Huang & Austin Lugar – Mystery Muses
- Special Service award — Jim Huang, Crum Creek Press and The Mystery Company
Wildcard awards:
- Lifetime Achievement award — James Sallis
2006
Main article: Bouchercon XXXVII
- Best Novel award — William Kent Krueger, Mercy Falls
- Best First novel award — Chris Grabenstein, Tilt-a-Whirl
- Best Paperback original award — Reed Farrel Coleman, The James Deans
- Best Short story award — Barbara Seranella, "Misdirection", from Greatest Hits
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Marv Lachman, Heirs Of Anthony Boucher
- Special Service award — Janet Rudolph, Mystery Readers International
Wildcard awards:
- Best Fan Publication — Jon and Ruth Jordan, Crimespree Magazine
- Lifetime Achievement award — Robert B. Parker
2005
Main article: Bouchercon XXXVI
- Best Novel award — William Kent Krueger, Blood Hollow
- Best First novel award — Harley Jane Kozak, Dating Dead Man
- Best Paperback original award — Jason Starr, Twisted City
- Best Short story award — Elaine Viets, "Wedding Knife", from Chesapeake Crimes
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Max Allan Collins & et al., Men's Adventure Magazines
- Special Service award — no award issued
Wildcard awards:
- Best Cover art — Sohrab Habibion, Brooklyn Noir
- Lifetime Achievement award — Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller
2004
Main article: Bouchercon XXXV
- Best Novel award — Laura Lippman, Every Secret Thing
- Best First novel award — P. J. Tracy, Monkeewrench
- Best Paperback original award — Robin Burcell, Deadly Legacy
- Best Short story award — Rhys Bowen, "Doppelganger", from Blood on Their Hands
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Gary Warren Niebuhr, Make Mine a Mystery: A Reader's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction
- Special Service award — no award issued
Wildcard awards:
- Best Young-adult mystery — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Best Historical mystery — Rhys Bowen, For The Love Of Mike
2003
Main article: Bouchercon XXXIV
- Best Novel award — Michael Connelly, City of Bones
- Best First novel award — Julia Spencer-Fleming, In the Bleak Midwinter
- Best Paperback original award — Robin Burcell, Fatal Truth
- Best Short story award — Marcia Talley, "Too Many Cooks", from Much Ado About Murder
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Jim Huang, They Died In Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated and Forgotten Mystery Novels
- Special Service award — no award issued
Wildcard awards:
- Best Cover art — Michael Kellner from photograph by Christopher Voelker, Measures of Poison
2002
Main article: Bouchercon XXXIII
- Best Novel award — Dennis Lehane, Mystic River
- Best First novel award — C. J. Box, Open Season
- Best Paperback original award — Charlaine Harris, Dead Until Dark
- Best Short story award — Bill Crider & Judy Crider, "Chocolate Moose", from Death Dines at 8:30
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Tony Hillerman, Seldom Disappointed
- Special Service award — Doris Ann Norris
Wildcard awards:
- Best Cover art — Michael Storrings, from photograph by Josef Beck, Reflecting the Sky
- Best Young-adult mystery — Penny Warner, The Mystery of the Haunted Caves
2001
Main article: Bouchercon XXXII
- Best Novel award — Val McDermid, A Place of Execution
- Best First novel award — Qiu Xiaolong, Death of a Red Heroine
- Best Paperback original award — Kate Grilley, Death Dances to a Reggae Beat
- Best Short story award — Edward D. Hoch, "The Problem of the Potting Shed", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine July 2000
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Jim Huang, 100 Favorite Mysteries Of The Century
Wildcard awards:
- Best Anthology / Short-story collection — Lawrence Block, Master's Choice II
- Best Fan publication — Chris Aldrich & Lynn Kaczmarek, Mystery News
- Lifetime Achievement award — Edward D. Hoch
2000
Main article: Bouchercon XXXI
- Best Novel award — Peter Robinson, In a Dry Season
- Best First novel award — Donna Andrews, Murder with Peacocks
- Best Paperback original award — Laura Lippman, In Big Trouble
- Best Short story award — Meg Chittenden, "Noir Lite", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine January 1999
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Willetta L. Heising, Detecting Women (3rd edition)
Wildcard awards:
- Best Series of the century — Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot series
- Best Writer of the century — Agatha Christie
- Best Novel of the century — Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca
- Lifetime Achievement award — Jane Langton
1999
Main article: Bouchercon XXX
- Best Novel award — Michael Connelly, Blood Work
- Best First novel award — William Kent Krueger, Iron Lake
- Best Paperback original award — Laura Lippman, Butcher's Hill
- Best Short story award — Barbara D'Amato, "Of Course You Know that Chocolate Is a Vegetable", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine November 1998
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — George Easter, Deadly Pleasures Magazine
Wildcard awards:
- Lifetime Achievement award — Len & June Moffatt
1998
Main article: Bouchercon XXIX
- Best Novel award — S. J. Rozan, No Colder Place
- Best First novel award — Lee Child, Killing Floor
- Best Paperback original award — Rick Riordan, Big Red Tequila
- Best Short story award — Jan Grape, "A Front Row Seat", from Vengeance is Hers and Edward D. Hoch, "One Bag of Coconuts", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine November 1997
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — no award issued
Wildcard awards:
- Best Cover art — Michael Kellner, Night Dogs
1997
Main article: Bouchercon XXVIII
- Best Novel award — Michael Connelly, The Poet
- Best First novel award — Dale Furutani, Death in Little Tokyo and Terris McMahan Grimes, Somebody Else's Child
- Best Paperback original award — Terris McMahan Grimes, Somebody Else's Child
- Best Short story award — Carolyn Wheat, "Accidents Will Happen", from Malice Domestic 5
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Willetta L. Heising, Detecting Women 2: Reader's Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women
Wildcard awards:
- Best Fanzine — The Armchair Detective
- Lifetime Achievement award — Donald E. Westlake
1996
Main article: Bouchercon XXVII
- Best Novel award — Mary Willis Walker, Under the Beetle's Cellar
- Best First novel award — Virginia Lanier, Death in Bloodhound Red
- Best Paperback original award — Harlan Coben, Deal Breaker
- Best Short story award — Gar Anthony Haywood, "And Pray Nobody Sees You", from Spooks, Spies, and Private Eyes
- Best Critical / Non-fiction work — Kate Stine, The Armchair Detective Book of Lists, 2nd Edition
Wildcard awards:
- Best Cover art — Pamela Patrick, The Body In The Transept
- Best Editor — Sara Ann Freed
- Best Magazine / Digest / Review publication — The Armchair Detective
- Best Movie — The Usual Suspects
- Best Publisher — St. Martin's Press
- Best Short story collection — Marcia Muller, The McCone Files: The Complete Sharon McCone Stories
- Best True crime — Ann Rule, Dead By Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?
- Best TV show — The X-Files
1995
Main article: Bouchercon XXVI
- Best Novel award — Sharyn McCrumb, She Walks These Hills
- Best First novel award — Caleb Carr, The Alienist
- Best Paperback original award — no award issued
- Best Short story award — Sharyn McCrumb, "The Monster of Glamis", from Royal Crimes
- Best Critical work — B.A. Pike & J. Cooper, Crime Fiction, 2nd Edition
Wildcard awards:
- Best Anthology / Short story collection — Tony Hillerman, The Mysterious West
- Best Film — Pulp Fiction
- Best True crime — David Canter, Criminal Shadows: Inside the Mind of the Serial Killer
- Best TV series — Prime Suspect
- Lifetime Achievement award — Ruth Rendell
1994
Main article: Bouchercon XXV
- Best Novel award — Marcia Muller, Wolf in the Shadows
- Best First novel award — Nevada Barr, Track of the Cat
- Best Paperback original award — no award issued
- Best Short story award — Susan Dunlap, "Checkout", from Malice Domestic 2
- Best Critical work — Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, The Fine Art Of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion
Wildcard awards:
- Best Anthology / Short story collection — Martin H. Greenberg, Mary Higgins Clark presents Malice Domestic 2
- Best True crime — Ann Rule, A Rose For Her Grave: and Other True Cases
- Lifetime Achievement award — Tony Hillerman
1993
Main article: Bouchercon XXIV
- Best Novel award — Margaret Maron, Bootlegger's Daughter
- Best First novel award — Barbara Neely, Blanche on the Lam
- Best Paperback original award — no award issued
- Best Short story award — Diane Mott Davidson, "Cold Turkey", from Sisters in Crime 5
- Best Critical work — Ellen Nehr, Doubleday Crime Club Compendium 1928-1991
Wildcard awards:
- Best Motion picture — The Crying Game
- Best True crime — Barbara D'Amato, The Doctor, The Murder, The Mystery: The True Story of the Dr. John Branion Murder Case
- Lifetime Achievement award — Hammond Innes and Ralph McInerny
1992
Main article: Bouchercon XXIII
- Best Novel award — Peter Lovesey, The Last Detective
- Best First novel award — Sue Henry, Murder on the Iditarod Trail
- Best Paperback original award — no award issued
- Best Short story award — Liza Cody, "Lucky Dip", from A Woman’s Eye
- Best Critical work — Maxim Jakubowski, 100 Great Detectives
Wildcard awards:
- Best Anthology / Short story collection — Sara Paretsky, A Woman's Eye
- Best True crime — David Simon, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
- Lifetime Achievement award — Charlotte MacLeod
1991
Main article: Bouchercon XXII
- Best Novel award — Sue Grafton, "G" Is for Gumshoe
- Best First novel award — Patricia Cornwell, Postmortem
- Best Paperback original award — James McCahery, Grave Undertaking & Rochelle Krich, Where's Mommy Now?
- Best Short story award — Susan Dunlap, "The Celestial Buffet", from Sisters in Crime 2
- Best Critical work — Jon L. Breen & Martin H. Greenberg, Synod Of Sleuths
Wildcard awards:
- Best Motion picture — Presumed Innocent
- Best Television series — Mystery!
- Lifetime Achievement award — William Campbell Gault
1990
Main article: Bouchercon XXI
- Best Novel award — Sarah Caudwell, The Sirens Song of Murder
- Best First novel award — Karen Kijewski, Katwalk
- Best Paperback original award — Carolyn Hart, Honeymoon with Murder
- Best Short story award — Nancy Pickard, "Afraid All The Time", from Sisters in Crime
Wildcard awards:
- Best Movie — Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Best TV series — Inspector Morse
- Lifetime Achievement award — Michael Gilbert
1989
Main article: Bouchercon XX
- Best Novel award — Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs
- Best First novel award — Elizabeth George, A Great Deliverance
- Best Paperback original award — Carolyn Hart, Something Wicked
- Best Short story award — no award issued
Wildcard awards:
- Lifetime Achievement award — Dorothy Salisbury Davis
1988
Main article: Bouchercon XIX
- Best Novel award — Tony Hillerman, Skinwalkers
- Best First novel award — Gillian Roberts, Caught Dead in Philadelphia
- Best Paperback original award — Robert Crais, The Monkey's Raincoat
- Best Short story award — Robert Barnard, "Breakfast Television", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 1987
Wildcard awards:
- Best Movie — The Big Easy
- Best TV series — Mystery!
1987
Main article: Bouchercon XVIII
- Best Novel award — Sue Grafton, "C" Is for Corpse
- Best First novel award — Bill Crider, Too Late to Die
- Best Paperback original award — Robert Wright Campbell, The Junkyard Dog
- Best Short story award — Sue Grafton, "The Parker Shotgun", from Mean Streets
1986
Main article: Bouchercon XVII
- Best Novel award — Sue Grafton, "B" Is for Burglar
- Best First novel award — Jonathan Kellerman, When the Bough Breaks
- Best Paperback original award — Nancy Pickard, Say No To Murder
- Best Short story award — Linda Barnes, "Lucky Penny", from The New Black Mask, No. 3
Wildcard awards:
- Best Movie — Witness
- Best TV series — Murder, She Wrote'
- Grand Master — Barbara Mertz
References
- ↑ Langshaw, Mark (2011-09-19). "'The Chill' wins Anthony Award for 'Best Graphic Novel' - Comics News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ New Mexico Business Weekly (2008-06-10). "UNM Press mystery writer recognized for blog site - New Mexico Business Weekly". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ Foster, Jordan. "Bouchercon 2016: Blood on the Bayou". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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