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Bouchercon XXXVI

2005 mystery and detective fiction convention

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2005 mystery and detective fiction convention

Field	Value
name	Bouchercon XXXVI
subheader	"Wicked Times in the windy city..."
date
location	Chicago, Illinois
country	USA
host	Sonya Rice, Deen Kogan
website
previous	XXXV
main	Bouchercon
next	XXXVII

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 XXXVI and the 20th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in Chicago, Illinois on September 1, 2005; running until the 4th. The event was chaired by "mystery fans extraordinaire" Sonya Rice, and founder of the Society Hill playhouse, Deen Kogan.

Special Guests

Lifetime Achievement awards — Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller
International Guest of Honor — Jonathan Gash
American Guest of Honor — Dennis Lehane
Fan Guest of Honor — Beth Fedyn
Toastmaster — Harlan Coben

Anthony Awards

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

Novel award

Winner:

William Kent Krueger, Blood Hollow

Shortlist:

Ken Bruen, The Killing of the Tinkers
John Katzenbach, The Madman's Tale
Laura Lippman, By a Spider's Thread
T. Jefferson Parker, California Girl
Julia Spencer-Fleming, Out of the Deep I Cry

First novel award

Winner:

Harley Jane Kozak, Dating Dead Men

Shortlist:

Sandra Balzo, Uncommon Grounds
Judy Clemens, Until the Cows Come Home
Jilliane Hoffman, Retribution
J. A. Konrath, Whiskey Sour

Paperback original award

Winner:

Jason Starr, Twisted City

Shortlist:

Robin Burcell, Cold Case
Roberta Isleib, Putt to Death
Susan McBride, Blue Blood
M. J. Rose, The Halo Effect

Short story award

Winner:

Elaine Viets, "Wedding Knife", from Chesapeake Crimes

Shortlist:

Rhys Bowen, "Voodoo", from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine November 2004
Terence Faherty, "The Widow of Slane", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine March / April 2004
Ted Hertel Jr., "It's Crackers to Slip a Rozzer the Dropsy in Snide", from Small Crimes
Arthur Nersesian, "Hunter/Trapper", from Brooklyn Noir

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner:

Max Allan Collins, Men's Adventure Magazines

Shortlist:

Frankie Bailey & Steven Chermak, Famous American Crimes & Trials
Edward Conlon, Blue Blood
Leslie S. Klinger, The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
Julian Rubinstein, The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber

Cover art award

Winner:

Sohrab Habibion; for Tim McLoughlin, Brooklyn Noir

Shortlist:

Gregory Manchess; for Max Phillips, Fade to Blonde
Sal Barracca; for J. A. Konrath, Whiskey Sour
Robert Santora; for Ruth Francisco, Good Morning, Darkness
Michael Kellner; for Gary Phillips, Monkology

References

"Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home". Bouchercon.info.
Jacobsen, Teresa. (November 4, 2010). "Bouchercon 2010 by the Bay: The World Series of Mystery". Libraryjournal.com.
(December 28, 2007). "The Mystery Short Story Web Log Project". Criminal Brief.
(July 15, 2009). "Philadelphia News". Weekly Press.
"Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info.

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