The Arthur Ellis Awards Short List is announced!

Best Crime Novel:

A Criminal to Remember, Michael Van Rooy, Turnstone Press

Bury Your Dead, Louise Penny, Little, Brown UK

In Plain Sight, Mike Knowles, ECW Press

Slow Recoil, C.B Forrest, RendezVous Crime

The Extinction Club, Jeffrey Moore, Penguin Group

Best First Crime Novel:

The Damage Done, Hilary Davidson, Tom Doherty Associates

The Debba, Avner Mandleman, Random House of Canada

The Penalty Killing, Michael McKinley, McClelland & Stewart

The Parabolist, Nicholas Ruddock, Doubleday Canada

Still Missing, Chevy Stevens, St. Martin's Press

Best French Crime Book:

Cinq secondes, Jacques Savoie, Libre Expression

Dans le quartier des agités, Jacques Côté, Éditions Alire

La société des pères meurtriers, Michel Châteauneuf, Vent d’Ouest

Quand la mort s'invite à la première, Bernard Gilbert, Québec Amerique

Vanités, Johanne Seymour, Libre Expression

Best Crime Nonfiction:

Northern Light, Roy MacGregor, Random House

On the Farm, Stevie Cameron, Alfred A. Knopf Canada

Our Man in Tehran, Robert Wright, HarperCollins Canada

Best Juvenile/YA Crime Book:

Borderline, Allan Stratton, HarperCollins

Pluto's Ghost, Sharee Fitch, Doubleday Canada

The Vinyl Princess, Yvonne Prinz, HarperCollins

Lost For Words (The Worst Thing She Ever Did), Alice Kuipers, HarperCollins

Victim Rights, Norah McClintock, Red Deer Press

Best Crime Short Story:

In it Up to My Neck, Jas R. Petrin, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

So Much in Common, Mary Jane Maffini, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

The Big Touch, Jordan McPeek, Thuglit.com

The Piper's Door, James Powell, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

The Bust, William Deverall, Whodunnit: Sun Media’s Canadian Crime Fiction

Showcase

Best First Unpublished Novel:

(Unhanged Arthur)

Better Off Dead, John Jeneroux

Uncoiled, Kevin Thorton

When the Bow Breaks, Jayne Barnard

The 2010 Derringer Awards

The Short Mystery Fiction Society is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Derringer Awards for the categories of:


Flash Fiction (1,000 words or less) :

"And Here's to You, Mrs.Edwardson," by Hamilton Waymire.
This appeared in Big Pulp .

Short Fiction (1,001 to 4,000 words):

"Twas the Night" by Anita Page.
This appeared in the Gift of Murder anthology.


Long Fiction (4,001 to 8,000 words):

"Famous Last Words" by Doug Allyn.
This appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.


Novelette (8,001+ words):

"Julius Katz" by Dave Zeltserman.
This appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.


Golden Derringer (for lifetime contributions to the field short mystery fiction):

Lawrence Block


Stories eligible for the Derringers must have appeared in a recognized paper or online publication during the previous year. Panels of judges for each category complile a short list from among all nominees, from which member voting determines the winners.

Arthur Ellis Awards Shortlist Announced

Best Crime Novel
Anthony Bidulka – Aloha, Candy Hearts (Insomniac Press)
R.J. Harlick – Arctic Blue Death (RendezVous Crime)
Lee Lamothe – The Finger’s Twist (Ravenstone)
James W. Nichol – Death Spiral (McArthur & Co.)
Howard Shrier – High Chicago (Vintage Canada/Random House)

Best First Crime Novel
Alan Bradley – The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Doubleday Canada)
Elizabeth Duncan – The Cold Light of Mourning (Minotaur Books)
C.B. Forrest – Weight of Stones (RendezVous Crime)
Eugene Meese – A Magpie’s Smile (NeWest Press)
Dennis Richard Murphy – Darkness at the Break of Dawn (Harper Collins)

Best French Crime Book
Genevieve Lefebvre – Je compte les morts (Groupe Librex)
Jean Lemieux – Le mort du chemin des Arsene (la courtee échelle)
Jean-Jacques Pelletier – La Faim de la Terre 1 & 2 (Éditions Alire Inc.)
Diane Vincent – Peaux de chagrins (Les Editions Triptyques)

Best Juvenile Crime Book
Barbara Hayworth Attard – Haunted (HarperCollins)
Vicki Grant – Not Suitable for Family Viewing (HarperCollins)
Norah McClintock – Homicide Related: a Ryan Dooley Mystery (Red Deer Press)
Arthur Slade – The Hunchback Assignments (HarperCollins)
Tim Wynne-Jones – The Uninvited (Candlewick)

Best Crime Nonfiction
Patrick Brode – The Slasher Killings (Painted Turtle Press)
Alex Caine – The Fat Mexican (Random House of Canada)
Terry Gould – Murder Without Borders (Random House of Canada)
Robert Remington and Sherri Zickefoose – Runaway Devil (McClelland)
Jon Wells – Postmortem (John Wiley & Sons)

Best Crime Short Story
Rick Mofina – Backup (Ottawa Magazine)
Dennis Richard Murphy – Prisoner in Paradise (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
James Petrin – Nothing is Easy (Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine)
Twist Phelan – Time Will Tell (“The Prosecution Rests” by Little Brown)
James Powell – Clowntown Pajamas ((Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine)


Best Unpublished First Crime Novel – Unhanged Arthur
Pam Barnsley – This Cage of Bones
Deryn Collier – Confined Space
Gloria Ferris – Corpse Flower
Blair Hemstock – Bait of Pleasure
Peter Kirby – Putting Them Down

April Announcements

May 13th Meeting Advance Info:
Judith Duthie, Manager of Owl's Nest Books, will discuss promoting your book: things to do before, during and after publication of your first novel (with emphasis on good author-bookseller relations). Short writing exercises included.

Mystery Writers Ink Special Meeting (same night as above): If you did not receive your email with notice of bylaw changes last week, please check your spam folder and then, if you still don't have it, email info@mysterywritersink.com with 'bylaws' in the subject line for a re-send. We will be voting on May 13th.

Alberta Literary Awards Nomination Night
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 7 p.m.
100 Wines store
1109 Olympic Way SE, Calgary

Free admission & open to the public

As a prelude to this year's Alberta Literary Awards Gala—come out and raise your glasses to the 2010 nominated authors at Calgary's exquisite 100 Wines. The celebration will feature a complimentary wine tasting and tapas (tasty!), wine and literary pairings (fun!), a series of slam readings (entertainment!), book sales courtesy of Owl’s Nest Books, and an opportunity to relax and socialize with friends. Many of the nominated authors will be available for signings. Readers include Will Ferguson, Lori Hahnel and Lee Kvern among others—check out the full shortlist here

For catering purposes, please RSVP to swarwick@writersguild.ab.ca
(or call the store at 403 452 8820)


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