(1) BESTSELLING WRITERS WILL OPEN BOOKSTORE. [Item by Anne Marble.] Brian Keene and Mary SanGiovanni are opening an indie bookstore in the historic district of Columbia, Pennsylvania. They’re planning to open it in the spring of 2024. They were inspired … Continue reading
The Short Mystery Fiction Society unveiled the 2023 Derringer Award winners on May 1. The awards – named after the popular pocket pistol — have been presented annually since 1998 to outstanding published stories. FLASH FICTION SHORT STORY LONG STORY NOVELETTE EDWARD … Continue reading
(1) ART AND THE ARTIST, SEPARABLE? J. P. Brammer’s ¡HOLA PAPI! column gets a letter from someone signed “The Monster” who says, ‘I Hate My Writing Group’. … At that same meeting, I shared some details about the story I’m writing. … Continue reading
(1) KGB. Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present Meg Elison and Clay McLeod Chapman on Wednesday, October 12, 7:00 p.m. Eastern. Meg Elison Meg Elison is a Philip K. Dick and Locus award winning author, … Continue reading
The Short Mystery Fiction Society unveiled the 2022 Derringer Award winners on May 1. FLASH FICTION John M. Floyd. “Tourist Trap.” Pulp Modern Flash. SHORT STORIES Trey Dowell. “Yelena Tried to Kill Me.” Mystery Weekly Magazine. August 2021. LONG STORIES Michael Bracken. “The Downeaster Alexa.” Only … Continue reading
(1) EASTERCON WANTS YOUR DRABBLES. The UK’s national science fiction convention, Eastercon, aka Reclamation 2022, is running April 15-18 at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre London Heathrow. Guests of Honor are Mary Robinette Kowal, Phillip Reeve, Tasha Suri and … Continue reading
(1) KRESS Q&A. DisCon III has posted an “Interview with Author Guest of Honor Nancy Kress” conducted by staff member Dr. Karen Purcell. (2) FALLEN LEAVES AND HEROES. Brian Murphy shares ten spooky sword and sorcery stories for October: “Ten Sword-and-Sorcery … Continue reading
The Short Mystery Society unveiled the 2021 Derringer Award winners on May 1. And congratulations to Brendan DuBois, winner of the Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer for Lifetime Achievement! 2021 Derringer Awards FLASH [Tie] Blackwell, C.W. “Memories of Fire.” Pulp … Continue reading
The Short Mystery Fiction Society unveiled the 2020 Derringer Awards winners on May 1. The winners were determined by vote of the SMFS membership. Best Flash Story (up to 1,000 words) • “The Two-Body Problem,” by Josh Pachter Best Short Story (1,001 to … Continue reading
(1) EUROCON NEWS. Eurocon 2021 will be in Fiuggi, Italy from March 18-21. It will be run concurrently with the annual Italcon, and Deepcon, hosted by the Italian cultural association DeepSpaceOne. Future Eurocon bids include 2022 in Esch, the southern … Continue reading