Info about Bouchercon is at http://www.bouchercon2001.com/schedule.html
Kerry
Dan Alban wrote:
> Sadly, I knew nothing about Bouchercon until very
recently - too late
> to register. (It may be out of my price range
anyhow.) But I just
> realized that it's right in my backyard - only a ten
minute drive from
> my house. Is there anything at Bouchercon that one
can just show up
> for, like exhibit galleries or sales areas that are
open to the public?
> Or does everything have to be registered months in
advance? If one
> just happened to be wandering through the Crystal
City Hyatt sometime
> during Nov. 1-4, what might one expect to
see/do/experience?
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Alban
>
> >Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 16:04:15 -0700
(PDT)
> >From: JIM DOHERTY <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com>
> >Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Bouchercon
>
> >Colin,
>
> >Re your question below:
>
> >> . . . I haven't got a clue
> >> what, where or why it [Bouchercon]
is,
> >> some mystery festival? Enlightenment and
web site
> >> appreciated. Who is this
> >> shit and why are you shooting
him?
>
> >Bouchercon, named for the late Anthony
Boucher,
> >mystery critic for both the NY *Times* and
*EQMM*, is
> >also known as the World Mystery Convention and
is the
> >oldest, and largest continuing mystery
convention.
> >Usually held in the US (alternating between
the
> >Eastern Seaboard, the Midwest, and the West
Coast), it
> >has traveled abroad in recent years. At least
once,
> >it was held in the UK.
>
> >I don't know the URL for the 2001 Bouchercon (to
be
> >held in Washington, DC) off-hand, nor for the
2002 (to
> >be held in Austin, Texas), but a search engine
should
> >turn them up without too much of a
problem.
>
> >JIM DOHERTY
>
>
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