The Derringers are annual awards issued by the Short Mystery
Fiction Society for the best short stories published in print
or electronically. The finalists have just been announced
(just over an hour ago) and there are a couple of rara-avians
in the short story category (1501-6000 words).
Congratulations, guys. I haven't read yours yet, Bill, but
I'm looking forward to getting the opportunity once it's
posted on the SMFS site. Dave Z's I have read. It's about a
Nigerian email scam and it's terrific. It's currently online
at: http://www.mysterical.bizland.com/MORE_THAN_SCAM.html
Here are the five finalists in the short story
category:
Bill Crider
"Top of the World" Flesh and Blood: Dark Desires
Bill Pronzini
"Just Looking" Flesh and Blood: Dark Desires
Raymond Steiber
"Mexican Gatsby" Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Dave White
"Closure" The Thrilling Detective
Dave Zeltserman
"More Than a Scam" Mysterical-E
Other categories: Short-Short Stories (Up to 1500
Words)
Nick Andreychuk
"Sending Out an S.O.S."
Stephen Rogers
"Jumping the Fence"
Seymour Shubin
"What A Day"
Del Tinsley
"A Cut Above"
John Weagly
"Shark Infested Pudding"
Long Short Story (Over 6,001 Words):
Doug Allan
"The Murder Ballads" Ellery Queen Mystery
David Edgerly Gates
"Medicine Water" Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Clark Howard
"To Live and Die in Midland, Texas" Ellery Queen Mystery
Magazine
Catherine Mambretti
"Painter of the Seven-Eyed Beast" Alfred Hitchcock Mystery
Magazine
Bob Stevens
"Henry's Power" HandHeld Crime
Al More free Dave Zeltserman short stories: http://www.hardluckstories.com/inhisshadow.htm
Where to find Bill Crider short stories: http://www.billcrider.com/Our_Products.html
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