Author Archives: somethingisgoingtohappen

“Faster, Miss Marple! Kill! Kill!” (by Catherine Robson)

Posted on January 6, 2016 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Catherine Robson’s accomplished debut fiction, the short story “Just Desserts,” appears in EQMM’s January 2016 issue, in the Department of First Stories. The Southern California native is a lifelong fan of the mystery in all of its forms, as is … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Genre, Guest, Noir, Pop Culture, Readers, Writers | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM EQMM

Posted on December 30, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen
Posted in Ellery Queen, Magazine | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM EQMM

Posted on December 23, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

OUR DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY YEAR

Posted on December 16, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Last week, EQMM January 2016, the first issue in our 75th year in continuous publication, went on sale. I hope you’ve seen it! In celebration of this diamond anniversary year, special features are planned for each of the 2016 issues. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Awards, Books, Business, Ellery Queen, Fiction, Genre, History, Magazine, Readers, Writers | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

“A Great Book, but Please Don’t Read It” (by W. Edward Blain)

Posted on December 9, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Ted Blain (whose fiction byline is W. Edward Blain) has been a contributor to EQMM for twenty years this month, having debuted for our magazine with December 1995’s “The Director’s Notes.” “The All-Nighter,” his latest EQMM tale and his first … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Classic Mystery, Education, Genre, Guest, Readers, Story, Writers | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

“The Good, the Bad, and the Criminally Stupid” (by Rob Brunet)

Posted on December 2, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Rob Brunet turned to writing crime fiction after running a “digital-media boutique” for twenty years. His short fiction and reviews have appeared in a number of publications, including the Toronto Standard, Shotgun Honey, and the latest Bouchercon anthology, Murder Under … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Characters, Fiction, Guest, International, Pop Culture, Real Crime, Story, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

“How I Got Hooked” (by John Lantigua)

Posted on November 25, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

John Lantigua is a journalist whose work has received two Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Prizes, a share of the Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism, and other awards.  His first novel, Heat Lightning, appeared in 1987 and was nominated for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Books, Guest, History, International, Politics, Readers, Setting, Story, Writers | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Dem Bones, Dem Bones . . .” (by Marilyn Todd)

Posted on November 18, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Marilyn Todd is the author of sixteen historical novels and dozens of short stories, many of the latter for EQMM. Two recent collections of her tales are worth mentioning. Swords, Sandals and Sirens (Crippen and Landru Publishers) gathers, in print, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Books, Guest, Historicals, History, International, Setting, Story, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

“Communicating the Unfamiliar: Writing the Underbelly in Africa” (by Meg Opperman)

Posted on November 11, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Meg Opperman’s first story for EQMM was published earlier this year, and she has another tale coming up for us in 2016. Both stories take place in Tanzania, a country the author knows intimately. A former Fulbright scholar, she’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Fiction, Genre, Guest, History, International, Police Procedurals, Setting, Story, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

“An Alias and a Dame” (by Jean B. Cooper)

Posted on November 4, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Jean B. Cooper’s work first appeared in EQMM after a story she’d submitted to the Mystery Writers of America’s Fiftieth Anniversary Short Story Contest was named a finalist in the competition. EQMM published that story in the August 1995 issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Business, Editing, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Publishing, Readers, Setting, Story, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment