Tag Archives: awards

DELL MYSTERY MAGAZINES SPRING 2021 AWARDS CELEBRATION

Posted on April 28, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In the spring of most of the years we’ve had this blog, we’ve done photo posts about the Dell Magazines Edgars/Readers Awards party, the Edgars banquet, and the Malice Domestic Convention. This is the second year in which we’ve had … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

2019 EDGARS AND MALICE PHOTO GALLERY

Posted on May 8, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Spring of 2019 turned out to be a very special awards season for the Dell mystery magazines. Not only were our Readers Award winners all graduates of EQMM’s Department of First Stories, EQMM stories won both the Edgar Allan Poe … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Conventions | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

DERRINGER FINALIST INTERVIEWS

Posted on April 11, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Gerald So has interviewed the Derringer finalists on his site So, You Want to Chat?  Check out our nominees’ interviews here: Doug Allyn for Best Novelette Meg Opperman for Best Long Story Hilde Vandermeeren for Best Short Story Linda Barnes … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Interview, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

2016 EDGARS/MALICE PHOTO GALLERY

Posted on May 11, 2016 by somethingisgoingtohappen

It’s hard to believe that another awards season has come and gone. As always, the five days that encompassed the Edgar Allan Poe Awards in New York City and the Malice Domestic Convention in Bethesda, Maryland were jam-packed. It all … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Ellery Queen, Genre, Writers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

“And Not Forgetting, ‘Wow!’ ” (by Mat Coward)

Posted on March 9, 2016 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Mat Coward is an extraordinarily versatile writer. He’s the author of many excellent mystery short stories and novels, and has also been widely published in the field of science fiction and fantasy. He has written children’s books, humor, even a … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Guest, Story, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

BOUCHERCON 2015

Posted on October 21, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

As in previous years, I came back from this year’s Bouchercon (Raleigh, North Carolina, October 8 – 11) to e-mailed photos taken by authors and friends at the convention, and with some tidbits of information I’d like to share. Thursday’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Conventions, Fiction, Genre, Writers | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

MYSTERY’S BUSIEST WEEK

Posted on May 8, 2013 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Last week the Mystery Writers of America held its annual Edgar Allan Poe Awards banquet in Manhattan. Each year, writers come from all across the country to attend this formal dinner and the many parties, signings, and panel discussions that … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Business, Conventions, Writers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Bouchercon XLIII

Posted on October 10, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Last week I was in Cleveland for the forty-third Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention, or (as everyone knows it) Bouchercon.  I imagine most readers of this blog are already familiar with Bouchercon, the yearly gathering of mystery fans, writers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Conventions, Fiction, History, Writers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Two Awards Ceremonies

Posted on May 9, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

On Thursday, April 26, 2012, the Mystery Writers of America held its annual Edgar Allan Poe Awards dinner in New York. It was a special night for Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and our sister publication Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. Two … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments