Bouchercon XXXVI explained

Bouchercon XXXVI
Subheader:	"Wicked Times in the windy city..."
Location:	Chicago, Illinois
Country:	USA
Host:	Sonya Rice, Deen Kogan
Previous:	XXXV
Main:	Bouchercon
Next:	XXXVII

Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction.^[1] It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher; also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards, which have been issued at the convention since 1986.^[2] This page details Bouchercon XXXVI and the 20th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in Chicago, Illinois on September 1, 2005; running until the 4th. The event was chaired by "mystery fans extraordinaire" Sonya Rice,^[3] and founder of the Society Hill playhouse, Deen Kogan.^[4]

Special Guests

Lifetime Achievement awards — Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller
International Guest of Honor — Jonathan Gash
American Guest of Honor — Dennis Lehane
Fan Guest of Honor — Beth Fedyn
Toastmaster — Harlan Coben

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the twentieth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.^[5]

Novel award

Winner:

William Kent Krueger, Blood Hollow

Shortlist:

Ken Bruen, The Killing of the Tinkers
John Katzenbach, The Madman's Tale
Laura Lippman, By a Spider's Thread
T. Jefferson Parker, California Girl
Julia Spencer-Fleming, Out of the Deep I Cry

First novel award

Winner:

Harley Jane Kozak, Dating Dead Men

Shortlist:

Sandra Balzo, Uncommon Grounds
Judy Clemens, Until the Cows Come Home
Jilliane Hoffman, Retribution
J. A. Konrath, Whiskey Sour

Paperback original award

Winner:

Jason Starr, Twisted City

Shortlist:

Robin Burcell, Cold Case
Roberta Isleib, Putt to Death
Susan McBride, Blue Blood
M. J. Rose, The Halo Effect

Short story award

Winner:

Elaine Viets, "Wedding Knife", from Chesapeake Crimes

Shortlist:

Rhys Bowen, "Voodoo", from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine November 2004
Terence Faherty, "The Widow of Slane", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine March / April 2004
Ted Hertel Jr., "It's Crackers to Slip a Rozzer the Dropsy in Snide", from Small Crimes
Arthur Nersesian, "Hunter/Trapper", from Brooklyn Noir

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner:

Max Allan Collins, Men's Adventure Magazines

Shortlist:

Frankie Bailey & Steven Chermak, Famous American Crimes & Trials
Edward Conlon, Blue Blood
Leslie S. Klinger, The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
Julian Rubinstein, The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber

Cover art award

Winner:

Sohrab Habibion

for Tim McLoughlin, Brooklyn Noir

Shortlist:

Gregory Manchess

for Max Phillips, Fade to Blonde

Sal Barracca; for J. A. Konrath, Whiskey Sour
Robert Santora; for Ruth Francisco, Good Morning, Darkness
Michael Kellner; for Gary Phillips, Monkology

Notes and References

Web site: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home . Bouchercon.info . January 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130112224218/http://www.bouchercon.info/index.html . January 12, 2013 . dead .
Web site: Bouchercon 2010 by the Bay: The World Series of Mystery . https://archive.today/20120905081837/http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/887593-264/bouchercon_2010_by_the_bay.html.csp . dead . September 5, 2012 . Libraryjournal.com . November 4, 2010 . January 30, 2012 . Teresa . Jacobsen .
Web site: The Mystery Short Story Web Log Project . Criminal Brief . December 28, 2007 . February 23, 2012.
Web site: Philadelphia News . Weekly Press . July 15, 2009 . February 23, 2012 .
Web site: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees . Bouchercon.info . February 13, 2012 . February 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207060829/http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html#2005 . dead .