Bouchercon
World Mystery Convention
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bouchercon |
| logo | Bouchercon Logo New.png |
| genre | Mystery |
| location | Various. Most recently held in Nashville,TN August 28-September 1, 2024. Upcoming Conventions in New Orleans,LA (2025), Calgary, Canada (2026) Washington, DC (2027), Indianapolis, IN (2028) |
| country | United States |
| first | 1970 |
| attendance | 1,500 |
| website | |
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Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, is an annual fan convention of creators and devotees of mystery and crime fiction. It is named in honor of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher, and pronounced the way he pronounced his name, rhyming with "voucher".
The multi-day convention is held annually (August-October), and hosted in a different city by a different group of volunteers called the Local Organizing Committee.
Each year, attending Bouchercon members nominate and vote for the Anthony Awards for excellence in crime fiction, including: Best Novel, Best First Novel, Best Short Story, Best Critical Non-Fiction, and Best Paperback Original.
People who attend are fans, authors, agents, booksellers, publishers and other people who read and enjoy mystery and crime fiction. The first Bouchercon was held in Santa Monica, California in 1970. The guest of honor was Robert Bloch of Psycho fame.
Registered attendees of each Bouchercon are designated as 'members', and vote at the annual business meeting (held during the convention) on necessary business items. Bouchercon's governing body is a volunteer National Board, which changes year to year, consisting of elected Board members, and Local Organizing Committee (LOC) members who have hosted, or will host the convention.
Awards
Main article: Anthony Awards
The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America.
List of Bouchercons
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References
References
- "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home". Bouchercon.info.
- "Bouchercon 2010 by the Bay: The World Series of Mystery". Libraryjournal.com.
- Marvin Lachman, ''The Heirs of Anthony Boucher'' Poisoned Pen Press (2005), p. 83.
- (2005-01-05). "Happy Birthday, Mr. Holmes - The New York Sun". Nysun.com.
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