The Short Mystery Fiction Society has announced the nominations for the 2007 Derringer Awards, winners to be announced May 15.
Flash Fiction (up to 500 words):
- “Matched Set,” by Jan Christensen (Long Story Short, Winter 2006)
- “Vigilante,” by Barry Ergang (Mysterical-E, Summer 2006)
- “Snowflake Therapy,” by Michelle Mach (Thereby Hangs a Tale, June 2006)
- “Flight School,” by Jill Maser (Flashshot, August 28, 2006)
- “Home Entertainment,” by Sandra Seamans (A Cruel World, July/August 2006)
Short-Short Stories (501 - 2,000 words):
- “Even Steven,” by Gail Farrelly (Mouth Full of Bullets, Winter 2006)
- “Four for Dinner,” by John M. Floyd (Seven by Seven)
- “Interview,” by Justin Gustainis (Cape Fear Crime Festival, October, 2006)
- “Elena Speaks of the City, Under Siege,” by Steven Torres (CrimeSpree Magazine, September/October 2006)
- “The Worst Door,” by Frank Zafiro (Dispatch, January 2006)
Mid-Length Stories (2,001 - 6,000 words):
- “Eden’s Bodyguard,” by David Bareford (ThugLit, September 2006)
- “Shadow People,” by Rex Burns (Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [AHMM], June 2006)
- “Cranked,” by Bill Crider (from Damn Near Dead, edited by Duane Swierczynski; Busted Flush Press)
- “Uncle Blinky’s Corner of the World,” by Robert S. Levinson (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine [EQMM], March/April 2006)
- “Shanks on the Prowl,” by Robert Lopresti (AHMM, May 2006)
Longer Stories (6,001 - 15,000 words):
- “Signature in Blood,” by Annette Dashofy (Mysterical-E, Winter 2006)
- “Strictly Business,” by Julie Hyzy (from These Guns for Hire, edited by J.A. Konrath; Bleak House Books)
- “Daphne MacAndrews and the Smack-Head Junkies,” by Stuart MacBride (from Damn Near Dead)
- “See Also Murder,” by Larry Sweazy (Amazon Shorts, December 11, 2006)
- “The Valley of Angustias,” by Steven Torres (AHMM, October 2006)
Congratulations to all the nominees.
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