Saturday, May 1, 2010

The Derringer Winners

In the category of flash fiction, 1,000 words or less, the winner is:
"And Here's to You, Mrs.Edwardson," by Hamilton Waymire.

In the category of short fiction, 1,001 to 4,000 words, the winner is:
"Twas the Night" by Anita Page.

In the category of long fiction, 4,001 to 8,000 words, the winner is:
"Famous Last Words" by Doug Allyn.

In the category of novelette, 8,001+ words, the winner is:
"Julius Katz" by Dave Zeltserman.

And finally, the Golden Derringer committee would like to announce the awarding of this prize to Lawrence Block in recognition of his contributions to the field of short mystery fiction.

Let's have a huge round of Snoopy Dances for all the winners!!! And a special Hooray for Anita Page as we shared pages in the Toys for Tots anthology "The Gift of Murder" where her story was published. Way to go, Anita!!

6 comments:

David Cranmer said...

I'm very glad to see Dave win for "Julius Katz."

Super congrats!

sandra seamans said...

Dave's story was excellent, David, as were all the nominees. Made it hard to choose this year!

Charles Gramlich said...

Congrats to the winners.

Anita Page said...

Thanks so much, Sandra.

I agree with you. All the nominated stories were a pleasure to read.
Anita

Hamilton said...

Thanks for the snoopy dance, Sandra!

sandra seamans said...

You're very welcome, Hamilton!! That was one of the best flash stories I've read in a while. A well-deserved win!