Bouchercon 2010 concludes today, Sunday, October 17, 2010. Named in honor of the late Anthony Boucher – mystery writer, mystery critic and mystery fan – this largest world mystery convention met this year in San Francisco and has been dubbed “Bouchercon by the Bay.”
Bouchercon 2010 featured Denise Mina (Paddy Meehan series) as its International Guest of Honor, Laurie R. King (Kate Martinelli series, Mary Russell series) as its American Guest of Honor, and Maddy Van Hertbruggen as its Fan Guest of Honor. Eddie Muller (Billy Nichols series) was the 2010 Toastmaster. The convention recognized Lee Child (Jack Reacher series) for his Distinguished Contribution to the Genre.
Each year at least 1500 people attend Bouchercon, including nearly 500 authors as well as librarians, booksellers, agents, editors and publicists. Bouchercon, though, is primarily a convention designed for fans of mystery fiction. During the upcoming week, the Mystery Series Examiner will provide updates on the activities at Bouchercon 2010, beginning with the convention's awards presentations.
Bouchercon emphasizes the best in mystery fiction by providing the setting for the presentation the Macavity Awards, the Barry Awards, the Shamus Awards,and Bouchercon’s own Anthony Awards. The first three of these award categories have already been announced. Tonight Bouchercon will name its Anthony Award winners.
Readers may wish to refer to the following list of articles for further information on Bouchercon 2010:
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