The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) have announced the nominees for 2015's Shamus awards, granted to works published during 2014. According to their guidelines: A Private Eye is defined as a private citizen (not a member of the military, federal agency, or civic or state police force) who is paid to investigate crimes. A…
The 2012 Derringer Award winners have been announced by the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and congratulations to all of them! Best Flash Story: “Lessons Learned” by Allan Leverone Best Short Story: “Touch of Death” by B.V. Lawson Best Long Story: Tie “A Drowning at Snow’s Cut” by Art Taylor “Brea’s Tale” by…
Today I’m here to hawk the 30 Days of The 5-2 crime poetry blog tour, which runs April 1 through 30, National Poetry Month in the United States. Unlike traditional blog tours, where a single guest posts to several blogs, I invite each host to pick their favorite poem from The 5-2: Crime Poetry Weekly…
