One of coolest things about the Spinetingler Awards is the recognition that there’s not just one great book a year and that comparing relative newcomers to the field to legends is a tough bet. Thus the categories of “New Voice” (those who have published 1-3 books), “Rising Star” (4-8 books) and “Legend” (9+ books). We…
Oh, it’s awards season alright, and the online crime experts at Spinetingler Magazine give theirs an extra focus on web-by crime (as might be expected). But they also especially want to give exposure to great (sometimes undersung) work that they and their readers think deserve it. Here are their categories and whittled-down nominees—the links in…
New Year, New Lists! Spinetingler Magazine has opened up its Awards poll for 2011, including these categories: New Voices Award (best title from author with 1-3 books) Rising Star Award (best title from author with 4-8 books) Legend Award (best title from author with 9+ books) Single Author Short Story Collection Multi-Author…
As I took inventory of what I'd been reading recently, I realized I've been reading a lot of short stories, both as single-serve and in collections. In fact, as I thought about it, I realized it seems as if I've being seeing more crime fiction shorts lately than I can remember seeing in quite some…
