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SHORT MYSTERY FICTION SOCIETY ANNOUNCES DERRINGER AWARD WINNERS
The Short Mystery Fiction Society is pleased to present the Winners of the Derringer Award for best short mystery stories published in 2002.
The Short Mystery Fiction Society was founded to actively promote and support the creative art form of short mystery fiction. SMFS is an online
society numbering more than 500 members who discuss writing in general and short mystery fiction in particular and exchange market information on a daily basis.
The annual Derringer Award for excellence in the field of short mystery fiction was created by SMFS in 1997. The name "Derringer," after the
palm-sized handgun, was chosen as a metaphor for a mystery or crime short story—small but dangerous. Any mystery or crime story published in a print or electronic magazine or book length anthology is eligible for a Derringer. The author does not have to be a member of SMFS to be considered.
Derringer submissions were accepted in the following categories:
Short-Short Story (Up to 1500 Words)
Short Story (1501 to 6000 Words)
Long Short Story (Over 6001 Words)
Each Derringer entry was initially read and rated by three Judges chosen from the membership of SMFS. The Judges chose five Finalists in
each of the categories. From these Finalists, a winner in each category was selected through a voting process by SMFS members.
Derringer Award winners for stories published in 2002 are:
Short-Story Story: Del Tinsley for her story, "A Cut Above." Published in Fall 2002 issue of HardluckStories
Short Story: Dave White for "Closure." Published in October 2002 issue of The Thrilling Detective
Long Short Story: Doug Allyn for "The Murder Ballads." Published in March 2002 issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
The Short Mystery Fiction Society congratulates and salutes these talented authors and the publications in which their stories appeared.
For information about the Short Mystery Fiction Society or the Derringer Awards, write to Earl Staggs, SMFS President, at: earlstag@Juno.com
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