Thu, 15 Apr 1999

The Short Mystery Fiction Society is pleased to announce the 1998 Derringer Award Winners (For Stories Published in 1998):

SHORT STORY CATEGORY

CAPITAL JUSTICE, by Kris Neri
published in Blue Murder #1

and

FLASH CATEGORY

PRETTY KITTY, by Joyce Holland
published in Murderous Intent, (Winter, '98/Vol. 4.  No. 4.)


This year, the Officers of the Short Mystery Fiction Society are also pleased to announce two Honorary Derringers.  They are:

GOLDEN DERRINGER AWARD
for Lifetime Achievement in the field of the Short Story to
Edward D. Hoch

and

DERRINGER READER AWARD
for Significant Contribution in Support of the Short Story to
Kate Derie.

Congratulations to the winners, and thank you all for making this year's awards a tremendous success. Special thanks to Tabatha Yeatts who officiated, and to Bob Foster, editor of The Short Order, for facilitating voting.

G. Miki Hayden and Michael Mallory