The Short Mystery Fiction Society annouces with great pride the winners of
the Year 1999 Derringer Awards.

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The co-winners of the BEST SHORT SHORT are
 
 "When in Rome" by Dorothy Francis
 Murderous Intent Mystery Magazine. December/January 2000 issue.

and

 "Just a Man on the Sidealk" by Carol Kilgore
 TheCase.Com, March 12-18, 1999

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The winner of the BEST SHORT STORY is

"The Way to a Man's Heart" by Elizabeth Dearl
 The Case.Com "Twist" February, 1999

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The winner of the BEST NOVELLA is

 "Saint Bobby" by Doug Allyn
 Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, April 1999

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and, to repeat the previously announced special awards:

Honorary Best First Short Story
"Death in Full Bloom" by Ray Wonderly
Futures, August '99

The Golden Derringer for Lifetime Achievement in Short Mystery Fiction:

Henry Slesar
for his extensive and outstanding body of short mystery fiction

The Derringer Award for Reader Support:

Robert Foster
 and
Jiro Kimura

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