2021 Anthony Awards Winners

• WINNER: Blacktop Wasteland, S.A. Cosby (Flatiron)

• What You Don’t See, Tracy Clark (Kensington)
• The First to Lie, Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge)

Best Short Story

• WINNER: “90 Miles”, Alex Segura (Both Sides: Stories From the Border)

• “Dear Emily Etiquette”, Barb Goffman (Ellery Queen 9-10/20)

Best Juvenile/Young Adult

• WINNER: Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco, Richie Narvaez (Piñata)

• Midnight at the Barclay Hotel, Fleur Bradley (Viking)
• Premeditated Myrtle, Elizabeth C. Bunce (Algonquin)
• Star Wars: Poe Dameron: Free Fall, Alex Segura (Disney Lucasfilm)

Best Anthology or Collection

• WINNER: Shattering Glass, Heather Graham, ed. (Nasty Woman)

• Both Sides: Stories from the Border, Gabino Iglesias, ed. (Agora)
• Lockdown: Stories of Crime, Terror, and Hope During a Pandemic, Nick Kolakowski & Steve Weddle, eds. (Polis)
• Noiryorican, Richie Narvaez (Down & Out)
• The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell, Josh Pachter, ed. (Untreed Reads)

Winners were announced during Bouchercon, held August 25-29, 2021 at the Marriott Hotel in New Orleans LA. For more information, including complete lists of nominees, see the Bouchercon website.

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