Bouchercon

Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, is an annual fan convention of creators and devotees of mystery and crime fiction.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is named in honor of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and pronounced the way he pronounced his name, rhyming with "voucher".<ref>Marvin Lachman, The Heirs of Anthony Boucher Poisoned Pen Press (2005), p. 83.</ref>

The multi-day convention is held annually (August-October), and hosted in a different city by a different group of volunteers called the Local Organizing Committee.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Each year, attending Bouchercon members nominate and vote for the Anthony Awards for excellence in crime fiction, including: Best Novel, Best First Novel, Best Short Story, Best Critical Non-Fiction, and Best Paperback Original.

People who attend are fans, authors, agents, booksellers, publishers and other people who read and enjoy mystery and crime fiction. The first Bouchercon was held in Santa Monica, California in 1970. The guest of honor was Robert Bloch of Psycho fame.

Registered attendees of each Bouchercon are designated as 'members', and vote at the annual business meeting (held during the convention) on necessary business items. Bouchercon's governing body is a volunteer National Board, which changes year to year, consisting of elected Board members, and Local Organizing Committee (LOC) members who have hosted, or will host the convention.

Awards

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America.

List of Bouchercons

Number	Year	Location	Lifetime Achievement Award	Guest(s) of Honor
I	1970	Santa Monica, California	no award issued
II	1971	Los Angeles, California	no award issued
III	1972	Los Angeles, California	no award issued
IV	1973	Boston, Massachusetts	no award issued
V	1974	Oakland, California	no award issued
VI	1975	Chicago, Illinois	no award issued
VII	1976	Culver City, California	no award issued
VIII	1977	New York, New York	no award issued
IX	1978	Chicago, Illinois	no award issued
X	1979	Los Angeles, California	no award issued
XI	1980	Washington, D.C.	no award issued
XII	1981	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	no award issued
XIII	1982	San Francisco, California	no award issued
XIV	1983	New York, New York	no award issued
XV	1984	Chicago, Illinois	no award issued
XVI	1985	San Francisco, California	no award issued
XVII	1986	Baltimore, Maryland	no award issued
XVIII	1987	Minneapolis, Minnesota	no award issued
XIX	1988	San Diego, California	no award issued
XX	1989	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Dorothy Salisbury Davis
XXI	1990	London, England	Michael Gilbert
XXII	1991	Pasadena, California	William Campbell Gault
XXIII	1992	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Charlotte MacLeod
XXIV	1993	Omaha, Nebraska	Hammond Innes and Ralph McInerny
XXV	1994	Seattle, Washington	Tony Hillerman
XXVI	1995	Nottingham, England	no award issued
XXVII	1996	St. Paul, Minnesota	no award issued
XXVIII	1997	Monterey, California	Donald E. Westlake
XXIX	1998	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	no award issued
XXX	1999	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Len Moffatt and June Moffatt
XXXI	2000	Denver, Colorado	Jane Langton
XXXII	2001	Washington, D.C.	Edward D. Hoch
XXXIII	2002	Austin, Texas	no award issued
XXXIV	2003	Las Vegas, Nevada	no award issued
XXXV	2004	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Bernard Cornwell
XXXVI	2005	Chicago, Illinois	Bill Pronzini and Marcia Muller
XXXVII	2006	Madison, Wisconsin	Robert B. Parker
XXXVIII	2007	Anchorage, Alaska	James Sallis
XXXIX	2008	Baltimore, Maryland	Lawrence Block
XL	2009	Indianapolis, Indiana	Allen J. Hubin
XLI	2010	San Francisco, California	Lee Child
XLII	2011	St. Louis, Missouri	Sara Paretsky
XLIII	2012	Cleveland, Ohio	Mary Higgins Clark
XLIV	2013	Albany, New York	Sue Grafton
XLV	2014	Long Beach, California	Jeffery Deaver
XLVI	2015	Raleigh, North Carolina	Margaret Maron
XLVII	2016	New Orleans, Louisiana	David Morrell
XLVIII	2017	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	no award issued
XLIX	2018	St. Petersburg, Florida	Ian Rankin
L	2019	Dallas, Texas	Peter Lovesey	Hank Phillippi Ryan James Patterson Deborah Crombie Felix Francis Harry Hunsicker McKenna Jordan
LI	2020	Sacramento, California	Walter Mosley	Scott Turow Anne Perry Cara_Black_(author) Janet A Rudolph Catriona McPherson
LII	2021	New Orleans	Cancelled due to Covid
LIII	2022	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Ellen Hart	Lou Berney SA Cosby Attica Locke Jo Nesbo Alexander McCall Smith Jess Lourey Lori Rader-Day
LIV	2023	San Diego, California	David Baldacci	Ann Cleeves Jacqueline Winspear Dru Ann Love Kate Carlisle C.J. Box Naomi Hirahara
LV	2024	Nashville, Tennessee	Anthony Horowitz	V.M. Burns Harlan Coben J.T. Ellison Heather Graham Rachel Howzell Hall Mick Herron Clay Stafford Kelli Stanley Brad Thor
LVI	2025	New Orleans	Craig Johnson	Lisa Jewell Michael Connelly Brad Thor Jonathan Maberry Steph Cha Ali Karim Alex Segura
LVII	2026	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Louise Penny	Kathy Reichs Abir Mukherjee Mark Greaney (novelist) Jennifer Hillier Vicki Delany Kevin Sands PJ Vernon Steele Curry (Posthumously)
LVIII	2027	Washington, DC	Laura Lippman	S.A. Cosby Martin Edwards Laura Joh Rowland George Pelecanos TBD TBD TBD