2026 Derringer Award Finalists - Short Mystery Fictioin Society Blog

Recognize anyone on the lists?

At his stop at the Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog Panzer discovered a post with the newly announced finalists for the SMFS Derringer Awards.

 

There are five categories for the Derringers. The categories are Best Flash Fiction, Best Short Story, Best Long Story, Best Novelette and Best Anthology.

 

The winners will be announced May 1.

 

To read the list of the finalists tootle over to 2026 Derringers Finalists 

 

 

SMFS Official Announcement: 2025 Derringer Award Finalists - SMFS Blog

We didn't enter, so we're not on the list. Maybe next year.

If you read on the top of the right side column here, you'll see Mom and Panzer are members of the Short Mystery Fiction Society (SMFS).

 

As the headline above says, the SMFS just announced this year's Derringer finalists. Only members of the SMFS can vote, but the list of finalists can be viewed by anyone. The winner in each of the categories will be announced May 1.

 

To read the list of finalists in each category tootle over to SMFS Derringer Award Finalists