DASHIELL HAMMETT PRIZE FINALISTS: International Association of Crime Writers - Mystery Fanfare

There are so many prizes and awards for mystery writers

Here's a short post listing the finalists for the Dashell Hammett Prize Panzer found on the Mystery Fanfare site.

 

This is such a short post you wont need anything to snack on.

 

To read the finalists list tootle over to  DASHIELL HAMMETT PRIZE FINALISTS:

2026 Silver Falchion Award Finalists

That's a lot of categories.

Panzer's next stop was at the Killer Nashville site.

 

The announcement of the finalists in the 18 categories for the Silver Falchion Awards is posted now.

 

Panzer says, "The winners will be announced on August 22.

 

Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the announcement tootle over to Killer Nashville 

2026 Claymore Award Finalists - Killer Nashville Blog

 

Recognize anybody on the list?

Panzer made a stop today at the Killer Nashville site.

 

There our inquisitive kitty found the announcement of the finalists for the Claymore Award.

 

Panzer says, "The winners will be announced August 22."

 

Note: This is a very, very long post. This little kitty would have a quart of ice water handy. 

 

To read the list tootle over to Claymore Awards Finalists 

Set to Consider in Calgary - The Rap Sheet

I recognize some of the names. Do you?

Panzer's first stop today was at The Rap Sheet site. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about the Anthony Awards.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post is a list of the finalists in the six categories for the Awards.

 

Panzer says, "Picking the winners is definitely going to be hard."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a brownie to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Anthony Award Finalists 

Short Mystery Fiction Society Derringer Awards Winners Announced

Recognize any names?

The Short Mystery Fiction Society announced the Derringer Awards winners on May 1.

 

Derringer Awards were given in five fiction categories and one Golden Derringer. The post also includes a link to a list of all the finalists.

 

To read the post trundle over to 2026 Derringer Awards Winners 

Claymore Award Finalists 2025 - Killer Nashville

That's a lot of categories.

Panzer made a stop at the Killer Nashville site today. There he found the announcement of the finalists for the Claymore Award.

 

The Claymore Award is given to the best first fifty pages in an unpublished manuscript in each of 19 categories.

 

Panzer says, "The winners in each category will be announced August 23 at the Killer Nashville Conference.

 

Note: This is an exceptionally long post. You'll need to decide what to bring for a snack.

 

To read the lists tootle over to Claymore Award Finalists 

Agatha Award Finalists for 2025 - In Reference to Murder

Mom has read two of the short stories to me.

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was suddenly shaken by clapping outside. Following all the hullabaloo took our adventuresome kitty boy to the In Reference to Murder site. 

 

There he found a post by site owner BV Lawson about the Malice Domestic Agatha Awards. The post lists the six Agatha categories and the five finalists in each category.

 

Panzer says, "The winners will be announced at Malice Domestic in April."

 

Note: The is a short medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read the written works' titles and the finalists' names.

 

To read the post tootle over to Agatha Award Finalists

The Hugo Awards Finalists - The Hugo Awards

That's a lot of finalists.

Being the big science fiction and fantasy fan that he is, Panzer was happy to learn the Hugo Awards finalists have been announced.

 

The winners will be announced and presented their awards at the Chengdu Worldcom October 18 -22.

Panzer says, "This little kitty wishes he could go, but Mom doesn't have any vacation time left this year. She says maybe next year when the Worldcon is in Glasgow."

 

Note: Since there are sixteen awards and finalists for each award, there are too many to list here. You'll need to go to the site to see the finalists. You'll also need to decide what to bring to eat and drink for your snacks.

 

To read the list of finalists tootle over to 2023 Hugo Awards

2022 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award Finalists - Killer Nashville site

August 20 is a long time away.

Panzer was awakened from his afternoon nap by clapping coming from the Catosphere. Hopping into the Panzermobile, our curious kitty boy followed all the noise to the Killer Nashville site.

 

There he discovered the announcement of the Silver Falchion Award finalists list. The winners will be announced at a banquet on August 20.

 

To read the list of finalists tootle over to Silver Falchion Award finalists

Derringer Awards Finalists - The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog

Panzer was taking his afternoon nap when his kitty bed was violently shaken by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Hopping into the Panzermobile, our brave kitty followed all the hoopla to the Short Mystery Fiction Society site. There he found a post about the 2022 Derringer Awards finalists.

 

Now ... to finish that nap.

According to the Short Mystery Fiction Society blog the finalists for the 2022 Derringer Awards have been announced in the Flash Fiction, Short Stories, Long Stories, and Novellettes Length categories.

To read the list of finalists tootle over to Derringer Awards Finalists

Sounding Off About Audiobooks - The Rap Sheet

On today's trip into the Catosphere Panzer made a quick stop at The Rap Sheet site. There he found a post about the Audie Awards finalists.

 

Interesting finalists list.

According to J. Kingston Pierce's post the 2022 Audio Awards finalists have been announced. The Audie Awards are presented by the Audio Publishers Association. There are 25 categories in the awards; however, only the mystery contenders are listed in the post. The post includes a link to the full list of finalists.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty wishes they had an award for audio books narrated by a feline."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa for your reading pleasure. If you follow the link to the full list, you'll need to decide what refreshments to bring.

 

To read the post tootle over to Audie Awards Nominees

The 2021 Shamus Award Finalists - The Private Eye Writers of America

 Mom is under another deadline so Panzer's trip into the Catosphere today was a short one. Our speedy kitty boy stopped in at the Private Eye Writers of America's site. With no digging at all he discovered a post about the Shamus Awards.

 

According to the site's news post, the finalists for the 2021 Shamus Awards have been announced. The awards are presented each year for novels and short stories with a PI as the main character. The four categories for the Awards are Best PI Hardcover, Best Original PI Paperback, Best PI Short Story, and Best First PI Novel. The finalists in each category are listed in the news post.

 

Mom said it will end. I believe her.

Panzer says, "Let's hope that Covid-thingy is in the rubbish bin by this Fall for the winners announcement."

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post or a long-short length post, depending on what you think. Bring a cup of tea and half a muffin for today's reading.

 

To read the list of finalists, tootle over to Private Eye Writers

Announcing the 2020 Hugo Award Finalists - Tor.com

I won't have to travel now.

Panzer hasn't been to the Tor.com site for a while, so he decided to stop in there today. With a little digging the posts, our traveling kitty boy found one about the Hugo Awards. The Hugos are given each year in science fiction genre.

According to the post at Tor.com, the 2020 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award, Astounding Award and 1945 Retro Hugo Awards finalists have been announced. The awards are to be presented at the 78th World Science Fiction Convention in New Zealand. This year because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic the convention will be online. The post contains a link to the announcement of the transition to an online convention and the entire list of all the finalists in each division.

Panzer says, "At least the convention isn't cancelled."

Note: This is a humongous post. Bring a quart of tea and a dozen muffins for today's reading selection. You might also want to bring a blanket and a pillow for a nap in the middle of your reading, because there are a lot of divisions and a lot of finalists in each.

To read the post tootle over to Hugo Award finalists

2017 Hugo Award Finalists Announced - Tor.com

Today, Panzer made a quick trip into the Catosphere. Within seconds of starting his journey, the Panzermobile was knocked off course by yelling and cheering and clapping. Following all the noise took our intrepid kitty to the Tor.com site. There he discovered the finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards.

The post on the Tor.com site lists all 108 finalists on the ballot for this year's Hugo Awards. There are 18 different categories ranging from Best Novel to Best Fanzine and Best Novella to Best Fan Artist. Voting ends on July 15. The 75th World Science Fiction Convention will be held August 9 - 13. The Awards will be presented August 11, 2017 at the Convention.

Umm ... Is Finland cold?

Panzer says, "Hmm ... The Convention is being held in Helsinki, Finland ... I wonder if they have a landing pad for the Panzermobile?"

Note: With 18 categories and 108 finalists this is a h-u-m-o-n-g-o-u-s post. Bring a thermos of tea, a dozen muffins and a sleeping bag for a nap.

To read the post, tootle over to Hugo Award finalists