Bouchercon Dallas Bill Crider Short Story Prize

I’m delighted Carol Puckett and Kendel Lynn of the Bouchercon Dallas committee asked me to be the Contest Coordinator (with James M. Jackson serving as Submissions Coordinator) for the inaugural Bill Crider Prize for Short Fiction, to be awarded by Hank Phillippi Ryan at Bouchercon this October. The contest offers significant monetary and scholarship prizes, and the final round will be judged by Janet Hutchings (editor of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine) and Linda Landrigan (editor of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine)! Here is the link to find the details. Deadline is March 1, 2019, and theme is “Deep in the Heart.”