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Author Archives: Art Taylor
Sisters in Crime Short Story Panel
The Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime is hosting a virtual short story panel, “To Make a Long Story Short,”…
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Anthony Award Finalist—Times Two!
Bouchercon has announced the finalist for the 2021 Anthony Awards—and what a thrill to find my own work on the…
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The First Two Pages: “Mr. Tesla Likes to Watch” by Joseph D’Agnese
In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers…
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SinC Chessie Chapter • Saturday, May 8
Several chapters of Sisters in Crime have hosted me lately for talks on writing short mystery fiction, and I’m grateful…
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“The Boy Detective” Wins A Derringer
The Short Mystery Fiction Society announced the winners of the 2021 Derringer Awards in four categories—honoring works published in 2020—and…
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Favorite Books on Writing
This week, my essay “The Short Mystery” appeared in the new Mystery Writers of America handbook How to Write a…
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The First Two Pages: “Perfect Strangers” by Tilia Klebenov Jacobs
In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers…
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The First Two Pages: “Kohinoor” by Smita Harish Jain
In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers…
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Short Story Program with Desert Sleuths
Linda Landrigan, editor of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, and I are going to be part of a program on short…
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