Blog - Art Taylor

Golden Derringer Award

It was a great surprise and great honor to hear that I’ve won this year’s Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden […]

I’ve been following the Edgar Awards tonight, and I was so thrilled to see that Anna Stolley Persky, an MFA

The inaugural Derringer Award for Best Anthology was awarded this week to Murder, Neat: A SleuthSayers anthology, edited by Michael

Art Taylor / April 30, 2025

Thanks to Matty Dalrymple for hosting me on the latest episode of The Indy Author Podcast—with a focus on “Writing

Art Taylor / April 23, 2025

So thrilled that my story “Dark Thread, Loose Strands” from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine has been selected by Don Winslow

Art Taylor / April 20, 2025

This week is the annual Malice Domestic conference—one of our favorite events of the year, definitely a don’t miss on

Art Taylor / April 15, 2025

In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers

Art Taylor / April 8, 2025

In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers

Art Taylor / April 5, 2025

On the eve of this year’s Malice Domestic, I’ll be joining seven other local mystery writers for a Not-Just-Noir at

Art Taylor / April 1, 2025

In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers

Art Taylor / March 30, 2025

Thanks to Rabia Chaudry for choosing my story “Better Days” for this week’s episode of The Mystery Hour with Alfred

Art Taylor / March 29, 2025

The Crimes Writers for Trans Rights 2025 Auction is underway already—continuing through April 1—and I’m pleased to have offered a