Mystery Writers of America Archives

The First Two Pages: “Locked-In” by William Burton McCormick

Art Taylor / March 14, 2023

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

Such a joy to see the announcements about this year’s Anthony Award finalists—so many friends on the list, and a

Art Taylor / April 4, 2022

What was meant to be a March newsletter became an April newsletter—but the good news is there’s actual… news! A

Art Taylor / February 10, 2022

This first couple of weeks of February has been brisk with events—fun times! And I’m looking forward to talking writing

Art Taylor / June 13, 2021

I’m looking forward to talking short stories with the Florida Chapter of Mystery Writers of America—building in part on my

Art Taylor / April 29, 2021

This week, my essay “The Short Mystery” appeared in the new Mystery Writers of America handbook How to Write a

Art Taylor / March 27, 2021

I just published my March newsletter—celebrating the Agatha nomination for “The Boy Detective” on the heels of yesterday’s official announcement

Art Taylor / February 18, 2021

When I set out to tackle my new year’s resolution January 2020, I never expected that it would become an

Art Taylor / January 31, 2021

I’m thrilled to have an essay on writing short stories in the new collection How to Write A Mystery: A

Art Taylor / July 27, 2020

For anyone who missed this past Saturday’s Mystery in the Midlands, the conference presentations were recorded and are available online

Art Taylor / July 18, 2020

I just released my June newsletter—now a July newsletter. (Where does the time go?) In addition to some recent news—award

Art Taylor / July 11, 2020

I’m so excited to be part of this year’s Mystery in the Midlands—which I’d planned to attend in person but