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“A Necessary Ingredient” Named Macavity Award Finalist

Art Taylor / June 15, 2018

So thrilled with today’s announcement of the Macavity Award finalists—and to see my story “A Necessary Ingredient” and two more […]

Art Taylor / June 15, 2018

At SleuthSayers today, I discuss my sometimes overriding interest in the structures of short fiction—often on the same level as

In my SleuthSayers post this week, I talk about suspense in fiction that wouldn’t be classified as suspense fiction—a bit

On Saturday, June 9, I’ll be one of the presenters at the 4th Annual Spring Writing Intensive at St. John’s

I’m pleased to have an essay in the new issue of Mystery Readers Journal. The theme is “Gardening Mysteries,” and

I’m thrilled with the news today that my story “A Necessary Ingredient” has been named a finalist for this year’s

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

Art Taylor / April 29, 2018

This weekend’s Malice Domestic was tremendous fun start to finish—and I got my walking in at the new venue: the

Art Taylor / April 25, 2018

The good folks at CrimeReads invited the finalists for this year’s Agatha Awards to answer some questions about Malice Domestic,

Art Taylor / April 22, 2018

This coming weekend brings one of my favorite events of the year: the annual Malice Domestic convention in Bethesda, Maryland—Friday

Art Taylor / April 17, 2018

After hosting this year’s Agatha Award finalists for Best Short Story at The Stiletto Gang, Paula Benson continued the conversation

Art Taylor / April 16, 2018

Thanks so much for Jay Stringer and Chantelle Aimée Osman for chatting with me for Episode Six of their podcast