Southern Literature Archives

Anthony Award Finalists

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

Art Taylor / January 16, 2022

My wife, novelist Tara Laskowski, and I are thrilled to be sharing the stage as Guests of Honor at Murder

Art Taylor / December 12, 2021

The Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival has announced the authors for this coming year’s event on Saturday, March 5—and I’m so

Art Taylor / October 11, 2021

The new anthology Trouble No More: Crime Fiction Inspired by Southern Rock and the Blues is now playing at a

Art Taylor / September 11, 2021

It looks like the entirety of my published fiction in 2021 is going to be two stories: the first a

Thanks so much to the members of Mystery Readers International and the subscribers to Mystery Readers Journal for naming “The

The Short Mystery Fiction Society announced the winners of the 2021 Derringer Awards in four categories—honoring works published in 2020—and

Art Taylor / April 1, 2021

I’m so thrilled that the Short Mystery Fiction Society has chosen “The Boy Detective & The Summer of ’74” as

Art Taylor / March 26, 2021

The Agatha Award finalists have been announced—and it made my whole year to see “The Boy Detective & The Summer

Art Taylor / March 1, 2021

I’m looking forward to the Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival this Saturday, March 6. The festival weekend, usually in later summer,

Art Taylor / November 8, 2020

This week, the North Carolina Writers’ Network hosts its annual Fall Conference—a virtual conference this year, for the first time.

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