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Golden Derringer Award for Lifetime Achievement

Art Taylor / September 9, 2025

I was so sorry to miss this year’s Bouchercon in New Orleans—especially because the Thursday night opening ceremonies included the […]

Art Taylor / August 26, 2025

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

Art Taylor / August 19, 2025

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

Art Taylor / June 17, 2025

In a completely unexpected twist, my story “Two for One” from Murder, Neat: A SleuthSayers Anthology was named a finalist

I’m so pleased to be leading another discussion for the Center for Fiction’s “In Short” Reading Group series—this one on

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 / 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

Art Taylor / March 8, 2025

As I write this, we’re less than two weeks from the Manuscript to Marketplace Conference at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown,

Art Taylor / March 5, 2025

Thanks to Caroline Crampton and production assistant Leandra for including my essay “The Short Mystery” from How to Write a

Art Taylor / January 24, 2025

Less than a week now until my Zoom discussion on two stories by Daphne du Maurier on Wednesday, January 29,

Art Taylor / January 3, 2025

Inspired by some other short story writers on social media, I snapped a picture of my 2024 publications—and have to