The Readers Choose

After three days spent far away from my office, and mostly disconnected from demanding electronic media, I am finally reinstalled in front of my computer … but with a head cold that threatens to play havoc with my editorial productiveness. We shall see.

While I still have some energy, let me note one bit of news that happened while I was on leave: The editors of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine announced the top three vote-getters in their 2017 Readers Award competition, given to the authors of short stories that have appeared in the publication. Those winners are as follows:

First Place:
Brendan DuBois for “Flowing Waters” (January/February 2017)

Second Place:
Doug Allyn for “Tombstone” (November/December 2017)

Third Place:
Dave Zeltserman for “Cramer in Trouble” (March/April 2017)

Congratulations to all of this year’s EQMM honorees.