2012 Cleveland, OH  October 4–7 2013 Albany, NY  September 19–22 2014 Long Beach, CA  November 13–16 2015 Raleigh, NC  October 8–11 2011 Saint Louis, MO 2010 San Francisco, CA 2009 Indianapolis, IN 2008 Baltimore, MD 2007 Anchorage, AK 2006 Madison, WI 2005 Chicago, IL 2004 Toronto, ON 2003 Las Vegas, NV 2002 Austin, TX 2001 Washington, DC 2000 Denver, CO 1999 Milwaukee, WI 1998 Philadelphia, PA 1997 Monterey, CA 1996 St. Paul, MN 1995 Nottingham, UK 1994 Seattle, WA 1993 Omaha, NE 1992 Toronto, ON 1991 Pasadena, CA 1990 London, UK 1989 Philadelphia, PA 1988 San Diego, CA 1987 Minneapolis, MN 1986 Baltimore, MD 1985 San Francisco, CA 1984 Chicago, IL 1983 New York, NY 1982 San Francisco, CA 1981 Milwaukee, WI 1980 Washington, DC 1979 Universal City, CA 1978 Chicago, IL 1977 New York, NY 1976 Culver City, CA 1975 Chicago, IL 1974 Oakland, CA 1973 Boston, MA 1972 Los Angeles, CA 1971 Los Angeles, CA 1970 Santa Monica, CA Website by CincinnatiMedia Standing Rules – as amended, Bouchercon XLII, Saint Louis, September 2011 Board. The Board shall have the following composition: a representative of the current Local Organizing Committee and each of the two preceding Local Organizing Committees; a representative of each Local Organizing Committee awarded a bid for a future event; and nine at-large members elected to three-year terms by the membership at the General Members Meeting. Each Local Organizing Committee with a seat on the Board is allowed one vote; if it chooses, it may have more than one representative sit on the Board and participate in discussions. If a Local Organizing Committee declines to name a member to the Board, that seat shall remain vacant. At-large seats on the Board shall be filled by a vote of Members at the General Business Meeting, except that if a seat is or becomes vacant in the interim the Board may name a replacement to serve until the following General Members Meeting. Nominees for at-large Board members may be identified in advance, and if possible should be publicized to the Members in updates or packets. Nominations may be made during the General Business Meeting, and all nominees shall be given an opportunity to introduce themselves at the Meeting before the vote. Each year the Board shall solicit candidates to receive the David Thompson Special Service Award, which recognizes extraordinary efforts to develop and promote the mystery and crime fiction field. The Board shall select the winner and announce the decision during that year's Annual Event. Anthony Awards. The Anthony Awards shall be given in the following categories: Best Novel; Best First Novel; Best Paperback Original; Best Short Story; and Best Critical Nonfiction Work. The Local Organizing Committee may choose to include up to three wild-card Anthony Awards in categories it selects. Nominations. Starting by February 28th and continuing until at least April 30th, the current Local Organizing Committee shall solicit candidates for Anthony Award nominations from full-time registrants of its event and those of the immediately preceding event, including Guests of Honor. Those registering for day passes would not automatically receive a candidate ballot, although the current Local Organizing Committee could choose to include them. "Guest of" memberships, memberships in the name of corporations and memberships in the name of fictitious persons are not allowed candidate ballots. A person is allowed only one candidate ballot even if they are registered under their real name and one or more pen names, or are registered for both events. "Candidate" shall be defined as: in the case of published work, should be relevant to the Crime Fiction/Mystery genre and published between January 1 and December 31 in the year immediately prior to the Bouchercon at which the Anthony Award will be given; in all other categories, work occurring or continuing in the year immediately prior to the Bouchercon at which the Anthony Award will be given. Each person filling out a candidate ballot may cast up to five choices in any Award category, all five of which shall have equal weight; repetitive choices in the same category shall be counted as one vote. The Local Organizing Committee shall count the votes cast for each category; the five candidates receiving the most votes shall be Anthony Award nominees. If there is a tie between the fifth place and subsequent places, all the tied nominees shall be listed, except that the Local Organizing Committee may delete the fifth-place nomination and subsequent ties if they have received less than five percent of the candidate ballots cast in that category. The Local Organizing Committee shall announce the Anthony Award nominees no later than 60 days prior to the convention. They shall be announced at least once to the membership of the current conference prior to the event. In the event of a conflict in the application of this subsection, the conflict shall be resolved by the decision of the current Local Organizing Committee Chair, or his/her designate, which decision shall be final. Voting. All Anthony Award voting shall be done at the Annual Event. The Local Organizing Committee shall prepare and distribute at check-in one ballot to each Member registering for the entire Annual Event; day pass registrants would not receive an Anthony ballot unless the Local Organizing Committee decides. "Guest of" memberships, memberships in the name of corporations and memberships in the name of fictitious persons are not allowed to vote. A registrant is allowed only one vote even if they are registered under their real name and one or more pen names. The method of voting, deadline and place for return of ballots shall be clearly stated on the ballot. No ballots shall be accepted after the deadline. The Local Organizing Committee will appoint a Counting Committee and take steps to minimize the possibility of tampering and ensure that ballots are kept secure and properly counted. No one except the Counting Committee may be present during the counting of ballots. No nominee may be on the Counting Committee. The Counting Committee shall determine the nominee receiving the highest number of votes, who shall be declared the Award winner. In case of a tie for first place, the Award shall be shared. Vote counts and ranking other than first place shall remain confidential. The Local Organizing Committee shall announce winners at an appropriate Bouchercon event. Bids for Future Bouchercons. Potential Local Organizing Committees that wish to host an Annual Event must submit to the Board a bid by June 30 to have the bid considered that year. Bids may be submitted electronically. Bids must include: Location. Dates. Preliminary Local Organizing Committee roster, including chair or co-chairs. Confirmation of hotel room blocks for approximately 1,500 attendees. Confirmation of conference facilities for approximately 1,500 attendees. Outline of Local Organizing Committee plans for the Annual Event. Bids approved by the Board as meeting Bylaw and Rule standards shall be presented to the Members at the General Business Meeting. Bids are awarded by the Members by a majority vote. Rules. Current Rules shall be published and distributed to all Members at each Annual Event. Amendments to the Rules may be proposed by a Member or the Board. Proposed amendments shall be written, and shall be distributed and discussed at a General Members Meeting; when possible, proposed amendments shall be distributed in advance. An amendment requires a two-thirds majority vote for adoption. A Rule may be temporarily waived by a two-thirds vote. The current Robert's Rules of Order shall be used when Bylaws and Standing Rules do not address a situation. The Chair shall rule on matters relating to rules, subject to a majority vote of the Members. By-Laws

Anthony Award and  Guest Authors Donna Andrews John Ball Bill S. Ballinger Robert Barnard Linda Barnes Nevada Barr M.C. Beaton Mark Billingham Robert Bloch Lawrence Block Rhys Bowen C.J. Box Reginald Bretnor Simon Brett Robin Burcell James Lee Burke Dana Cameron Robert Campbell David Canter Caleb Carr Sarah Caudwell Sean Chercover George C. Chesbro Lee Child Meg Chittenden Mary Higgins Clark Harlan Coben Liza Cody Reed Farrel Coleman Max Allan Collins Michael Connelly Natasha Cooper Patricia Cornwell Bernard Cornwell Colin Cotterill Mary S. Craig Robert Crais Bill Crider Judy Crider John Curran Barbara D'Amato Diane Mott Davidson Hilary Davidson Dorothy Salisbury Davis Lindsey Davis Colin Dexter Susan Dunlap Stanley Ellin James Ellroy Robert L. Fish Tana French Dale Furutani Diana Gabaldon Jonathan Gash William Campbell Gault Elizabeth George Walter B. Gibson Michael Gilbert Joe Gores Chris Grabenstein Sue Grafton Jan Grape Kate Grilley Terris McMahan Grimes Bryan Gruley Parnell Hall Joseph Hansen Charlaine Harris Thomas Harris Carolyn Hart John Harvey Sparkle Hayter Gar Anthony Haywood Jeremiah Healy Sue Henry Carl Hiaasen Reginald Hill Tony Hillerman Edward D. Hoch Allen J. Hubin Julie Hyzy Hammond Innes P.D. James Jonathan Kellerman Karen Kijewski Laurie R. King Harley Jane Kozak Rochelle Krich William Kent Krueger Jane Langton Virginia Lanier Stieg Larsson Dennis Lehane Elmore Leonard Laura Lippman Sophie Littlefield Peter Lovesey John Lutz John D. MacDonald Charlotte MacLeod Margaret Maron Ed McBain James McCahery Helen McCloy Sharyn McCrumb Val McDermid Gregory Mcdonald Ralph McInerny Barbara Mertz Margaret Millar Denise Mina Eddie Muller Marcia Muller Barbara Neely Sara Paretsky Robert B. Parker P.J. Parrish Ridley Pearson George Pelecanos Louise Penny Otto Penzler Thomas Perry Nancy Pickard Bill Pronzini Qiu Xiaolong Ellery Queen Robert J. Randisi Ian Rankin Ruth Rendell Rick Riordan Gillian Roberts Peter Robinson S.J. Rozan Ann Rule Hank Phillippi Ryan James Sallis Barbara Seranella David Simon Julie Smith Julia Spencer-Fleming Jason Starr Duane Swierczynski Marcia Talley P.J. Tracy Janwillem van de Wetering Elaine Viets Mary Willis Walker Donald E. Westlake Carolyn Wheat Collin Wilcox Simon Wood

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