Due to the 2021 pandemic, the Anthony Awards winners were to be announced during Bouchercon 2021 in New Orleans, but that in-person convention was “postponed” until 2025. Instead it was broadcast virtually last night and the winners are:

Best Hardcover Novel ~ Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

Best First Novel ~ Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

Best Paperback Original/E-Book/Audiobook Original Novel ~ Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey

Best Short Story ~ 90 Miles” by Alex Segura

Best Juvenile/Young Adult ~ Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richie Narvaez

Best Critical or Nonfiction Work ~ Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession by Sarah Weinman, ed.

Best Anthology or Collection ~ Shattering Glass: A Nasty Woman Press Anthology by Heather Graham, ed.

David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award ~ Janet Rudolph