Monday, June 18, 2012

All Cry Chaos nominated for both the 2012 Macavity Award and the 2012 Anthony Award

 June 15, 2012 - The Permanent Press is pleased to announce that All Cry Chaos has been nominated in the Best First Novel category for both the 2012 Macavity Award  and the 2012 Anthony Award. 
 The Macavity award is nominated by and voted on by members and supporters of Mystery Readers International, as well as subscribers to Mystery Readers Journal. Winners will be announced at Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, in October, in Cleveland, OH this year. The Award will be presented at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Macavity Award is named for the "mystery cat" of T.S. Eliot (Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats).
The Anthony Awards are given at each annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention with the winners selected by attendees. The award is named for the late Anthony Boucher (William Anthony Parker White), well-known writer and critic from the New York Times, who helped found the Mystery Writers of America.