"Floyd is a master of the art of the short story."--Douglas Preston, co-author of Relic
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John Floyd's work has appeared in more than 350 different publications, including Strand Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Woman's World, Mississippi Noir, and the print edition of The Saturday Evening Post. A former Air Force captain and IBM systems engineer, he is also an Edgar Award finalist, a Shamus Award winner, a five-time Derringer Award winner, a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, and the 2018 recipient of the Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer Award for lifetime achievement in short mystery fiction. John's stories have been selected for inclusion in the 2015, 2018, and 2020 editions of Best American Mystery Stories and the 2021 edition of Best Mystery Stories of the Year, and were listed as "Other Distinguished Mysteries of the year" in 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016, and 2017.
John is also the author of nine books: Rainbow's End (2006), Midnight (2008), Clockwork (2010), Deception (2013), Fifty Mysteries (2014), Dreamland (2016), The Barrens (2018), Lighten Up a Little (2020), and Selected Stories (upcoming). Click here to find out more about John, his books, and his short stories. RECENT NEWS . . . On May 1 John's story "Tourist Trap" won the 2022 Derringer Award for Best Flash Story. John's story "Mustang Sally," from Black Cat Mystery Magazine, won the 2021 Shamus Award for Best Short Story. John's story "Biloxi Bound," from Strand Magazine, appeared in The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021, edited by Otto Penzler and Lee Child. Previously his story "Rhonda and Clyde," from Black Cat Mystery Magazine, was chosen by Penzler and C. J. Box for inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories 2020. John has more stories upcoming in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, The Fantastical, Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, Fiction on the Web, the New York Public Library's "Subway Library" program, the collection Selected Stories (VKN Publishing), Fearington Road, Bouchercon 2022 anthology, Professor Feiff's Compleat Pocket Guide to Xenobiology, Mickey Finn Vol. 3, More Groovy Gumshoes, Edgar and Shamus Go Golden, Get Up Offa That Thing!, Prohibition Peepers, Shamus Winners Vol. 3, One-Hit Wonders anthology, Mickey Finn Vol. 4, and Rebellion, Revolution, and Rock and Roll. RECENT PUBLICATIONS . . . |
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Short story, "Biloxi Bound," in The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021
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Four short stories: "A Sterling Theft," ""Suzie's Little Clues," "Home Delivery," and "Punch and Judy" in 2-Minute Mini-Mysteries, 2nd Edition, March 2022
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Short story, "The Dollhouse," in the May/June 2022 issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
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Short story, "Pocket Change," in the May 2022 issue of Mystery Magazine
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Short story, "Mayhem at the Mini-Mart," in the Jan/Feb 2022 issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
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Short story, "Man on the Run," in the April 11, 2022, issue of Woman's World
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Short story, "Biloxi Bound," in Best Crime Stories 2021
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Short story, "Friends," in the Sep/Oct 2021 issue of The Saturday Evening Post
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Short story, "Sentry," " in the Holiday 2021 issue of Strand Magazine
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Short story, "The Barlow Boys," in Issue #38 (May 2022) of Black Cat Weekly
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Short story, "The Jumper," in the Feb 2022 issue of Crimeucopia: Say What Now?
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Short story, "A Case of Poetic Justice," in the April 2022 issue of Mystery Magazine
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LINKS:
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