"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 editions of Best Mystery Stories of the Year and Best Crime Stories of the Year #1, and were listed as "Other Distinguished Mysteries of the year/Honorable Mentions" in 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, and 2022.
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 . . . John has more stories upcoming in Strand Magazine, Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Woman's World, Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, Crimeucopia: Strictly Off the Record, The Fantastical, Fiction on the Web, Indelible, the New York Public Library's "Subway Library" program, the collection Selected Stories (VKN Publishing), Mickey Finn Vol 4, Fearington Road, More Groovy Gumshoes, Get Up Offa That Thing!, Prohibition Peepers, Weren't Another Way to Be, One-Hit Wonders anthology, SleuthSayers anthology, and Rebellion, Revolution, and Rock and Roll. RECENT PUBLICATIONS . . . |
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Short story, "Old Money," in Edgar & Shamus Go Golden, Dec 2022
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Short story, "Mustang Sally," in Shamus Winners, Vol III, Dec 2022
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Short story, "Going the Distance," in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Jan/Feb 2023
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Short story, "Burying Oliver," in Mickey Finn, Vol. 3, Dec 2022
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Short story, "Crow's Nest," in Black Cat Weekly #70, Jan 2023
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Short story, "A Western Riddle," in Jan 16, 2023, issue of Woman's World
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LINKS:
dogwoodpress.com -- A traditional publisher in Brandon, MS (signed copies available)
SleuthSayers.com -- Professional crime writers and crime fighters