"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 300 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 nominee, a four-time Derringer Award winner, a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, and a 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 (upcoming) 2020 editions of Best American Mystery Stories, and were listed among the top 50 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 in late 2020). Click here to find out more about John, his books, and his short stories. And here's a schedule of his latest news and upcoming booksignings: RECENT NEWS . . . John's story "On the Road with Mary Jo," from the Jan/Feb 2019 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, recently won the 2020 Derringer Award for Best Short Story. John's collection of light verse, Lighten Up a Little, was released in March 2020 and is now available from his publisher, from Lemuria Books, and via Amazon. John's story "Rhonda and Clyde," from Issue #5 (Nov 2019) of Black Cat Mystery Magazine has been chosen by Otto Penzler and C. J. Box for inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories 2020, to be published in October. John has three more stories upcoming in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, three in Mystery Weekly, three in Black Cat Mystery Magazine, and other stories on the way in Woman's World, Down & Out: The Magazine, Strand Magazine, Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Kings River Life, St. Anthony Messenger, Elixir Magazine, Hoosier Noir, the New York Public Library's "Subway Library" program, the collection Selected Stories (VKN Publishing), and the anthologies Fearington Road, Derringer Awards 2020, The Best American Mystery Stories 2020, A Grave Diagnosis, The Great Filling Station Holdup, Jersey Pines Ink Whodunits, The Most Haunted Buildings in the World, Cozy Villages of Death, BOULD Awards 2020, and Rebellion, Revolution, and Rock and Roll. RECENT PUBLICATIONS . . . |
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Short story, "Crow's Nest," in the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.
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Short story, "Biloxi Bound," in the Spring 2020 issue of The Strand Magazine
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Short story, "Quarterback Sneak," in the Mar/Apr 2020 issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.
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Short story, "The Pullman Case," in The Black Beacon Book of Mystery anthology, June 2020
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Short story, "Blackjack Road," in Heartbreaks and Half-truths anthology, June 2020
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Short story, "Stolen in Plain Sight," in the Aug 17, 2020, issue of Woman's World
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Short story, "Rhonda and Clyde," in Issue #5 of Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Nov 2019.
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Short story, "Bad Dreams," in The Beat of Black Wings anthology, April 2020
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Short story, "Triangles," in The Eyes of Texas anthology, Oct 2019
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Short story, "A Cinematic Cipher," in the June 15, 2020, issue of Woman's World
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Short story, "Rachel's Place," in the Dec 2019 issue of Mystery Weekly
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Short story, "The A Team," in the July/Aug 2019 issue of The Saturday Evening Post
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LINKS:
dogwoodpress.com -- A traditional publisher in Brandon, MS (signed copies available)
southernstories.com -- Southern Stories: Made in the South (signed copies available)
SleuthSayers.com -- Professional crime writers and crime fighters