DERRINGER AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS 

2002:
THE SILVER DERRINGER FOR EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE:

Cathleen Jordan (posthumous)-Headed the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine for 20 years. 

2001:
THE GOLDEN DERRINGER FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT:

John Lutz  

BEST PUZZLE STORY: The Cabin Killer by Henry Slesar (Winner)

Happy Acres Homicide by Richard Ciciarelli 
Killing the Old Survivors by Gary Sensening   

2000:
GOLDEN DERRINGER AWARD:

For Lifetime Achievement of Short Mystery Fiction: Henry Slesar 

HONORARY BEST FIRST SHORT STORY:

Death in Full Bloom by Ray Wonderly 

1999:
GOLDEN DERRINGER AWARD:

For Lifetime Achievement of Short Mystery Fiction: Edward D. Hoch  

1998:
BEST FIRST SHORT STORY: Back Stairs by Eileen Brosnan