Agatha Awards
3 appearances
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Edition 28 (2015) Winner
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Edition 33 (2020) Winner
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Edition 35 (2022) Winner
Barb Goffman
バーブ・ゴフマン
Bābu Goffuman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Freelance crime-fiction editor, Newspaper reporter, Lawyer
- Active Years
- 2005-2024
- Affiliations
- Associate editor, Black Cat Weekly
- Nominations
- Agatha Award finalist multiple times (2005,2009,2010 etc.), Anthony Award finalist multiple times, Macavity Award finalist multiple times
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law school | — | — | — | — | United States |
Law school
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Agatha Award | A Year Without Santa Claus? | Best Short Story | Malice Domestic | Won |
| 2020 | Agatha Award | Dear Emily Etiquette | Best Short Story | Malice Domestic | Won |
| 2022 | Agatha Award | Beauty and the Beyotch | Best Short Story | Malice Domestic | Won |
| 2013 | Macavity Award | The Lord is My Shamus | Best Short Story | Mystery Readers International | Won |
Agatha Award
2015
Work:
A Year Without Santa Claus?
Category:
Best Short Story
Organization:
Malice Domestic
Result:
Won
Agatha Award
2020
Work:
Dear Emily Etiquette
Category:
Best Short Story
Organization:
Malice Domestic
Result:
Won
Agatha Award
2022
Work:
Beauty and the Beyotch
Category:
Best Short Story
Organization:
Malice Domestic
Result:
Won
Macavity Award
2013
Work:
The Lord is My Shamus
Category:
Best Short Story
Organization:
Mystery Readers International
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Anthony Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2023) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Year Without Santa Claus?
2015 Short mystery storyA mystery story involving Christmas themes.
ChristmasMurder
Dear Emily Etiquette
2020 Short mystery storyStory revolving around etiquette.
EtiquetteMystery
Beauty and the Beyotch
2022 Short mystery storyBeauty and the Beast parody mystery.
ParodyRevenge
Bibliography
- Real Courage
- The Joys of Owning a Dog
- The Gift
- For Bailey
- Go Big or Go Home
- Beauty and the Beyotch
- Five Days to Fitness
- Out of a Fog
- Wishful Thinking
- Humor Risk
- Ice Ice Baby
- A Tale of Two Sisters
- James
- An Inconvenient Sleuth
- That Poor Woman
- A Family Matter
- Second Chance
- Eat, Drink, and Be Murdered
- Dear Emily Etiquette
- Man to Man
- Alex's Choice
- The Power Behind the Throne
- Punching Bag
- Bug Appétit
- The Case of the Missing Pot Roast
- Till Murder Do Us Part
- Crazy Cat Lady
- Whose Wine Is It Anyway?
- The Best-Laid Plans
- Stepmonster
- The Wrong Girl
- A Year Without Santa Claus?
- It's A Trap!
- The Shadow Knows
- Dead and Buried Treasure
- Operation Knock Her Down a Peg
- Nightmare
- Have Gun - Won't Travel
- Evil Little Girl
- Christmas Surprise
- Suffer the Little Children
- Ulterior Motives
- Bon Appetit
- Murder a la Mode
- The Lord Is My Shamus
- Truth and Consequences
- Biscuits, Carats, and Gravy
- An Officer and a Gentleman's Agreement
- The Contest
- Volunteer of the Year
- The Worst Noel
- Compulsive Bubba
- Murder at Sleuthfest
Translations by Author
- Crime Travel (edited)
Legacy
Prolific author of short mystery stories, winner of multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards.