August 8, 2025
🚨 FINAL CALL: Anthology Orders Close Saturday!
Pre-order your copy now from Down and Out Books — once the window closes, it’s gone!
Two convenient options:
🏙️ Pick up at Bouchercon 2025 — No shipping charge
📦 Delivery to your door — Shipping charge applies
Edited by Don Bruns and featuring incredible stories from Heather Graham, John Gilstrap, Jonathan Maberry, and many more. Plus — meet the authors and get your copy signed during the Bouchercon Opening Ceremonies at the National WWII Museum.
⏳ Deadline: This Saturday! Order now so you don’t miss your chance.
Pre-order your copy now: Down and Out Books
Tours - Need Your Information
🚌 Attention Tour Attendees!
If you’ve signed up for any Bouchercon tours, please send an email to cynthialwalker@gmail.com letting her know which tours you signed up for, time and date.
We’re compiling a list for each tour and will share it with all participants — so you’ll know which fellow Bouchercon attendees will be joining you.
Thanks for helping us make the tours even more fun!
Auction Items are Needed
🌟 Donate to the Bouchercon 2025 Live Auction!
Authors, fans, and readers — we need your help to make our Saturday Night Live Auction truly unforgettable! We’re looking for high-value, unique items such as:
✈️ Trips or vacation packages
🏨 Hotel stays
🍽️ Nights on the town
🎁 Exclusive experiences or collectibles
If you have something special to give, please email auctions2025@bouchercon.com and fill out the donation form.
📅 Check Out the Special Events at Bouchercon 2025!
We’ve got an amazing lineup waiting for you — and this is just the beginning! Visit our website to see all the details and mark your calendar for:
🍸 Wednesday Night: Cocktails and Cozies
📚 The Library Event
🔍 Lisa Black – Forensics Expert
🎤 Clay Stafford – Keynote Speaker
🎤 Don Bruns – Keynote Speaker
👻 Terry Rodgers, Jon Land & J.L. Hughes – Paranormal Night
And that’s just Wednesday! Stay tuned for more about Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday — the schedule is packed with excitement from start to finish.
👉 Check out the full list of events here: bouchercon2025.com
Registration and Day Passes close on August 15th.
Everyone must be registered to attend any event during Bouchercon.
Either fully registered or a day pass is required.
As we look forward to an amazing event in New Orleans this September, so commences the first important steps toward Calgary in October 2026.
Less than 3 Months remain before the 2026 Bouchercon Anthology Deadline!
Submit before October 1 to have your short story considered for the anthology. We are looking for innovative and timely mystery stories that align with our Cross-Border theme. The deadline will be here before you know it! Fight the urge to procrastinate, make those final edits, and send it our way before this year’s competition closes. The Anthology will launch at the 2026 Bouchercon and is your chance to be featured along some of the biggest crime writers publishing today.
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT
Keep checking our website https://bouchercon2026.com/ for updates as more information will be forthcoming, including some exciting tour information coming soon.
Meanwhile, our team looks forward to seeing everyone at Bouchercon 2025 in New Orleans!