Barb Goffman

Barb Goffman is an author of short mystery stories and freelance crime-fiction editor. ^[1] Her writing has received and been nominated for multiple awards, including winning the Agatha Award and Anthony Award.

Hoffman graduated from law school. She began her career as a newspaper reporter and lawyer. ^[2] In addition to writing, she is now also an associate editor with Black Cat Weekly. ^[3]

Awards

Awards for Goffman's writing

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2005	"Murder at Sleuthfest"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4]
2009	"The Worst Noel"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4]
2010	"Volunteer of the Year"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4] [5]
2011	"Truth and Consequences"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4] [6]
2012	"The Lord is My Shamus"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4]
	"Truth and Consequences"	Anthony Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[7] [8]
		Macavity Award for Best Short Story	Finalist
2013	"Evil Little Girl"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4]
	"The Lord is My Shamus"	Anthony Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[7] [8]
		Macavity Award for Best Short Story	Won	[9]
	"Nightmare"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4]
2014	"The Shadow Knows"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4]
2015	"The Shadow Knows"	Anthony Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[7] [8]
		Macavity Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[10]
	"A Year Without Santa Claus?"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Won	[4] [11]
2016	"The Best-Laid Plans"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4]
	"A Year Without Santa Claus?"	Macavity Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[12]
2017	"Whose Wine Is It Anyway?"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4]
2018	"Bug Appétit"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4] [13]
	"Whose Wine Is It Anyway"	Anthony Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[8] [14] [15]
		Macavity Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[16] [17]
2019	"Alex’s Choice"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4] [18]
	"Bug Appétit"	Anthony Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[8] [19] [20] [21]
		Macavity Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[22]
2020	"Alex’s Choice"	Macavity Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[23] [24] [25]
	Crime Travel	Anthony Award for Best Anthology	Finalist	[26]
	"Dear Emily Etiquette"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Won	[4] [27] [28]
2021		Anthony Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[8] [29] [30]
		Macavity Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[31]
	"A Family Matter"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4] [32]
	"A Tale of Two Sisters"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4] [32]
2022	"Beauty and the Beyotch"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Won	[4] [33]
2023		Anthony Award for Best Short Story	Won	[7] [34] [35]
		Macavity Award for Best Short Story	Won	[36]
	"The Gift"	International Thriller Writers Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[37]
	"Real Courage"	Agatha Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[4] [38]
		Anthony Award for Best Short Story	Finalist	[8]

Publications

Anthologies edited

• Crime Travel, 2020

Short stories

• "Real Courage," Black Cat Mystery Magazine issue 14
• "The Joys of Owning a Dog," Black Cat Mystery Magazine issue 13
• "The Gift," Land of 10,000 Thrills: Bouchercon Anthology 2022
• "For Bailey," Low Down Dirty Vote Volume 3: The Color of My Vote
• "Go Big or Go Home," Malice Domestic 16: Mystery Most Diabolical
• "Beauty and the Beyotch," Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine issue 29
• "Five Days to Fitness," Murder in the Mountains
• "Out of a Fog," Black Cat Mystery Magazine issue 10
• "Wishful Thinking," Black Cat Weekly issue 6; also published as a stand-alone story
• "Humor Risk," Monkey Business: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Films of the Marx Brothers
• "Ice Ice Baby," Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine September/October 2021 issue
• "A Tale of Two Sisters," Murder on the Beach
• "James," Only the Good Die Young: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Billy Joel
• "An Inconvenient Sleuth," Black Cat Mystery Magazine issue 8
• "That Poor Woman," Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine January/February 2021 issue
• "A Family Matter," Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine January/February 2021 issue
• "Second Chance," Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir volume 1
• "Eat, Drink, and Be Murdered," Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine November/December 2020 issue
• "Dear Emily Etiquette," Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September/October 2020 issue
• "Man to Man," The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell
• "Alex's Choice," Crime Travel: Tales of Mystery and Time Travel
• "The Power Behind the Throne," Deadly Southern Charm: A Lethal Ladies Mystery Anthology
• "Punching Bag," Flash Bang Mysteries Winter 2019 issue
• "Bug Appétit," Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine November/December 2018 issue
• "The Case of the Missing Pot Roast," Florida Happens: Tales of Mystery, Mayhem, and Suspense from the Sunshine State
• "Till Murder Do Us Part," Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and Felonies
• "Crazy Cat Lady," Black Cat Mystery Magazine issue 1
• "Whose Wine Is It Anyway?" 50 Shades of Cabernet; also published as a stand-alone story
• "The Best-Laid Plans," Malice Domestic 11: Murder Most Conventional
• "Stepmonster," Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning
• "The Wrong Girl," Flash and Bang: A Short Mystery Fiction Society Anthology
• "A Year Without Santa Claus?" Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2015 issue
• "It's A Trap!" The Killer Wore Cranberry: A Fourth Meal of Mayhem
• "The Shadow Knows," Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays
• "Dead and Buried Treasure," All Hallows' Evil
• "Operation Knock Her Down a Peg," The Killer Wore Cranberry: Room For Thirds
• "Nightmare," Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
• "Have Gun - Won't Travel," Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
• "Evil Little Girl," Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
• "Christmas Surprise," Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
• "Suffer the Little Children," Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
• "Ulterior Motives," Ride 2
• "Bon Appetit," Nightfalls: Notes from the End of the World
• "Murder a la Mode," The Killer Wore Cranberry: A Second Helping
• "The Lord Is My Shamus," Chesapeake Crimes: This Job is Murder
• "Truth and Consequences," Mystery Times Ten
• "Biscuits, Carats, and Gravy," The Killer Wore Cranberry; also published as a stand-alone story
• "An Officer and a Gentleman's Agreement," Murder to Mil-Spec
• "The Contest," 2010 Deadly Ink Short Story Collection
• "Volunteer of the Year," Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin'
• "The Worst Noel," The Gift of Murder
• "Compulsive Bubba," Chesapeake Crimes 3
• "Murder at Sleuthfest," Chesapeake Crimes II

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External links

• Official website