Vicki Cameron

Vicki Cameron writes mystery short stories and young adult novels. She is the author of Clue Mysteries and More Clue Mysteries, short story collections based on the board game Clue. She is co-editor of and contributor to the anthology series The Ladies' Killing Circle, Cottage Country Killers, and Menopause Is Murder as well as contributor to the continuing series Fit To Die, Bone Dance, and When Boomers Go Bad.

Her young adult novel, That Kind of Money, was nominated for an Edgar by the Mystery Writers of America as well as an Arthur Ellis by the Crime Writers of Canada. Her short stories have appeared in Storyteller magazine and in German anthologies. She is editor of Sisters in Crime's Books in Print.

Selected Bibliography
Mystery Collections:
Clue Mysteries. Philadelphia: Running Press, 2003
More Clue Mysteries. Philadelphia: Running Press, 2003

Mystery Anthologies:
The Ladies' Killing Circle (co-editor). General Store Publishing House, 1995
Cottage Country Killers (co-editor). General Store Publishing House, 1997
Menopause Is Murder (co-editor). General Store Publishing House, 1999

YA Mystery Novels:
That Kind Of Money, Indigo Publications, 1999
Shillings, Deadlock Press, 2007

Short Stories:
In Ladies Killing Circle anthologies:
"Birdbrain" and "The Dewey Decimal Murder" in The Ladies' Killing Circle, 1995
"Zebra Mussels" in Cottage Country Killers, 1997
"Wedding in Puce" in Menopause Is Murder, 1999
"Race" in Fit To Die, RendezVous Press, 2001
“Hokey Pokey” in Bone Dance, RendezVous Press, 2003
“Dear Tabby” in When Boomers Go Bad, RendezVous Press, 2005

Fenice of Camelot Series short stories:
"Seller Of Threads" in Storyteller, Winter 2000
"Artist Of Letters" in Storyteller, Fall 2001
“Lady in Violet Satin” in Storyteller, Fall 2006

Trailer Trash Series short stories:
"Murder In Sweat Sox" in Storyteller Magazine, Spring 2001
"Lilac Drywall Blues" in Storyteller Magazine, Winter 2001
“Tin Man” in Storyteller Magazine, Fall 2003

Bad Bird Series short stories:
"Birdbrain" in The Ladies' Killing Circle, 1995
"Incident at Cootes' Paradise" in Storyteller, Spring 2000
“A Charm Of Finches” in, Storyteller, Summer 2003

Miscellaneous short stories:
"Thanks to You Good Folks" in Storyteller, Spring 1996
"Sailing Down The Alley, Twist #37" on Thecase.Com, 1997
"White Aliens" and "The Twins Close Encounter" in Thrillers: Mystery, Science Fiction, and Ghost Stories. Laubach Literacy of Canada, 1998
"Der Sour-Cream-Dreh" in Mord Zwischen Messer & Gabel. Germany: Gerstenberg Verlag, 2001
"Die Gartentour" in Mord Im Grunen. Germany: Gerstenberg Verlag, 2001
“Facing Up” on Storyhouse Coffee labels, May 2002
“Day Of Three Miracles” in Storyteller, Summer 2002
“Sequined Blonde” in Blondes in Trouble, 2004, Intrigue Press
“High Seas” in Dead in the Water, Rendezvous Press, 2006

Awards:
Honourable Mention, Great Canadian Contest  for “Day Of Three Miracles” in Storyteller, Summer 2002
Honourable Mention, Great Canadian Contest  for  “A Charm of Finches" in Storyteller , Summer 2003
Honourable Mention, Story behind the Photo Contest fpr "Incident at Cootes' Paradise" in Storyteller, Spring 2000
Shortlisted, Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award, 2000 for That Kind of Money
Shortlisted, Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Fiction, 2000 for That Kind of Money

E-mail:
vcameron@xplornet.com