# Barb Goffman

Barb Goffman is an author of short mystery stories and freelance crime-fiction editor. 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. In addition to writing, she is now also an associate editor with Black Cat Weekly.

## Awards

Awards for Goffman's writing :
| Year | Title | Award | Result |
| 2005 | "Murder at Sleuthfest" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2009 | "The Worst Noel" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2010 | "Volunteer of the Year" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2011 | "Truth and Consequences" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2012 | "The Lord is My Shamus" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2012 | "Truth and Consequences" | Anthony Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2012 | "Truth and Consequences" | Macavity Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2013 | "Evil Little Girl" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2013 | "The Lord is My Shamus" | Anthony Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2013 | "The Lord is My Shamus" | Macavity Award for Best Short Story | Won |
| 2013 | "Nightmare" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2014 | "The Shadow Knows" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2015 | "The Shadow Knows" | Anthony Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2015 | "The Shadow Knows" | Macavity Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2015 | "A Year Without Santa Claus?" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Won |
| 2016 | "The Best-Laid Plans" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2016 | "A Year Without Santa Claus?" | Macavity Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2017 | "Whose Wine Is It Anyway?" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2018 | "Bug Appétit" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2018 | "Whose Wine Is It Anyway" | Anthony Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2018 | "Whose Wine Is It Anyway" | Macavity Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2019 | "Alex’s Choice" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2019 | "Bug Appétit" | Anthony Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2019 | "Bug Appétit" | Macavity Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2020 | "Alex’s Choice" | Macavity Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2020 | Crime Travel | Anthony Award for Best Anthology | Finalist |
| 2020 | "Dear Emily Etiquette" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Won |
| 2021 | "Dear Emily Etiquette" | Anthony Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2021 | "Dear Emily Etiquette" | Macavity Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2021 | "A Family Matter" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2021 | "A Tale of Two Sisters" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2022 | "Beauty and the Beyotch" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Won |
| 2023 | "Beauty and the Beyotch" | Anthony Award for Best Short Story | Won |
| 2023 | "Beauty and the Beyotch" | Macavity Award for Best Short Story | Won |
| 2023 | "The Gift" | International Thriller Writers Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2023 | "Real Courage" | Agatha Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |
| 2023 | "Real Courage" | Anthony Award for Best Short Story | Finalist |

## 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