Rob Lopresti wins Black Orchid Novella Award

Western Washington University librarian Rob Lopresti has been named this year's winner of the Black Orchid Novella Award for his novella "The Red Envelope," which will appear in the July/August issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. The Black Orchid Novella Award is presented jointly by The Wolfe Pack and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine to celebrate the novella format popularized by Rex Stout. The winner was announced at The Wolfe Pack’s Annual Black Orchid Banquet in New York City in December 2012.