Hamilton Waymire
Hamilton Waymire
Short Mystery Fiction
Hamilton Waymire was born in New Jersey but raised and educated in Europe. He is currently a philosophy professor at a research university in California.
Hamilton's short story "In Search of Gwen Guattari" won third place in the Mystery/Crime Fiction category of the Fourth Annual Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards Competition and Honorable Mention in the Genre Short Story category of the 78th Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition.
"A Man's Job" won fourth place in the 2009 Writers Bureau Short Story Competition.
Hamilton's flash story "And Here's to You, Mrs. Edwardson" was published at Big Pulp in November of 2009 and won the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Derringer Award for Best Flash Story of 2009. See details here.
Visit Mysterical-E to read Hamilton's story "A Private Eye" in the 2010-2011 winter issue!
In the Genre Short Story category of the 80th Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition, Hamilton's tale "Poppy in Peril" made the top 100.
"True Colors" won Sixth Place and Honorable Mention in the 2011 Writer's Digest Thriller Competition.
Hamilton's story "Confidence Tricks" is now available from Untreed Reads in all common ebook formats, including Kindle and Nook. Check it out here. If you'd like to purchase the Kindle version from Amazon, click here, or here for the Barnes & Noble Nook version. "Confidence Tricks" has been reviewed by Roberta Goodman here and by Jennifer Moss here.
Untreed Reads has just released another Benson Keirstad story by Hamilton, "From Berkeley with Love." It's available through their store in multiple ebook formats, from Amazon (for Kindle), and from Barnes & Noble (for Nook). This story has been reviewed at Long and Short Reviews here, by Roberta Goodman here, and by Jennifer Mosshere.
"Old Flames Sometimes Die" is Hamilton's latest short story released by Untreed Reads. Purchase it through the Untreed Reads store (in a variety of ebook formats, including Kindle and Nook) or, if you prefer, through Amazon or Barnes & Noble. You can read Jennifer Moss's review here and Roberta Goodman's here.
Back by popular demand: Benson Keirstad is sleuthing again! This time he's "In Search of Gwen Guattari", a porn starlet who's gone missing. Get it from Untreed Reads, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble. Check out the reviews by Roberta Goodman here and by Verushka here.
The Open Book Society features an exclusive interview with Hamilton here.
