[3] It is held annually in Autumn, each year being hosted in a different city by a different group of volunteers.
[4] The convention typically starts on Thursday and finishes on Sunday.
Each year, Bouchercon nominates and votes the Anthony Awards for excellence in crime fiction, including: Best Novel, Best First Novel, Best Short Story, Best Critical Non-Fiction, and Best Paperback Original.
Bouchercon's governing body is its standing committee, which changes year to year, being made up of people who have hosted and will host the convention, and three at large members who are elected by the membership.
The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America.