Aho, Melissa. 2016. “The Personal Diary of Mrs. Martha Hudson, Housekeeper to the Famed Detective Sherlock Holmes” in The Norwegian Explorers 2016 Christmas Annual, No. 15: The Miss Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Ray Riethmeier and Phillip Bergem, Editors. Minneapolis, MN: The Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota, 45-50.
For the past 15 years The Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota (a literary society devoted to all things Sherlock Holmes) has published a Christmas Annual and the theme this year was “The Miss Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.” Its given out at the annual dinner in December, is open to current members, and if you submit a paper you are eligible to receive one of the coveted Sigerson Awards (light hearted awards for best contributions). Here was the original call for submissions:
The Miss Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“Our theme allows contributors to write/speculate/present ideas about the role women or girls played in the Canon. This could involve a character who calls upon Sherlock Holmes for assistance, female characters encountered during an investigation, or perhaps an inquiry into the life of Mrs. Hudson in her youth. You could explore the attitudes Sherlock Holmes exhibits toward women, or would an investigation into the roving eye of Dr. Watson be more your style? This is a rather broad topic, but we will also consider submissions that fall outside of the theme.”
Suggested Categories for Submissions (2000 word maximum):
1. Article or essay
2. Poem
3. Cartoon
4. Sherlockian or Doylean review
5. Joke
6. Illustration/Artwork
7. Quiz
8. Pastiche