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The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America,[1] based in New York City.[2] Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater published or produced in the previous year.
Active author categories[edit]
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award[edit]
The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award was established in 1984 to honor the best first mystery short story by an American author. The winners are listed below.
Year | Author | Title | Publication | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Mark Ammons | "The Catch" | Still Waters | [3] |
2009 | Joseph Guglielmelli | "Buckner's Error" | Queens Noir | [4] |
2010 | Dan Warthman | "A Dreadful Day" | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | [5] |
2012 | David Ingram | "A Good Man of Business" | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | [6] |
2013 | Patricia Smith | "When They Are Done With Us" | Staten Island Noir | [7] |
2014 | Jeff Soloway | "The Wentworth Letter" | Criminal Element's Malfeasance Occasional | [8] |
2015 | Zoe Z. Bell | "Getaway Girl" | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | [9][10] |
2016 | Russell W. Johnson | "Chung Ling Soo's Greatest Trick" | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | [11][12] |
2017 | E. Gabriel Flores | "The Truth of the Moment" | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | [13] |
2018 | Lisa D. Gray | "The Queen of Secrets" | [14] | |
2019 | Nancy Novick | "How Does He Die This Time?" | [15] | |
2020 | Derrick Harriell | "There’s a Riot Goin' On" | Milwaukee Noir | [16] |
2021 | Colette Bancroft | "The Bite" | Tampa Bay Noir | [17] |
2022 | Rob Osler | "Analogue" | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | [18] |
2023 | Mark Harrison | "Dogs in the Canyon" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | [19] |
Lilian Jackson Braun Award[edit]
The Lilian Jackson Braun Award was established in 2022 to honor Lilian Jackson Braun and is presented in the "best full-length, contemporary cozy mystery as submitted to and selected by a special MWA committee."[20][21]
Year | Author | Title | Ref. |
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2023 | Tamara Berry | Buried in a Good Book | [19] |
Sue Grafton Memorial Award[edit]
The G. P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award was established in 2019 to honor Sue Grafton and is presented to "the best novel in a series featuring a female protagonist."[22] The winners are listed below.
Year | Author | Title | Ref. |
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2019 | Sara Paretsky | Shell Game | [23] |
2020 | Tracy Clark | Borrowed Time | [23] |
2021 | Rosalie Knecht | Vera Kelly is Not a Mystery | [17] |
2022 | Tracy Clark | Runner | [18] |
2023 | Louisa Luna | Hideout | [19] |
Grand Master Award[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Grand Master Award was established in 1955. The award "acknowledges important contributions to the genre as well as for a body of work that is both significant and of consistent high quality."[24]
Raven Award[edit]
The Raven Award was established in 1953 to honor "outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside of the realm of creative writing."[25]
Ellery Queen Award[edit]
The Ellery Queen Award was established in 1983 "to honor outstanding writing teams and outstanding people in the mystery-publishing industry."[25] The winners are listed below.
Year | Author | Information | Ref. |
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2010 | Barbara Peters and Robert Rosenwald | Poisoned Pen Press | [26] |
2012 | Joe Meyers | Connecticut Post/Hearst Media News Group | [6][27] |
2013 | Akashic Books | American book publisher | [7] |
2015 | Charles Ardai | Co-founder of Hard Case Crime | [9][28][10] |
2016 | Janet Rudolph | [11][12] | |
2017 | Neil Nyren | Executive V-P, associate publisher, and editor in chief of G.P. Putnam's Sons | [13][29] |
2019 | Linda Landrigan | Editor of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine | [30] |
2021 | Reagan Arthur | [17] | |
2022 | Juliet Grames | Soho Press – Soho Crime | [18] |
2023 | The Strand Magazine | [19] |
Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award[edit]
The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award was established in 2001.
Active story categories[edit]
Critical/Biographical Work[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work was established in 1977.
Fact Crime[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime was established in 1948.
First Novel[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel was established in 1946.
Episode in a Television Series[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series was established in 1952.
Juvenile[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile was established in 1961.
Novel[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel was established in 1954.
Paperback or eBook Original[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original was established in 1970.
Short Story[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story was established in 1951.
Young Adult Novel[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel was established in 1989.
Discontinued categories[edit]
Book Jacket[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Book Jacket was established in 1955 and discontinued in 1975.
Foreign Film[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Foreign Film was established in 1949 and discontinued in 1966.
Motion Picture Screenplay[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay was established in 1946 and discontinued in 2009.
Mystery Criticism[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Outstanding Mystery Criticism was established in 1946 and discontinued in 1967.
Play[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Play was established in 1950 and is irregular.
Radio Drama[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Radio Drama was established in 1946 and discontinued in 1960.
Special Award[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Special Award was established in 1949 and is irregular.
Television Feature or Miniseries[edit]
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Television Feature of Miniseries was established in 1972 and discontinued in 2007.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Neimeyer, Mark. "Poe and Popular Culture", collected in The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe. Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-521-79727-6. p. 206.
- ^ "Contact the National Office of Mystery Writers of America". Archived from the original on 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ^ "Awards: The Edgars; Arthur C. Clarke Prize". Shelf Awareness. May 2, 2008. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Awards: Edgars; Arthur C. Clarke". Shelf Awareness. May 1, 2009. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Awards: Edgars; Triangle; Campiello Europe". Shelf Awareness. 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ a b "2012 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
- ^ a b "2013 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02.
- ^ "2014 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10.
- ^ a b "2015 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on 2015-11-08.
- ^ a b "Awards: Edgar Winners; Ridenhour Book". Shelf Awareness. May 1, 2015. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ a b "2016 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on 2016-11-05.
- ^ a b "Awards: Edgar Winners". Shelf Awareness. May 2, 2016. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ a b "2017 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07.
- ^ "2018 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on 2018-11-10.
- ^ "2019 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on 2019-08-18.
- ^ "Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2020 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ a b c "2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America.
- ^ a b c "2022 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ a b c d "MWA Announces 2023 Edgar Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America. 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "MWA Announces the Lilian Jackson Braun Award". Mystery Writers of America. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Edgar Award Category Information". Mystery Writers of America. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "G.P. Putnam's Sons Launches Sue Grafton Memorial Award". Publishers Weekly. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Category List – Sue Grafton Memorial Award". Mystery Writers of America. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Awards: MWA Grand Master, Raven Winners". Shelf Awareness. November 24, 2020. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ a b "Major Mystery Prizes and Awards" (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
- ^ "Awards: MWA's Grand Master, Raven and Ellery Queen Honors". Shelf Awareness. December 10, 2009. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ "Awards: MWA Honors; Royal Society Science Book". Shelf Awareness. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Awards: MWA's Grand Master, Raven, Ellery Queen". Shelf Awareness. December 15, 2014. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Awards: MWA Grand Masters, Raven & Ellery Queen". Shelf Awareness. November 30, 2016. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Awards: MWA Special Edgars". Shelf Awareness. November 28, 2018. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
External links[edit]
- Mystery Writers of America
- The official website of Edgar Awards (includes nominees)
- Edgar Allan Poe Awards at IMDb