TheEdgar Allan Poe Awards,popularly called theEdgars,are presented every year by theMystery Writers of America[1]which is based inNew York City.[2]Named after American writerEdgar Allan Poe(1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the best inmystery fiction,non-fiction,television,film,andtheaterpublished or produced in the previous year.
Active author categories
editRobert L. Fish Memorial Award
editThe Robert L. Fish Memorial Award was established in 1984 to honor the best first mysteryshort storyby 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's 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's Mystery Magazine | [9][10] |
| 2016 | Russell W. Johnson | "Chung Ling Soo's Greatest Trick" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | [11][12] |
| 2017 | E. Gabriel Flores | "The Truth of the Moment" | Ellery Queen's 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's Mystery Magazine | [18] |
| 2023 | Mark Harrison | "Dogs in the Canyon" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | [19] |
| 2024 | Kate Hohl | "The Body in Cell Two" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine,May–June 2023 | [20] |
Lilian Jackson Braun Award
editThe Lilian Jackson Braun Award was established in 2022 to honorLilian Jackson Braunand is presented in the "best full-length, contemporarycozy mysteryas submitted to and selected by a special MWA committee. "[21][22]
| Year | Author | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tamara Berry | Buried in a Good Book | [19] |
| 2024 | Danielle Arceneaux | Glory Be | [20] |
G. P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award
editThe G. P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award was established in 2019 to honorSue Graftonand is presented to "the best novel in a series featuring a female protagonist."[23]The winners are listed below.
Grand Master Award
editThe 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]
The Grand Master Award winners follow:[25]
- 1955:Agatha Christie
- 1958:Vincent Starrett
- 1959:Rex Stout
- 1961:Ellery Queen
- 1962:Erle Stanley Gardner
- 1963:John Dickson Carr
- 1964:George Harmon Coxe
- 1966:Georges Simenon
- 1967:Baynard Kendrick
- 1969:John Creasey
- 1970:James M. Cain
- 1971:Mignon G. Eberhart
- 1972:John D. MacDonald
- 1973:Alfred Hitchcock,Judson Philips
- 1974:Ross Macdonald
- 1975:Eric Ambler
- 1976:Graham Greene
- 1978:Daphne du Maurier,Dorothy B. Hughes,Ngaio Marsh
- 1979:Aaron Marc Stein
- 1980:W. R. Burnett
- 1981:Stanley Ellin
- 1982:Julian Symons
- 1983:Margaret Millar
- 1984:John le Carré
- 1985:Dorothy Salisbury Davis
- 1986:Ed McBain
- 1987:Michael Gilbert
- 1988:Phyllis A. Whitney
- 1989:Hillary Waugh
- 1990:Helen McCloy
- 1991:Tony Hillerman
- 1992:Elmore Leonard
- 1993:Donald E. Westlake
- 1994:Lawrence Block
- 1995:Mickey Spillane
- 1996:Dick Francis
- 1997:Ruth Rendell
- 1998:Elizabeth Peters
- 1999:P. D. James
- 2000:Mary Higgins Clark
- 2001:Edward D. Hoch
- 2002:Robert B. Parker
- 2003:Ira Levin
- 2004:Joseph Wambaugh
- 2005:Marcia Muller
- 2006:Stuart Kaminsky
- 2007:Stephen King
- 2008:Bill Pronzini
- 2009:James Lee Burke,Sue Grafton
- 2010:Dorothy Gilman
- 2011:Sara Paretsky
- 2012:Martha Grimes
- 2013:Ken Follett,Margaret Maron
- 2014:Robert Crais,Carolyn Hart
- 2015:Lois Duncan,James Ellroy
- 2016:Walter Mosley
- 2017:Max Allan Collins,Ellen Hart
- 2018:Jane Langton,William Link,Peter Lovesey
- 2019:Martin Cruz Smith
- 2020:Barbara Neely
- 2021:Jeffery Deaver
- 2021:Charlaine Harris
- 2022:Laurie R. King
- 2023:Michael Connelly,Joanne Fluke
- 2024:Katherine Hall Page,R. L. Stine
- 2025:Laura Lippman,John Sandford[26]
Raven Award
editThe Raven Award was established in 1953 to honor "outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside of the realm of creative writing."[27]
Ellery Queen Award
editThe Ellery Queen Award was established in 1983 "to honor outstanding writing teams and outstanding people in the mystery-publishing industry."[27]The winners are listed below.
| Year | Author | Information | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Barbara Petersand Robert Rosenwald | Poisoned Pen Press | [28] |
| 2012 | Joe Meyers | Connecticut Post/Hearst Media News Group | [6][29] |
| 2013 | Akashic Books | American book publisher | [7] |
| 2015 | Charles Ardai | Co-founder ofHard Case Crime | [9][30][10] |
| 2016 | Janet Rudolph | [11][12] | |
| 2017 | Neil Nyren | Executive VP, associate publisher, and editor in chief ofG.P. Putnam's Sons | [13][31] |
| 2019 | Linda Landrigan | Editor ofAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | [32] |
| 2021 | Reagan Arthur | [17] | |
| 2022 | Juliet Grames | Soho Press– Soho Crime | [18] |
| 2023 | The Strand Magazine | [19] | |
| 2024 | Michaela Hamilton | Kensington Books | [20] |
Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award
editThe Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award was established in 2001.
Active story categories
editFact Crime
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime was established in 1948.
Critical/Biographical Work
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work was established in 1977.
Novel
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel was established in 1954.
Paperback or eBook Original
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original was established in 1970.
First Novel
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel was established in 1946.
Young Adult Novel
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for BestYoung AdultNovel was established in 1989.
Juvenile
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile was established in 1961.
Short Story
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story was established in 1951.
Episode in a Television Series
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series was established in 1952.
Discontinued categories
editBook Jacket
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for BestBook Jacketwas established in 1955 and discontinued in 1975.
Foreign Film
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Foreign Film was established in 1949 and discontinued in 1966.
Motion Picture Screenplay
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay was established in 1946 and discontinued in 2009.
Mystery Criticism
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Outstanding Mystery Criticism was established in 1946 and discontinued in 1967.
Play
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Play was established in 1950 and is irregular.
Radio Drama
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for BestRadio Dramawas established in 1946 and discontinued in 1960.
Special Award
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Special Award was established in 1949 and is irregular.
Television Feature or Miniseries
editThe Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Television Feature or Miniseries was established in 1972 and discontinued in 2007.
See also
editReferences
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- ^"Edgar Award Category Information".Mystery Writers of America.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-12-14.Retrieved2022-12-15.
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- ^"Awards: MWA Honors; Royal Society Science Book".Shelf Awareness.2011-11-22.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-12-15.Retrieved2022-12-15.
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External links
edit
- Official website(includes nominees)
- Mystery Writers of America
- Edgar Allan Poe AwardsatIMDb