Edgar Awards
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America[1] which is 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] |
| 2011 | Evan Lewis | "Skyler Hobbs and the Rabbit Man" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | |
| 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
[edit]The Lilian Jackson Braun Award, established in 2022 in honor of Lilian Jackson Braun, is presented for the "best full-length, contemporary cozy mystery."[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
[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."[23]
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]
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
[edit]The 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
[edit]The 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 Peters and 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 of Hard Case Crime | [9][30][10] |
| 2016 | Janet Rudolph | Founder of Mystery Readers International | [11][12] |
| 2017 | Neil Nyren | Executive VP, associate publisher, and editor in chief of G.P. Putnam's Sons | [13][31] |
| 2019 | Linda Landrigan | Editor of Alfred 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
[edit]The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award was established in 2001.
Active story categories
[edit]Fact Crime
[edit]The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime was established in 1948.
Critical/Biographical Work
[edit]The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work was established in 1977.
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.
First Novel
[edit]The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel was established in 1946.
Young Adult Novel
[edit]The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel was established in 1989.
Juvenile
[edit]The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile was established in 1961.
Short Story
[edit]The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story was established in 1951.
Episode in a Television Series
[edit]The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series was established in 1952.
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 or 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 April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
- ^ "Awards: The Edgars; Arthur C. Clarke Prize". Shelf Awareness. May 2, 2008. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Awards: Edgars; Arthur C. Clarke". Shelf Awareness. May 1, 2009. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Awards: Edgars; Triangle; Campiello Europe". Shelf Awareness. April 30, 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "2012 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012.
- ^ a b "2013 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013.
- ^ "2014 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014.
- ^ a b "2015 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on November 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "Awards: Edgar Winners; Ridenhour Book". Shelf Awareness. May 1, 2015. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Awards: Edgar Winners". Shelf Awareness. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "2017 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017.
- ^ "2018 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018.
- ^ "2019 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2020 winners announced". Books+Publishing. May 5, 2020. Archived from the original on May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America. April 29, 2021. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "2022 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America. April 28, 2022. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c "MWA Announces 2023 Edgar Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America. April 24, 2023. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c "2024 Edgar Winners" (PDF). Edgar Awards. May 4, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "MWA Announces the Lilian Jackson Braun Award". Mystery Writers of America. June 16, 2022. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Edgar Award Category Information". Mystery Writers of America. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "G.P. Putnam's Sons Launches Sue Grafton Memorial Award". Publishers Weekly. February 21, 2019. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Awards: MWA Grand Master, Raven Winners". Shelf Awareness. November 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Edgars Award". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "MWA Announces 2025 Grand Masters, Raven & Ellery Queen Award Recipients and Celebrates 80th Anniversary in 2025". Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ a b ""Major Mystery Prizes and Awards" (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)". Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "Awards: MWA's Grand Master, Raven and Ellery Queen Honors". Shelf Awareness. December 10, 2009. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Awards: MWA Honors; Royal Society Science Book". Shelf Awareness. November 22, 2011. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "Awards: MWA's Grand Master, Raven, Ellery Queen". Shelf Awareness. December 15, 2014. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Awards: MWA Grand Masters, Raven & Ellery Queen". Shelf Awareness. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Awards: MWA Special Edgars". Shelf Awareness. November 28, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
External links
[edit]
- Official website (includes nominees)
- Mystery Writers of America
- Edgar Allan Poe Awards at IMDb