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Ellen Byron (born in New York)[1] is an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer.

As a novelist, she has written the Cajun Country Mystery series and Vintage Cookbook Mystery series, as well as the Catering Hall Mystery series under the pseudonym Maria DiRico. She has won two Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel[2] and multiple Best Humorous Mystery Lefty Awards. Bayou Book Thief, her first Vintage Cookbook Mystery, is nominated for an Anthony Award.

As a screenwriter, she has written for Wings, Just Shoot Me!, and The Fairly OddParents.

Biography

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Byron was born in the borough of Queens, New York City.

She attended Tulane University.[3] Her experiences in Louisiana inspired her Cajun Country Mystery series.

Byron has written over 200 articles national publications. She relocated from New York to Los Angeles to pursue a television career that spanned twenty-five years. She lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, daughter, and rescue dog.

Awards and honors

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Awards for Byron's writing[4]
Year Title Award Result
2015 Plantation Shudders Agatha Award for Best First Novel Finalist [5][6]
2016 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Finalist [7][8][9]
Body on the Bayou Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel Finalist [10][11]
2017 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel Winner
A Cajun Christmas Killing Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel Finalist [12][11][13]
2018 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel Winner
Mardi Gras Murder Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel Winner [2][11]
2019 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel Finalist
Fatal Cajun Festival Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel Finalist [11]
2020 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel Finalist
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel Finalist [11]
2021 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel Winner
Cajun Kiss of Death Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel Winner [2][11]
2022 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel Finalist

Publications

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Cajun Country Mystery series

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  • Plantation Shudders (2015)
  • Body on the Bayou (2016)
  • A Cajun Christmas Killing (2017)
  • Mardi Gras Murder (2018)
  • Fatal Cajun Festival (2019)
  • Murder in the Bayou Boneyard (2020)
  • Cajun Kiss of Death (2021)

Catering Hall Mystery series (as Maria DiRico)

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  • Here Comes the Body (2020)
  • Long Island Iced Tina (2021)
  • It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder (2021)
  • Four Parties and a Funeral (2023)

Plays

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  • Graceland and Asleep on the Wind (1998)
  • Election Year and So When You Get Married.... Two Short Plays. (1998)

Vintage Cookbook Mystery series

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  • Bayou Book Thief (2022)
  • Wined and Died in New Orleans (2023)

Television

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Byron's television credits[1]
Year(s) Show Episodes (No.) Role
1992-1993 Flying Blind 3 Writer
1993 Joe's Life 3 Writer
1994-1997 Wings 50
  • Co-producer
  • Executive story editor
  • Supervising producer
  • Writer
1997-1998 Jenny 17
  • Supervising producer
  • Writer
2000 Young Americans 1 Writer
2000-2001 The Weber Show 8
  • Consulting producer
  • Writer
2001-2002 Maybe It's Me 21
  • Co-executive producer
  • Writer
2002-2003 Just Shoot Me! 24
  • Consulting producer
  • Writer
2003-2004 It's All Relative 20
  • Supervising producer
  • Writer
2004-2006 Still Standing 6
  • Co-executive producer
  • Consulting producer
  • Writer
2009 Rita Rocks 2 Writer
2010 Sonny with a Chance 8 Consulting producer
2011 Good Luck Charlie 11
  • Consulting producer
  • Writer
2014 The Tom and Jerry Show 1 Writer
2017 Bunsen is a Beast 10
  • Developer
  • Writer
2013-2017 The Fairly OddParents 22 Writer

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ellen Byron". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  2. ^ a b c "Agatha Awards". Minuteman Library Network. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  3. ^ "Due South Eat. Drink. Read. Repeat.Author Ellen Byron Gets Inspired By Cajun Country". Due South. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  4. ^ "Ellen Byron". www.stopyourekillingme.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  5. ^ "2015 Agatha Award Winners". Crime Spree Magazine. May 1, 2016. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  6. ^ "Nominees announced for 2015 Agatha Awards". Crimespree Magazine. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  7. ^ "Winners of 2016 Lefty Awards". Crimespree Magazine. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  8. ^ "Nominees for the 2016 LEFTY Awards". Crimespree Magazine. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  9. ^ "Left Coast Crime: Announcing the Lefty Awards Nominees!". Left Coast Crime. 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  10. ^ "Nominees for 2017 AGATHA Awards". Crimespree Magazine. 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Agatha Awards". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  12. ^ "2018 Agatha Award Winners". Mystery Scene Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  13. ^ "Announcing 2018's Agatha Award Nominees". Criminal Element. 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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