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

Robert L. Fish Memorial Award

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.

Robert L. Fish Memorial Award winners

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

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."[21][22]

Lilian Jackson Braun Award winners

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

Main article: G.P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award

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] The winners are listed below.

Grand Master Award

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

Main article: Raven Award

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

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		[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

Main article: Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award

The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award was established in 2001.

Active story categories

Fact Crime

Main article: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime was established in 1948.

Critical/Biographical Work

Main article: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work was established in 1977.

Novel

Main article: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel was established in 1954.

Paperback or eBook Original

Main article: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original was established in 1970.

First Novel

Main article: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel was established in 1946.

Young Adult Novel

Main article: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel was established in 1989.

Juvenile

Main article: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile was established in 1961.

Short Story

Main article: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story was established in 1951.

Episode in a Television Series

Main article: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series was established in 1952.

Discontinued categories

Book Jacket

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Book Jacket was established in 1955 and discontinued in 1975.

Foreign Film

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Foreign Film was established in 1949 and discontinued in 1966.

Motion Picture Screenplay

Main article: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay was established in 1946 and discontinued in 2009.

Mystery Criticism

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Outstanding Mystery Criticism was established in 1946 and discontinued in 1967.

Play

Main article: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Play

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Play was established in 1950 and is irregular.

Radio Drama

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Radio Drama was established in 1946 and discontinued in 1960.

Special Award

The Edgar Allan Poe Special Award was established in 1949 and is irregular.

Television Feature or Miniseries

The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Television Feature or Miniseries was established in 1972 and discontinued in 2007.

See also

• Edogawa Rampo Prize

References

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External links

• Official website (includes nominees)
• Mystery Writers of America
• Edgar Allan Poe Awards at IMDb