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Literary award for work in the crime genre

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America which is based in New York City. 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
2008	Mark Ammons	"The Catch"	Still Waters
2009	Joseph Guglielmelli	"Buckner's Error"	Queens Noir
2010	Dan Warthman	"A Dreadful Day"	Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
2012	David Ingram	"A Good Man of Business"	Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
2013	Patricia Smith	"When They Are Done With Us"	Staten Island Noir
2014	Jeff Soloway	"The Wentworth Letter"	Criminal Element's Malfeasance Occasional
2015	Zoe Z. Bell	"Getaway Girl"	Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
2016	Russell W. Johnson	"Chung Ling Soo's Greatest Trick"	Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
2017	E. Gabriel Flores	"The Truth of the Moment"	Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
2018	Lisa D. Gray	"The Queen of Secrets"
2019	Nancy Novick	"How Does He Die This Time?"
2020	Derrick Harriell	"There’s a Riot Goin' On"	Milwaukee Noir
2021	Colette Bancroft	"The Bite"	Tampa Bay Noir
2022	Rob Osler	"Analogue"	Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
2023	Mark Harrison	"Dogs in the Canyon"	Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
2024	Kate Hohl	"The Body in Cell Two"	Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May-June 2023

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."

Lilian Jackson Braun Award winners
Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2023	Tamara Berry	Buried in a Good Book
2024	Danielle Arceneaux	Glory Be

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." 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."

The Grand Master Award winners follow:

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

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."

Ellery Queen Award

The Ellery Queen Award was established in 1983 "to honor outstanding writing teams and outstanding people in the mystery-publishing industry." The winners are listed below.

Year	Author	Information
2010	Barbara Peters and Robert Rosenwald	Poisoned Pen Press
2012	Joe Meyers	Connecticut Post/Hearst Media News Group
2013	Akashic Books	American book publisher
2015	Charles Ardai	Co-founder of Hard Case Crime
2016	Janet Rudolph
2017	Neil Nyren	Executive VP, associate publisher, and editor in chief of G.P. Putnam's Sons
2019	Linda Landrigan	Editor of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
2021	Reagan Arthur
2022	Juliet Grames	Soho Press – Soho Crime
2023	The Strand Magazine
2024	Michaela Hamilton	Kensington Books

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.

References

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"Awards: Edgars; Triangle; Campiello Europe". Shelf Awareness. 2010-04-30. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
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^ "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.
^ "2015 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on 2015-11-08.
^ "Awards: Edgar Winners; Ridenhour Book". Shelf Awareness. May 1, 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
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"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. Archived from the original on 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
^ "2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America. 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
^ "2022 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America. 2022-04-28. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^ "MWA Announces 2023 Edgar Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America. 2023-04-24. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^ "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. 2022-06-16. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
"Edgar Award Category Information". Mystery Writers of America. Archived from the original on 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
"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.
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"Awards: MWA Honors; Royal Society Science Book". Shelf Awareness. 2011-11-22. Archived from the original on 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
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"Awards: MWA Grand Masters, Raven & Ellery Queen". Shelf Awareness. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
"Awards: MWA Special Edgars". Shelf Awareness. November 28, 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-10.

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Bibliography
Poems	"Tamerlane" (1827) "Al Aaraaf" (1829) "Sonnet to Science" (1829) "To Helen" (1831) "The City in the Sea" (1831) "The Haunted Palace" (1839) "The Conqueror Worm" (1843) "Lenore" (1843) "Eulalie" (1843) "The Raven" (1845) "Ulalume" (1847) "A Dream Within a Dream" (1849) "Eldorado" (1849) "The Bells" (1849) "Annabel Lee" (1849)
Tales	"Metzengerstein" (1832) "The Duc de L'Omelette" (1832) "Bon-Bon" (1832) "MS. Found in a Bottle" (1833) "Berenice" (1835) "Morella" (1835) "The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall" (1835) "Ligeia" (1838) "A Predicament" (1838) "The Devil in the Belfry" (1839) "The Man That Was Used Up" (1839) "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) "William Wilson" (1839) "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion" (1839) "The Business Man" (1840) "The Man of the Crowd" (1840) "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841) "A Descent into the Maelström" (1841) "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" (1841) "Eleonora" (1841) "The Oval Portrait" (1842) "The Masque of the Red Death" (1842) "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" (1842) "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1842) "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843) "The Gold-Bug" (1843) "The Black Cat" (1843) "The Spectacles" (1844) "A Tale of the Ragged Mountains" (1844) "The Premature Burial" (1844) "The Oblong Box" (1844) "The Angel of the Odd" (1844) "Thou Art the Man" (1844) "The Purloined Letter" (1844) "Some Words with a Mummy" (1845) "The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade" (1845) "The Imp of the Perverse" (1845) "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" (1845) "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" (1845) "The Cask of Amontillado" (1846) "Loss of Breath" (1846) "Hop-Frog" (1849)
Essays	"Maelzel's Chess Player" (1836) "The Philosophy of Furniture" (1840) "Morning on the Wissahiccon" (1844) "The Philosophy of Composition" (1846) "The Poetic Principle" (1846) Eureka: A Prose Poem (1848)
Novels	The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1837) The Journal of Julius Rodman (1840)
Collections	Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827) Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1840)
Play	Politian (1835)
Other	The Conchologist's First Book (1839) The Balloon-Hoax (1844) The Light-House (1849)
Related	Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (wife) Eliza Poe (mother) David Poe Jr. (father) William Henry Poe (brother) Rosalie Mackenzie Poe (sister) Poe Museum Poe Cottage Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum National Historic Site The Stylus magazine Death Edgar Awards In popular culture film and television music Poe Toaster Tales of Mystery & Imagination
Portrayals	Edgar Allen Poe (1909 film) The Raven (1915 film) The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942 film) The Man with a Cloak (1951 film) Edgar Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight (2004 play) The Raven (2012 film) The Pale Blue Eye (2022 film)

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Active Text Awards	Critical/Biographical Work Episode in a TV Series Fact Crime First Novel Juvenile Novel Paperback Original Short Story Young Adult
Active Author Awards	Raven Award Ellery Queen Award Robert L. Fish Memorial Award Sue Grafton Memorial Award Grand Master Award Mary Higgins Clark Award
Discontinued Categories	Book Jacket Foreign Film Motion Picture Screenplay Outstanding Mystery Criticism Play Radio Drama Special Award TV feature or miniseries

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