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Edgar Awards

Edgar Awards

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,[1] 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.

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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."[20][21]

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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."[22] The winners are listed below.

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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]

Raven Award

The Raven Award was established in 1953 to honor "outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside of the realm of creative writing."[25]

Ellery Queen Award

The Ellery Queen Award was established in 1983 "to honor outstanding writing teams and outstanding people in the mystery-publishing industry."[25] The winners are listed below.

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Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award

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

Active story categories

Critical/Biographical Work

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

Fact Crime

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

First Novel

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

Episode in a Television Series

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

Juvenile

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

Novel

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

Paperback or eBook Original

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

Short Story

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

Young Adult Novel

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

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

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

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 of Miniseries was established in 1972 and discontinued in 2007.

See also

References

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