Template:Short description Template:PoeTopicsThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America<ref>Neimeyer, Mark. "Poe and Popular Culture", collected in The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe. Cambridge University Press, 2002. Template:ISBN. p. 206.</ref> which is based in New York City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 categoriesEdit

Robert L. Fish Memorial AwardEdit

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
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2008 Template:Sortname "Template:Sortname" Still Waters citation CitationClass=web

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2009 Template:Sortname "Buckner's Error" Queens Noir citation CitationClass=web

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2010 Template:Sortname "Template:Sortname" Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine citation CitationClass=web

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2012 Template:Sortname "Template:Sortname" Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine citation CitationClass=web

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2013 Template:Sortname "When They Are Done With Us" Staten Island Noir citation CitationClass=web

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2014 Template:Sortname "Template:Sortname" Criminal Element's Malfeasance Occasional citation CitationClass=web

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2015 Template:Sortname "Getaway Girl" Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine citation CitationClass=web

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2016 Template:Sortname "Chung Ling Soo's Greatest Trick" Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine citation CitationClass=web

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2017 Template:Sortname "Template:Sortname" Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine citation CitationClass=web

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2018 Template:Sortname "The Queen of Secrets" citation CitationClass=web

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2019 Template:Sortname "How Does He Die This Time?" citation CitationClass=web

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2020 Template:Sortname "There’s a Riot Goin' On" Milwaukee Noir citation CitationClass=web

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2021 Template:Sortname "Template:Sortname" Tampa Bay Noir citation CitationClass=web

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2022 Template:Sortname "Analogue" Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine citation CitationClass=web

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2023 Template:Sortname "Dogs in the Canyon" Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine citation CitationClass=web

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2024 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May–June 2023 citation CitationClass=web

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Lilian Jackson Braun AwardEdit

The Lilian Jackson Braun Award, established in 2022 in honor of Lilian Jackson Braun, is presented for the "best full-length, contemporary cozy mystery."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Lilian Jackson Braun Award winners
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2023 Template:Sortname Buried in a Good Book <ref name=":0" />
2024 Template:Sortname Glory Be <ref name=":36" />

G. P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial AwardEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The winners are listed below.

Grand Master AwardEdit

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."<ref name="Shelf Awareness-2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Raven AwardEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Raven Award was established in 1953 to honor "outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside of the realm of creative writing."<ref name="MMPA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Ellery Queen AwardEdit

The Ellery Queen Award was established in 1983 "to honor outstanding writing teams and outstanding people in the mystery-publishing industry."<ref name="MMPA" /> The winners are listed below.

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2010 Template:Sortname and Robert Rosenwald Poisoned Pen Press citation CitationClass=web

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2012 Template:Sortname Connecticut Post/Hearst Media News Group citation CitationClass=web

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2013 Akashic Books American book publisher <ref name="Edgar Awards-2013" />
2015 Template:Sortname Co-founder of Hard Case Crime citation CitationClass=web

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2017 Template:Sortname Executive VP, associate publisher, and editor in chief of G.P. Putnam's Sons citation CitationClass=web

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2019 Template:Sortname Editor of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine citation CitationClass=web

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2021 Template:Sortname <ref name="MWA-2021" />
2022 Template:Sortname Soho Press – Soho Crime <ref name="MWA-2022" />
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2024 Template:Sortname Kensington Books <ref name=":36" />

Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark AwardEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award was established in 2001.

Active story categoriesEdit

Fact CrimeEdit

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

Critical/Biographical WorkEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work was established in 1977.

NovelEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel was established in 1954.

Paperback or eBook OriginalEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original was established in 1970.

First NovelEdit

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

Young Adult NovelEdit

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

JuvenileEdit

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

Short StoryEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story was established in 1951.

Episode in a Television SeriesEdit

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

Discontinued categoriesEdit

Book JacketEdit

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

Foreign FilmEdit

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

Motion Picture ScreenplayEdit

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

Mystery CriticismEdit

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

PlayEdit

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

Radio DramaEdit

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

Special AwardEdit

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

Television Feature or MiniseriesEdit

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

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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