The Black Orchid Novella Award is a literary award for excellence in the mystery genre presented by

The Wolfe Pack The Wolfe Pack is a literary society devoted to Rex Stout's character Nero Wolfe. History As publicity for William S. Baring-Gould's book ''Nero Wolfe of West 35th Street'', Viking Press ran a "Mammoth New Nero Wolfe Contest" in ''The New York ...

, the official

Nero Wolfe Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street in ...

Society which was founded in 1978 to explore and celebrate the stories of Nero Wolfe by

Rex Stout Rex Todhunter Stout (; December 1, 1886 – October 27, 1975) was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and ...

. The award is presented annually at the Wolfe Pack's Annual Black Orchid Banquet, traditionally held on the first Saturday in December in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

. The award was announced in 2006 and was actually given out for the first time in 2007. To qualify: * Each entry must be an original unpublished work of fiction that conforms to the tradition of the Nero Wolfe series * Entries must be 15,000 to 20,000 words in length

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* {{Nero Wolfe Novella awards Mystery and detective fiction awards Nero Wolfe Awards established in 2007 2007 establishments in the United States