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
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. Named after American writer
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the best in
mystery fiction
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,
non-fiction,
television
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,
film
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, and
theater
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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
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by an American author. The winners are listed below.
Lilian Jackson Braun Award
The Lilian Jackson Braun Award, established in 2022 in honor of
Lilian Jackson Braun, is presented for the "best full-length, contemporary
cozy mystery."
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
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*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
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*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
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*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
Robert Crais (pronounced ; born June 20, 1953) is an American author of detective fiction and former screenwriter. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such as '' Hill Street Blues'', '' Cagney & Lacey'', '' Quincy'', '' M ...
,
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
Michael Joseph Connelly (born July 21, 1956) is an American author of Detective fiction, detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and cr ...
,
Joanne Fluke
*2024:
Katherine Hall Page,
R. L. Stine
*2025:
Laura Lippman,
John Sandford
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.
Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award
The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award was established in 2001.
Active story categories
Fact Crime
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime was established in 1948.
Critical/Biographical Work
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work was established in 1977.
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.
First Novel
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel was established in 1946.
Young Adult Novel
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best
Young Adult Novel was established in 1989.
Juvenile
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile was established in 1961.
Short Story
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story was established in 1951.
Episode in a Television 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
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
Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, dramatised, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the liste ...
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
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Edogawa Rampo Prize
References
External links
* (includes nominees)
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