The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. [1] They remain the most prestigious awards in the entire mystery genre. [2] The award for Best Young Adult Mystery was established in 1989 and recognizes works written for ages twelve to eighteen, and grades eight through twelve. [3] Prior to the establishment of this award, the Mystery Writers of America awarded a special Edgar to Katherine Paterson for The Master Puppeteer in 1977.
Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
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1989 | Sonia Levitin | Incident at Loring Groves | Winner | |
1990 | Alane Ferguson | Show Me the Evidence | Winner | |
1991 | Chap Reaver | Mote | Winner | |
1992 | Theodore Taylor | The Weirdo | Winner | |
1993 | Chap Reaver | A Little Bit Dead | Winner | |
1994 | Joan Lowery Nixon | The Name of the Game Was Murder | Winner | |
1995 | Nancy Springer | Toughing It | Winner | |
1996 | Rob MacGregor | Prophecy Rock | Winner | |
1997 | Willo Davis Roberts | Twisted Summer | Winner | |
1998 | Will Hobbs | Ghost Canoe | Winner | |
1999 | Nancy Werlin | The Killer's Cousin | Winner |
Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
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2000 | Vivian Vande Velde | Never Trust a Dead Man | Winner | |
2001 | Elaine M. Alphin | Counterfeit Son | Winner | |
2002 | Tim Wynne-Jones | The Boy in the Burning House | Winner | |
2003 | Daniel Parker | The Wessex Papers | Winner | |
2004 | Graham McNamee | Acceleration | Winner | |
2005 | Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler | In Darkness, Death | Winner | |
2006 | John Feinstein | Last Shot | Winner | [4] |
2007 | Robin Merrow MacCready | Buried | Winner | [5] |
2008 | Tedd Arnold | Rat Life | Winner | [6] |
2009 | John Green | Paper Towns | Winner | [7] |
Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Naomi Kritzer | Catfishing on CatNet | Winner | [26] |
Adriana Mather | Killing November | Shortlist | [27] | |
Randy Ribay | Patron Saints of Nothing | |||
Kristen Simmons | The Deceivers | |||
Leah Thomas | Wild and Crooked | |||
2021 | Katie Alender | The Companion | Winner | [28] [29] |
Jennifer Lynn Barnes | The Inheritance Games | Shortlist | [30] | |
Monica Hesse | They Went Left | |||
June Hur | Silence of Bones | |||
Karen M. McManus | The Cousins | |||
2022 | Angeline Boulley | Firekeeper's Daughter | Winner | [31] [32] |
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé | Ace of Spades | Shortlist | [33] | |
Pamela N. Harris | When You Look Like Us | |||
June Hur | The Forest of Stolen Girls | |||
Tess Sharpe | The Girls I've Been | |||
2023 | June Hur | The Red Palace | Winner | [34] |
Alexa Donne | Pretty Dead Queens | Shortlist | [35] | |
Eva V. Gibson | Frightmares | |||
Juliana Goodman | The Black Girls Left Standing | |||
Vincent Ralph | Lock the Doors | |||
2024 | April Henry | Girl Forgotten | Winner | [36] [37] |
Matthew J. Kirby | Star Splitter | Shortlist | [37] | |
Cameron Kelly Rosenblum | The Sharp Edge of Silence | |||
Yvonne Woon | My Flawless Life | |||
Laura Zimmermann | Just Do This One Thing for Me |
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, 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.
The following is a list of Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture, one of the Edgar Awards awarded to authors and others by the Mystery Writers of America. The "Best Motion Picture" award was first presented in 1946 and was discontinued after 2009.
Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of annual book prizes. The Los Angeles Times Book Prize currently has nine categories: biography, current interest, fiction, first fiction, history, mystery/thriller, poetry, science and technology, and young adult fiction. In addition, the Robert Kirsch Award is presented annually to a living author with a substantial connection to the American West. It is named in honor of Robert Kirsch, the Los Angeles Times book critic from 1952 until his death in 1980 whose idea it was to establish the book prizes.
The Macavity Awards, established in 1987, are a group of literary awards presented annually to mystery writers. Nominated and voted upon annually by the members of the Mystery Readers International, the award is named for the "mystery cat" of T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The award is given in four categories—best novel, best first novel, best nonfiction, and best short story. The Sue Feder Historical Mystery has been given in conjunction with the Macavity Awards.
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel was established in 1946.
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback or eBook Original was established in 1970.
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story, established in 1951, is an annual American literary award, presented alongside other Edgar Awards.
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Play:
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series was established in 1952. The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series winners are listed below.
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. They remain the most prestigious awards in the entire mystery genre. Since 1961 they have presented an award in the category of Best Juvenile Mystery Fiction.
The Ferro-Grumley Award is an annual literary award, presented by Publishing Triangle and the Ferro-Grumley Foundation to a book deemed the year's best work of LGBT fiction. The award is presented in memory of writers Robert Ferro and Michael Grumley. It was co-founded in 1988 by Stephen Greco, who continues to direct it as of 2022.
The Edmund White Award is an annual literary award, presented by Publishing Triangle to honour debut novels by writers within the LGBT community. First presented in 2006, the award was named in honour of American novelist Edmund White.
The Bill Whitehead Award is an annual literary award, presented by Publishing Triangle to honour lifetime achievement by writers within the LGBT community. First presented in 1989, the award was named in honour of Bill Whitehead, an editor with E. P. Dutton and Macmillan Publishers who died in 1987. The award is given to a woman in even-numbered years and a man in odd-numbered years.
The Raven Award is an award given annually by the Mystery Writers of America as part of the Edgar Awards. The Raven Award is given from time to time to non-writers and institutions who have made significant professional contributions to our genre or to MWA. The Board may choose not to award a Raven in any given year.
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel was established in 1954. Only hardcover novels written by a published American author are eligible. Paperback original novels are eligible for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original. Debut novels by American novels are eligible for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel.
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime, established in 1948, is presented to nonfiction hardcover, paperback, or electronic books about mystery. The category includes both true crime books, as well as books "detailing how to solve actual crimes."
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work, established in 1977, is a literary award presented as part of the Edgar Awards for a nonfiction critical or biographical hardcover, paperback, or electronic book.
The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award, established in 2001, is an American literary award, presented as part of the Edgar Awards. The award was created to honor author of suspense novels, Mary Higgins Clark.
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." It is presented annually as part of the Edgar Awards on behalf of the Mystery Writers of America.
The Anthony Award for Best Novel, established in 1986, is an annual award presented as part of the Anthony Awards on behalf of Mystery Writers of America. The Anthony Awards are among the most prestigious awards in the world of mystery writers and have helped boost the careers of many recipients.