Ellen Byron

Ellen Byron
Born	New York
Occupation	Novelist Screenwriter Producer
Notable awards	Agatha Award
Website
ellenbyron.com

Ellen Byron (born 1956 in New York) ^[1] is an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer.

As a novelist, she has written the Cajun Country Mystery series and Vintage Cookbook Mystery series, as well as the Catering Hall Mystery series under the pseudonym Maria DiRico. She has won two Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel ^[2] and multiple Best Humorous Mystery Lefty Awards. Bayou Book Thief, her first Vintage Cookbook Mystery, was nominated for an Anthony Award.

As a screenwriter, she has written for Wings, Just Shoot Me! , and The Fairly OddParents .

Biography

Byron was born in the borough of Queens, New York City.

She attended Tulane University. ^[3] Her experiences in Louisiana inspired her Cajun Country Mystery series.

Byron has written over 200 articles for national publications. She relocated from New York to Los Angeles to pursue a television career that spanned twenty-five years. She lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, daughter, and rescue dog.

Awards and honors

Awards for Byron's writing ^[4]

Year	Title	Award	Result
2015	Plantation Shudders	Agatha Award for Best First Novel	Finalist	[5] [6]
2016		Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery	Finalist	[7] [8] [9]
	Body on the Bayou	Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel	Finalist	[10] [11]
2017		Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel	Winner
	A Cajun Christmas Killing	Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel	Finalist	[12] [11] [13]
2018		Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel	Winner
	Mardi Gras Murder	Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel	Winner	[2] [11]
2019		Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel	Finalist
	Fatal Cajun Festival	Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel	Finalist	[11]
2020		Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel	Finalist
	Murder in the Bayou Boneyard	Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel	Finalist	[11]
2021		Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel	Winner
	Cajun Kiss of Death	Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel	Winner	[2] [11]
2022		Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel	Finalist

Publications

Cajun Country Mystery series

• Plantation Shudders (2015)
• Body on the Bayou (2016)
• A Cajun Christmas Killing (2017)
• Mardi Gras Murder (2018)
• Fatal Cajun Festival (2019)
• Murder in the Bayou Boneyard (2020)
• Cajun Kiss of Death (2021)

Catering Hall Mystery series (as Maria DiRico)

• Here Comes the Body (2020)
• Long Island Iced Tina (2021)
• It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder (2021)
• Four Parties and a Funeral (2023)

Plays

• Graceland and Asleep on the Wind (1998)
• Election Year and So When You Get Married.... Two Short Plays. (1998)

Vintage Cookbook Mystery series

• Bayou Book Thief (2022)
• Wined and Died in New Orleans (2023)

Television

Byron's television credits ^[1]

Year(s)	Show	Episodes (No.)	Role
1992-1993	Flying Blind	3	Writer
1993	Joe's Life	3	Writer
1994-1997	Wings	50	Co-producer Executive story editor Supervising producer Writer
1997-1998	Jenny	17	Supervising producer Writer
2000	Young Americans	1	Writer
2000-2001	The Weber Show	8	Consulting producer Writer
2001-2002	Maybe It's Me	21	Co-executive producer Writer
2002-2003	Just Shoot Me!	24	Consulting producer Writer
2003-2004	It's All Relative	20	Supervising producer Writer
2004-2006	Still Standing	6	Co-executive producer Consulting producer Writer
2009	Rita Rocks	2	Writer
2010	Sonny with a Chance	8	Consulting producer
2011	Good Luck Charlie	11	Consulting producer Writer
2014	The Tom and Jerry Show	1	Writer
2017	Bunsen is a Beast	10	Developer Writer
2013-2017	The Fairly OddParents	22	Writer

References

1. "Ellen Byron". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
2. "Agatha Awards". Minuteman Library Network . Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
3. "Due South Eat. Drink. Read. Repeat.Author Ellen Byron Gets Inspired By Cajun Country". Due South. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
4. "Ellen Byron". www.stopyourekillingme.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
5. "2015 Agatha Award Winners". Crime Spree Magazine. May 1, 2016. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
6. "Nominees announced for 2015 Agatha Awards". Crimespree Magazine. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
7. "Winners of 2016 Lefty Awards". Crimespree Magazine. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
8. "Nominees for the 2016 LEFTY Awards". Crimespree Magazine. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
9. "Left Coast Crime: Announcing the Lefty Awards Nominees!". Left Coast Crime . 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
10. "Nominees for 2017 AGATHA Awards". Crimespree Magazine. 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
11. "Agatha Awards". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
12. "2018 Agatha Award Winners". Mystery Scene Magazine . Retrieved 2022-12-24.
13. "Announcing 2018's Agatha Award Nominees". Criminal Element. 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2022-12-24.

External links

• Official website