The Edgar Awards, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of AmericaNeimeyer, Mark. "Poe and Popular Culture", collected in The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe. Cambridge University Press, 2002. . p. 206. which is 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.
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 by an American author. The winners are listed below. +Robert L. Fish Memorial Award winners Year AuthorTitlePublication 1993"Wicked Twist" Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine2008"" Still Waters2009"Buckner's Error" Queens Noir2010"" Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine2011"Skyler Hobbs and the Rabbit Man" Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine2012""Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine2013"When They Are Done With Us"Staten Island Noir2014""Criminal Element's Malfeasance Occasional2015"Getaway Girl"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine2016"Chung Ling Soo's Greatest Trick"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine2017""Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine2018"The Queen of Secrets"2019"How Does He Die This Time?"2020"There’s a Riot Goin' On"Milwaukee Noir2021""Tampa Bay Noir2022"Analogue"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine2023"Dogs in the Canyon"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine2024Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May–June 20232025“The Jews on Elm Street” Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, September-October 20242026 "How It Happened"Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July-August 2025
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." +Lilian Jackson Braun Award winners Year Author Title 2023Buried in a Good Book2024Glory Be20252026
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."
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 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 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 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, 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, Joanne Fluke 2024: Katherine Hall Page, R. L. Stine 2025: Laura Lippman, John Sandford 2026: Donna Andrews, Lee Child
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. Year Author Information 2010 and Robert RosenwaldPoisoned Pen Press2012Connecticut Post/Hearst Media News Group2013Akashic BooksAmerican book publisher2015Co-founder of Hard Case Crime2016Founder of Mystery Readers International2017Executive VP, associate publisher, and editor in chief of G.P. Putnam's Sons2019Editor of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine20212022Soho Press – Soho Crime20232024Kensington Books2025St. Martin’s Press2026Kensington Books
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 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 Edogawa Rampo Prize
References
External links
Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Awards at IMDb