Edgar Awards

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. 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." 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 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 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 ==