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Oline Cogdill interviews this year's Grand Masters, Donna Andrews and Lee Child!
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Now for a closer look: here are the panelists speaking at the 2026 Edgar Symposium. You can also read more and register here: mysterywriters.org/2026-edgar-a...

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Register NOW for the 2026 Edgar® Week Symposium! Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Location: Marriott Marquis Times Square – Sky Lobby – 16th Floor 1535 Broadway (between 45th and 46th Streets) Murder by Death Where crime, art, and literature intersect. Composite Sketch Creating unforgettable characters. Feds and 5-0 Writing about law enforcement. Breaking News and Hot Takes Addressing difficult questions and social issues in fiction. The Deep Dive Research and real life (fiction/nonfiction). A Dark and Stormy Night Setting the scene and building suspense. From the Writer's Desk 2026 Grand Masters Donna Andrews and Lee Child.

Register NOW for the 2026 Edgar® Week Symposium! Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Location: Marriott Marquis Times Square – Sky Lobby – 16th Floor 1535 Broadway (between 45th and 46th Streets) Murder by Death Where crime, art, and literature intersect. Composite Sketch Creating unforgettable characters. Feds and 5-0 Writing about law enforcement. Breaking News and Hot Takes Addressing difficult questions and social issues in fiction. The Deep Dive Research and real life (fiction/nonfiction). A Dark and Stormy Night Setting the scene and building suspense. From the Writer's Desk 2026 Grand Masters Donna Andrews and Lee Child.

We are thrilled to announce the panels for the 2026 Edgar® Week Symposium! Members and nonmembers can register today: mysterywriters.org/2026-edgar-a...

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Nominations for the 2026 Edgar Awards Revealed | Kirkus Reviews The annual prizes recognize achievement in mystery fiction and nonfiction.

Did we mention this is the 80th Edgar Awards? That's right, the first Edgars were awarded in 1946.

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Mystery Writers of America Announces 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations — See the List! Mystery Writers of America announced the list of nominees for the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Awards on Jan. 20, honoring the best books and greatest achievements in the genre.

We made an important announcement this morning! people.com/mystery-writ...

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THE LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN MEMORIAL AWARD – Endowed by the estate of Lilian Jackson Braun. Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amandah Chapman (Penguin Random House - Berkley) A Senior Citizen’s Guide to Life on the Run by Gwen Florio (Severn House) The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) Murder Two Doors Down by Chuck Storla (Crooked Lane Books) Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Penguin Random House - Berkley)

THE LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN MEMORIAL AWARD – Endowed by the estate of Lilian Jackson Braun. Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amandah Chapman (Penguin Random House - Berkley) A Senior Citizen’s Guide to Life on the Run by Gwen Florio (Severn House) The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) Murder Two Doors Down by Chuck Storla (Crooked Lane Books) Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Penguin Random House - Berkley)

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THE G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS SUE GRAFTON MEMORIAL AWARD – Presented on behalf of G.P. Putnam’s Sons. Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) Rage: A Novel by Linda Castillo (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg (Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer) The Red Letter by Daniel G. Miller (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press) Gone in the Night by Joanna Schaffhausen (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books)

THE G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS SUE GRAFTON MEMORIAL AWARD – Presented on behalf of G.P. Putnam’s Sons. Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) Rage: A Novel by Linda Castillo (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg (Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer) The Red Letter by Daniel G. Miller (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press) Gone in the Night by Joanna Schaffhausen (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books)

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THE SIMON & SCHUSTER MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD – Presented on behalf of Simon & Schuster. Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press) Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) No Comfort for the Dead by R.P. O’Donnell (Crooked Lane Books) All This Could Be Yours by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) Last Dance Before Dawn by Katharine Schellman (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books)

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD – Presented on behalf of Simon & Schuster. Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press) Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) No Comfort for the Dead by R.P. O’Donnell (Crooked Lane Books) All This Could Be Yours by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) Last Dance Before Dawn by Katharine Schellman (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books)

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ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD – Endowed by the family of Robert L. Fish. “A Textbook Example,” Sacramento Noir by Luis Avalos (Akashic Books) “How It Happened,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July-August 2025 by Billie Kay Fern (Must Read Books Publishing) “Baggage,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January-February 2025 by Rick Marcou (Must Read Books Publishing) “Bloodsurf,” Hollywood Kills by Tiffany D. Plunkett (Level Best Books – Level Short) “Grand Theft Auto in the Heart of Screenland,” Hollywood Kills by Robert Rotstein (Level Best Books – Level Short)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD – Endowed by the family of Robert L. Fish. “A Textbook Example,” Sacramento Noir by Luis Avalos (Akashic Books) “How It Happened,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July-August 2025 by Billie Kay Fern (Must Read Books Publishing) “Baggage,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January-February 2025 by Rick Marcou (Must Read Books Publishing) “Bloodsurf,” Hollywood Kills by Tiffany D. Plunkett (Level Best Books – Level Short) “Grand Theft Auto in the Heart of Screenland,” Hollywood Kills by Robert Rotstein (Level Best Books – Level Short)

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BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY “End of the Line” – Ballard, Written by Michael Alaimo & Kendall Sherwood (Amazon/Fabel) “Pilot” – Paradise, Written by Dan Fogelman (Hulu) “Episode 101” – The Lowdown, Written by Sterlin Harjo (FX on Hulu) “These Girls” – Long Bright River, Written by Nikki Toscano & Liz Moore (Peacock) “Ye’iitsoh (Big Monster)” – Dark Winds, Written by John Wirth & Steven Paul Judd (AMC)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY “End of the Line” – Ballard, Written by Michael Alaimo & Kendall Sherwood (Amazon/Fabel) “Pilot” – Paradise, Written by Dan Fogelman (Hulu) “Episode 101” – The Lowdown, Written by Sterlin Harjo (FX on Hulu) “These Girls” – Long Bright River, Written by Nikki Toscano & Liz Moore (Peacock) “Ye’iitsoh (Big Monster)” – Dark Winds, Written by John Wirth & Steven Paul Judd (AMC)

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BEST YOUNG ADULT Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray (Macmillan Publishers – Farrar, Straus and Giroux BFYR) Catch Your Death by Ravena Guron (Sourcebooks – Sourcebooks Fire) This is Where We Die by Cindy R.X. He (Sourcebooks – Sourcebooks Fire) The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson (HarperCollins Children’s Books – Quill Tree Books) Codebreaker by Jay Martel (St. Martin’s Publishing Group – Wednesday Books)

BEST YOUNG ADULT Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray (Macmillan Publishers – Farrar, Straus and Giroux BFYR) Catch Your Death by Ravena Guron (Sourcebooks – Sourcebooks Fire) This is Where We Die by Cindy R.X. He (Sourcebooks – Sourcebooks Fire) The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson (HarperCollins Children’s Books – Quill Tree Books) Codebreaker by Jay Martel (St. Martin’s Publishing Group – Wednesday Books)

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BEST JUVENILE Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum by Alasdair Beckett-King (Candlewick Press) What Happened Then by Erin Soderberg Downing (Scholastic Press) A Study in Secrets by Debbi Michiko Florence (Simon & Schuster - Aladdin) Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson (Scholastic Press) The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls by Judith Rossell (Penguin Young Readers - Dial) Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave by Ally Russell (Random House Children’s Books – Delacorte Press)

BEST JUVENILE Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum by Alasdair Beckett-King (Candlewick Press) What Happened Then by Erin Soderberg Downing (Scholastic Press) A Study in Secrets by Debbi Michiko Florence (Simon & Schuster - Aladdin) Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson (Scholastic Press) The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls by Judith Rossell (Penguin Young Readers - Dial) Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave by Ally Russell (Random House Children’s Books – Delacorte Press)

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BEST SHORT STORY “Reading at Night,” The Strand Magazine by Graham Greene (The Strand Magazine) “The One That Got Away,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine – January-February 2025 by Charlaine Harris (Must Read Books Publishing) “Orphan X: A Mysterious Profile,” by Gregg Hurwitz (Penzler Publishers – Mysterious Press) “Lucky Heart,” Blood on the Bayou – Case Closed by Tim Maleeny (Down & Out Books) “The Kill Clause,” Amazon Original Stories by Lisa Unger (Amazon Publishing) “Julius Katz Draws a Straight Flush,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine – September-October 2025 by Dave Zeltserman (Must Read Books Publishing)

BEST SHORT STORY “Reading at Night,” The Strand Magazine by Graham Greene (The Strand Magazine) “The One That Got Away,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine – January-February 2025 by Charlaine Harris (Must Read Books Publishing) “Orphan X: A Mysterious Profile,” by Gregg Hurwitz (Penzler Publishers – Mysterious Press) “Lucky Heart,” Blood on the Bayou – Case Closed by Tim Maleeny (Down & Out Books) “The Kill Clause,” Amazon Original Stories by Lisa Unger (Amazon Publishing) “Julius Katz Draws a Straight Flush,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine – September-October 2025 by Dave Zeltserman (Must Read Books Publishing)

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BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL V is for Venom: Agatha Christie's Chemicals of Death by Kathryn Harkup (Bloomsbury - Sigma) The Kingdom of Cain: Finding God in the Literature of Darkness by Andrew Klavan (HarperCollins Christian Publishing - Zondervan) Edgar Allan Poe: A Life by Richard Kopley (University of Virginia Press) Cooler Than Cool: The Life and Work of Elmore Leonard by C.M. Kushins (HarperCollins Publishers – Mariner Books) Criss-Cross: The Making of Hitchcock's Dazzling, Subversive Masterpiece Strangers on a Train by Stephen Rebello (Hachette Book Group – Running Press)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL V is for Venom: Agatha Christie's Chemicals of Death by Kathryn Harkup (Bloomsbury - Sigma) The Kingdom of Cain: Finding God in the Literature of Darkness by Andrew Klavan (HarperCollins Christian Publishing - Zondervan) Edgar Allan Poe: A Life by Richard Kopley (University of Virginia Press) Cooler Than Cool: The Life and Work of Elmore Leonard by C.M. Kushins (HarperCollins Publishers – Mariner Books) Criss-Cross: The Making of Hitchcock's Dazzling, Subversive Masterpiece Strangers on a Train by Stephen Rebello (Hachette Book Group – Running Press)

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BEST FACT CRIME They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals by Mariah Blake (Penguin Random House - Crown) Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal That Shocked the Nation by Michael Cannell (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser (Penguin Random House – Penguin Press) Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen (Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer) Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen by Hallie Rubenhold (Penguin Random House - Dutton)

BEST FACT CRIME They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals by Mariah Blake (Penguin Random House - Crown) Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal That Shocked the Nation by Michael Cannell (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser (Penguin Random House – Penguin Press) Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen (Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer) Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen by Hallie Rubenhold (Penguin Random House - Dutton)

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BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL Listen by Sacha Bronwasser (Penguin Random House – Penguin Books) The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by Holly Kennedy (Amazon Publishing – Lake Union) Broke Road by Matthew Spencer (Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer) The Backwater by Vikki Wakefield (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press) One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman (Penguin Random House - Berkley)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL Listen by Sacha Bronwasser (Penguin Random House – Penguin Books) The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by Holly Kennedy (Amazon Publishing – Lake Union) Broke Road by Matthew Spencer (Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer) The Backwater by Vikki Wakefield (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press) One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman (Penguin Random House - Berkley)

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BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch (HarperCollins – William Morrow) All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman (Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons) Dead Money by Jakob Kerr (Penguin Random House – Bantam Books) Johnny Careless by Kevin Wade (Macmillan Publishers – Celadon Books) History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook (Soho Press – Soho Crime)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch (HarperCollins – William Morrow) All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman (Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons) Dead Money by Jakob Kerr (Penguin Random House – Bantam Books) Johnny Careless by Kevin Wade (Macmillan Publishers – Celadon Books) History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook (Soho Press – Soho Crime)

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BEST NOVEL The Big Empty by Robert Crais (Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons) Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein (Penguin Random House - Doubleday) The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami (Penguin Random House – Pantheon Books) Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Macmillan Publishers – Flatiron Books) Hard Town by Adam Plantinga (Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Publishing) The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha (Penguin Random House – Pamela Dorman Books) Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow (Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Publishing)

BEST NOVEL The Big Empty by Robert Crais (Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons) Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein (Penguin Random House - Doubleday) The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami (Penguin Random House – Pantheon Books) Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Macmillan Publishers – Flatiron Books) Hard Town by Adam Plantinga (Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Publishing) The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha (Penguin Random House – Pamela Dorman Books) Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow (Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Publishing)

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2026 Edgar Award Nominations announced - Mystery Writers of America % Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce, as we celebrate the 217th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, the nominees for the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery f...

Mystery Writers of America Announces 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations

The 80th Annual Edgar® Awards will be celebrated on April 29, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.

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Mystery Writers Announce Grand Masters for 2026 | Kirkus Reviews Donna Andrews and Lee Child will receive the Mystery Writers of America honors.

We announced Donna Andrews and Lee Child as 2026 Grand Masters!

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Congratulations to John Scognamiglio, recipient of the 2026 Ellery Queen Award! #Edgars2026

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Congratulations Book Passage, winner of the 2026 Raven Award! #Edgars2026

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Congratulations to Lee Child, 2026 Grand Master! #Edgars2026

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Congratulations to Donna Andrews, 2026 Grand Master! #Edgars2026

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MWA Announces 2026 Grand Masters, Raven & Ellery Queen Award Recipients
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