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MWA NorCal Chapter was well-represented at the 2018 Edgar Allan Poe Awards ceremony. Chapter members Camille Minichino, Terry Shames, and Claire Booth were on hand to present awards, and Chapter President Laurie R. King reports that a fun time was had by all. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
April 26, 2018, New York, NY – Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce the Winners of the 2018 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2017. The Edgar® Awards were presented to the winners at our 72nd Gala Banquet held on April 26, 2018 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.
BEST NOVELBluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
She Rides Shotgun by Jordan HarperBEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
The Unseeing by Anna Mazzola
BEST FACT CRIMEKillers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
Chester B. Himes: A Biography by Lawrence P. Jackson
BEST SHORT STORY“Spring Break” – New Haven Noir by John Crowley
BEST JUVENILEVanished! By James Ponti
BEST YOUNG ADULT
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY“Somebody to Love” – Fargo, Teleplay by Noah Hawley
ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD“The Queen of Secrets” – New Haven Noir by Lisa D. Gray
GRAND MASTERJane Langton
William Link
Peter Lovesey
RAVEN AWARDKristopher Zgorski, BOLO Books
The Raven Bookstore, Lawrence Kansas
ELLERY QUEEN AWARD
Robert Pépin
* * * * * *THE SIMON & SCHUSTER MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
The Widow’s House by Carol Goodman
Saturday’s MWA NorCal Indie/self pub workshop went really, really well! One packed room, five packed panels, a selection of packed lunches–more about the event in the newsletter, but if you missed it, you missed out, this time.
End of year business is upon us–the election of your 2018 board, a report on what we’ve done this year, and an update of our members’ names, links, and cover art on the web site.
The ballot will be sent out soon, the report will be in the December newsletter–and as for the site update, make sure you send us your covers, here!