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The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America [1] which is based in New York City. [2] 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.
The following writers have all received an Edgar Allan Poe Award, familiarly known as the Edgar, from the Mystery Writers of America.For the individual books, short stories, radio series, television series, plays, and motion pictures that have received Edgars, see Category:Edgar Award–winning works.
Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is a professional organization of mystery and crime writers, based in New York City. [1] [2] The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday. It presents the Edgar Award, a small bust of Edgar Allan Poe, to mystery or crime
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime, established in 1948, is presented to nonfiction hardcover, paperback, or electronic books about mystery. [1] The category includes both true crime books, as well as books "detailing how to solve actual crimes." [1] The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime winners are listed below.
Books, short stories, radio series, television series, plays, and motion pictures that have received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. For Edgar-winning writers, see Category:Edgar Award winners.
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The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Mystery Fiction is a category presented 1961 onwards at the Edgar Awards (commonly known as the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe. The awards are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America [1] and they remain the most prestigious awards in the mystery genre. [2]
The award for Best Young Adult Mystery was established in 1989 and recognizes works written for ages twelve to eighteen, and grades eight through twelve. [3] Prior to the establishment of this award, the Mystery Writers of America awarded a special Edgar to Katherine Paterson for The Master Puppeteer in 1977.