Awards and Recognition
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine is the most celebrated mystery and crime-fiction publication in the world. In its 75-year history, EQMM been nominated over 370 times and has garnered over 110 awards from the most prestigious mystery organizations in the world, including Agatha Awards, Anthony Awards, Barry Awards, BONA Awards, Derringer Awards, Edgar Awards, Macavity Awards, Robert L. Fish Awards, Shamus Awards, Spur Awards, The Arthur Ellis Award, The Ellery Queen Award, The Herodotus Award, and The International Thriller Award.
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2022
Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence:
Sylvia Maultash Warsh nominated for “The Natural Order of Things” (5-6/22)
Derringer:
Short: Christine Poulson nominated for “The Shape of Australia” (7-8/22)
Long: G.M. Malliet nominated for “Something Blue” (11-12/22)
Novelette: Paul D. Marks nominated for “The Wraith of Bunker Hill” (9-10/22)
Macavity:
Anna Scotti nominated for “Schrödinger, Cat” (3-4/22) —READ HERE
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award:
Mark Harrison won for “Dogs in the Canyon” (9-10/22)
Thriller:
Dominique Bibeau nominated for “Russian for Beginners” (3-4/22)
Smita Harish Jain nominated for “Publish or Perish” (9-10/22)
Joyce Carol Oates nominated for “33 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister” (3-4/22)
Anna Scotti nominated for “Schrödinger, Cat” (3-4/22) —READ HERE
2021
Agatha:
Gigi Pandian nominated for “The Locked Room Library” (7-8/21)
Anthony:
Gigi Pandian nominated for “The Locked Room Library” (7-8/21)
Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence:
Short Story: Pam Barnsley is nominated for “What Can You Do?” (11-12/21)
Short Story: Hilary Davidson is nominated for “Weed Man” (9-10/21)
Short Story: Elizabeth Elwood is nominated for “Number 10 Marlborough Place” (11-12/21)
Novella: Elvie Simons is nominated for “Not So Fast, Dr. Quick” (7-8/21)
Edgar:
Gigi Pandian nominated for “The Locked Room Library” (7-8/21)
Cornell Woolrich nominated for “The Dark Oblivion” (1-2/21)
Macavity:
Richard Helms won for “Sweeps Week” (7-8/21)
Steve Hockensmith nominated for “Curious Incidents” (1-2/21)
G.M. Malliet nominated for “The White Star” (7-8/21)
Gigi Pandian nominated for “The Locked Room Library” (7-8/21)
Dave Zeltserman nominated for “Julius Katz and the Two Cousins” (7-8/21)
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award:
Rob Osler won for “Analogue” (1-2/21)
Thriller:
William Burton McCormick nominated for “Demon in the Depths” (9-10/21)
Scott Loring Sanders won for “The Lemonade Stand” (1-2/21)
Jeff Soloway nominated for “The Interpreter and the Killer” (1-2/21)
John Wimer nominated for “Bad Chemistry” (7-8/21)
Shamus:
Matt Goldman nominated for “Sixteen Lies” (9-10/21)
Richard Helms won for “Sweeps Week” (7-8/21)
Linda Stansberry nominated for “The Hidden Places” (5-6/21)
2020
Agatha:
Barb Goffman won for “Dear Emily Etiquette” (9-10/20)
Anthony:
Barb Goffman nominated for “Dear Emily Etiquette” (9-10/20)
Derringer:
Short Story: Jacqueline Freimor nominated for “That Which Is True” by (7-8/20)
Long Story: Joseph S. Walker nominated for “Chasing Diamonds” (9-10/20)
Long Story: Stacy Woodson nominated for “Mary Poppins Didn’t Have Tattoos” (7-8/20)
Novelette: G.M. Malliet nominated for “A Murder at Morehead Mews” (7-8/20)
Novelette: Matthew Wilson nominated for “The Wretched Strangers” (1-2/20)
Edgar:
Leslie Elman nominated for “The Summer Uncle Cat Came to Stay” (1-2/20)
Macavity:
Barb Goffman nominated for “Dear Emily Etiquette” (9-10/20)
2019
Agatha:
Art Taylor nominated for “Better Days” (5-6/19))
Anthony:
Art Taylor nominated for “Better Days” (5-6/20)
Arthur Ellis:
Peter Sellers won for “Closing Doors” (3-4/19)
Derringer:
Best Short Story: John Floyd won for “On the Road With Mary Jo” (1-2/19)
Best Novelette: Brendan DuBois won for “Her Sister’s Secrets” (7-8/19)
Richard Helms nominated for “The Cripplegate Apprehension” (7-8/19)
Doug Allyn nominated for “The Dutchy” (11-12/19)
Edgar:
Dave Zeltserman nominated for “Brother’s Keeper” (5-6/19)
Macavity:
Terence Faherty’s nominated for “The Cardboard Box” (January/February 2019)
G.M. Malliet’s nominated for “Whiteout” (January/February 2019)
Dave Zeltserman’s nominated for “Brother’s Keeper” (May/June 2019)
Art Taylor’s nominated for “Better Days” (May/June 2019)
Shamus:
O’Neil De Noux wonfor “Sac-A-Lait Man” (9-10/19)
Chad Baker nominated for “The Smoking Bandit of Lakeside Terrace” (5-6/19)
“The Dunes of Saulkrasti” by William Burton McCormick (9-10/19)
Thriller:
Tara Laskowski won for “The Long-Term Tenant” (7-8/19)
Michael Cowgill nominated for “Call Me Chuckles” (3-4/19)
Lia Matera nominated for “Snow Job” (1-2/19)
Twist Phelan nominated for “Fathers-in-Law” (11-12/19)
2018
Agatha:
Barb Goffman nominated for “Bug Appétit” (11-12/18)
Art Taylor nominated for “English 398: Fiction Workshop” (7-8/18)
Anthony:
Barb Goffman nominated for “Bug Appétit” (11-12/18)
Art Taylor nominated for “English 398: Fiction Workshop” (9-10/18)
Arthur Ellis:
Twist Phelan nominated for “Game” (9-10/18)
Edgar:
Art Taylor won for “English 398: Fiction Workshop” (7-8/18)
Macavity:
Craig Faustus Buck nominated for “Race to Judgment” (11-12/18)
Barb Goffman nominated for “Bug Appétit” (11-12/18)
Art Taylor won for “English 398: Fiction Workshop” (7-8/18)
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award:
Nancy Novick won for “How Does He Die This Time?” (9-10/18)
Shamus:
Twist Phelan nominated for “Game” (9-10/18)
S.J. Rozan won for “Chin Yong-Yun Helps a Fool” (9-10/18)
Thriller:
Scott Loring Sanders nominated for “Window to the Soul” (9-10/18)
2017
Edgar:
Jeffery Deaver nominated for “Hard to Get” (7-8/17)
Derringer:
Best Novelette: Brendan DuBois won for “Flowing Waters” (1-2/17)
Macavity:
Terence Faherty nominated for “Infinite Uticas” (5-6/17)
Shamus:
Robert S. Levinson won for “Rosalie Marx Is Missing” (5-6/17)
Thriller:
Zoë Z. Dean won for “Charcoal and Cherry” (5-6/17)
Mat Coward nominated for “What Could Possibly Go Boing?” (7-8/17)
2016
Derringer:
Best Short Story: Linda Barnes nominated for “The Way They Do It in Boston” (9-10/16)
Best Short Story: Joseph D’Agnese nominated for “The Woman in the Briefcase (3-4/16)
Best Short Story: Hilde Vandermeeren nominated for “The Lighthouse” (3-4/16)
Best Long Story: Meg Opperman nominated for “Murder Under the Baobab” (11/16)
Best Novelette: Doug Allyn nominated for “Coup de Grâce” (9-10/16)
Edgar:
Joyce Carol Oates nominated for “The Crawl Space” (9-10/16)
Macavity:
Paul D. Marks nominated for “Ghosts of Bunker Hill” (12/16)
Joyce Carol Oates nominated for “The Crawl Space” (9-10/16)
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award:
E. Gabriel Flores won for “The Truth of the Moment” (12/16)
Shamus:
Dave Zeltserman nominated for “Archie On Loan” (9-10/16)
Thriller:
Joyce Carol Oates won for “Big Momma” (3-4/16)
Brendan DuBois nominated for “The Man From Away” (7/16)
2015
Agatha:
Terrie Farley Moran nominated for “A Killing at the Beausoleil” (11/15)
Anthony:
Hilary Davidson nominated for “The Siege” (12/15)
Arthur Ellis:
Hilary Davidson nominated for “The Siege” (12/15)
Sharon Hunt nominated for “The Water Was Rising” (8/15)
Scott Mackay nominated for “The Avocado Kid” (6/15)
Derringer:
Best Short Story: William Burton McCormick nominated for “Pompo’s Disguise” (3-4/15)
Best Short Story: Meg Opperman won for “Twilight Ladies” (3-4/15)
Best Long Story: John M. Floyd won for “Dentonville” (11/15)
Best Long Story: Katia Lief nominated for “The Orchid Grower” (11/15)
Best Novelette: Jane Haddam nominated for “Crazy Cat Ladies” (2/15)
Best Novelette: Richard Helms nominated for “Shooting Stars” (9-10/15)
Edgar:
Mat Coward nominated for “On Borrowed Time” (6/15)
Macavity:
Mat Coward nominated for “On Borrowed Time” (6/15)
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award:
Russell W. Johnson won for “Chung Ling Soo’s Greatest Trick” (1/15)
Thriller:
Sharon Hunt nominated for “The Water Was Rising” (8/15)
Joyce Carol Oates nominated for “Gun Accident: An Investigation” (7/15)
2014
Agatha:
Art Taylor won for “The Odds Are Against Us” (11/14)
Anthony:
Art Taylor won for “The Odds Are Against Us” (11/14)
Paul D. Marks nominated for “Howling at the Moon” (11/14)
Derringer:
Best Novelette: Doug Allyn won for “The Snow Angel” (1/14)
Best Novelette: Richard Helms nominated for “Busting Red Heads” (3-4/14)
Edgar:
Doug Allyn nominated for “The Snow Angel” (1/14); Brian Tobin nominated for “Teddy” (5/14)
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award:
Zoë Z. Dean won for “Getaway Girl” (11/14)
Thriller:
Richard Helms nominated for “Busting Red Heads” (3-4/14)
Stephen Ross nominated for “Pussycat, Pussycat” (9-10/14)
Tim L. Williams won for “The Last Wrestling Bear in West Kentucky” (9-10/14)
2013
Agatha:
Art Taylor won for “The Care and Feeding of Houseplants” (3-4/13)
Anthony:
Art Taylor nominated for “The Care and Feeding of Houseplants” (3-4/13)
Arthur Ellis:
Twist Phelan won for “Footprints in Water” (7/13)
Colorado Authors’ League Award:
Twist Phelan won for “Footprints in Water” (7/13)
Derringer:
Best Short Story: Chris F. Holm nominated for “Pretty Little Things” (7/13)
Best Novelette: Bill Pronzini nominated for “The Cemetery Man” (7/13)
Edgar:
Trina Corey nominated for “There Are Roads in the Water” (1/13)
Tim L. Williams nominated for “Where That Morning Sun Goes Down” (8/13)
International Thriller Award:
Kevin Mims nominated for “The Gallows-Bird” (7/13)
Twist Phelan won for “Footprints in Water” (7/13)
Stephen Vessels nominated for “Doloroso” (11/13)
Macavity:
Art Taylor won for “The Care and Feeding of Houseplants” (3-4/13)
Shamus:
Jack Fredrickson nominated for “The Ace I” (6/13)
Mick Herron nominated for “What We Do” (9-10/13)
Michael Z. Lewin nominated for “Extra Fries” (5/13)
Hayford Peirce nominated for “The Lethal Leeteg” (8/13)
2012
Agatha:
Dana Cameron won for “Mischief in Mesopotamia” (11/12)
Anthony:
Dana Cameron won for “Mischief in Mesopotamia” (11/12)
Arthur Ellis:
Scott Mackay nominated for “Cruel Coast” (7/12)
Derringer:
Best Short Story: Barbara Nadel nominated for “Nain Rouge” (8/12)
Best Novelette: Doug Allyn won for “Wood-Smoke Boys” (3-4/12)
Best Novelette: David Dean nominated for “Mariel” (12/12)
Edgar:
Teresa Solana nominated for “Still Life No. 41” (3-4/13)
Tom Piccirilli nominated for “The Void It Often Brings With It” (11/12)
International Thriller Award:
Clark Howard nominated for “The Street Ends at the Cemetery” (8/12)
Gordon McEachern nominated for “The History Lesson” (5/12)
Shamus:
Terence Faherty nominated for “After Cana” (9-10/12)
2011
Agatha:
Dana Cameron won for “Disarming”
Anthony:
Dana Cameron won for “Disarming”
Arthur Ellis:
Scott Mackay nominated for “The Girl with the Golden Hair” (12/11)
Shane Nelson nominated for “Beer Money” (2/11)
Derringer:
Best Novelette Nominees: Doug Allyn for “A Penny for the Boatman” (3-4/11)
Best Novelette Nominees: David Dean for “Tomorrow’s Dead” (7/11)
Best Long Story Nominees: Art Taylor won for “A Drowning at Snow’s Cut” (5/11)
Best Long Story Nominees: Trina Corey for “Facts Exhibiting Wantonness” (11/11)
Best Long Story Nominees: Karen Pullen won for “Brea’s Tale” (11/11)
Edgar:
David Dean nominated for “Tomorrow’s Dead” (7/11)
Peter Turnbull won for “The Man Who Took His Hat Off to the Driver of the Train” (3-4/11)
Macavity:
Dana Cameron won for “Disarming” 6/11)
Trina Corey nominated for “Facts Exhibiting Wantonness” (11/11)
Peter Turnbull nominated for “The Man Who Took His Hat Off to the Driver of the Train” (3-4/11)
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award:
David Ingram won for “A Good Man of Business (1/11)
Shamus:
Michael Z. Lewin won for “Who I Am” (12/11)
Terence Faherty for “A Bullet From Yesterday” (1/11)
Lee Goldberg for “Mr. Monk and the Sunday Paper” (7/11)
Michael Haskins for “Vampire Slayer Murdered inKey West” (9-10/11)
International Thriller Award:
Tim L. Williams won for “Half-Lives” (3-4/11)
Dave Zeltserman nominated for “A Hostage Situation” (9-10/11)
2010
Agatha:
Mary Jane Maffini won for “So Much in Common” (9-10/10)
Liz Zelvin nominated for “The Green Cross” (8/10)
Anthony:
Doug Allyn nominated for “The Scent of Lilacs” (9-10/10)
Mary Jane Maffini nominated for “So Much in Common” (9-10/10)
Barry Award:
Robert Barnard nominated for “Family Values” (2/10)
Caroline Benton nominated for “The Body in the Dunes” (1/10)
Loren D. Estleman won for “The List” (5/10)
Terence Faherty nominated for “The Seven Sorrows” (3-4/10)
The Dagger Award:
2010: Phil Lovesey won for “Homework” (11/09; printed in The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime Vol. 8).
Derringer:
Best Novelette nominees: Art Taylor won for “Rearview Mirror” (3-4/10)
Best Novelette nominees: Richard Helms for “The Gods for Vengeance Cry” (11/10)
Best Novelette nominees: Stephen Ross for “The Man With One Eye” (12/10); Doug Allyn for “The Scent of Lilacs” (9-10/10)
Best Long Story nominee: Christine Poulson for “A tour of the Tower” (3-4/10)
Arthur Ellis:
Mary Jane Maffini won for “So Much in Common” (9-10/10)
James Powell nominated for “The Piper’s Door” (6/10)
Edgar:
Doug Allyn won for “The Scent of Lilacs” (9-10/10)
Macavity:
Richard Helms nominated for “The Gods for Vengeance Cry” (11/10)
Doug Allyn nominated for “The Scent of Lilacs” (9-10/10)
Thriller:
Richard Helms won for “The Gods for Vengeance Cry” (11/10)
Robert L. Fish Award:
Evan Lewis won for “Skyler Hobbs and the Rabbit Man” (2/10)
Shamus: Robert S. Levinson nominated for “The Girl in the Golden Gown” (3/10)
2009
Anthony:
Toni L.P. Kelner nominated for “Skull and Cross Examination” (2/9)
Kristine Kathryn Rusch nominated for “The Secret Lives of Cats” (7/9)
Derringer:
Best Long Story: Doug Allyn won for “Famous Last Words” (11/09)
Best Novelette: Dave Zeltserman won for “Julius Katz” (9-10/09)
Best Long Story nominees: Bernhard Jaumann for “Snow on Bloedkoppie” (translated by Mary Tannert, 8/09)
Best Long Story nominees: Twist Phelan for “A Stab in the Heart” (2/09)
Best Long Story nominees: Mike Wiecek for “The Shipbreaker” (3-4/09)
Best Novelette nominees: Toni L.P. Kelner for “The Pirate’s Debt” (8/09)
Best Novelette nominees: R.W. Kerrigan for “The Last Drop” (2/09)
Best Flash Story nominee: David Dean for “Awake” (7/09)
Arthur Ellis:
Dennis Richard Murphy won for “Prisoner in Paradise” (1/09)
James Powell nominated for “Clowntown Pajamas” (2/09)
Barry Award:
Barbara Callahan nominated for “My Mother’s Keeper” (6/09)
David Dean nominated for “Erin’s Journal” (12/09)
Melodie Johnson Howe nominated for “A Hollywood Ending” (7/09)
Thriller:
Twist Phelan won for “A Stab in the Heart” (2/09)
Shamus:
Dave Zeltserman won for “Julius Katz” (9-10/09); Tim L. Williams nominated for “Suicide Bonds” (3-4/09)
2008
Agatha:
Toni L. P. Kelner nominated for “Skull and Cross-Examinations” (2/08)
Nancy Pickard nominated for “A Nice Old Guy” (8/08)
Anthony:
Toni L. P. Kelner nominated for “Skull and Cross-Examinations” (2/08)
Kristine Kathryn Rusch nominated for “The Secret Lives of Cats” (7/08)
Arthur Ellis:
James Powell nominated for “Clay Pillows” (6/08)
Amelia Symington nominated for “An Ill Wind” (9-10/08)
Derringer:
O’Neil De Noux won for Best Novelette, “Too Wise” (11/08), and nominated for Best Long Story, “The Bonnie and Clyde Caper” (8/08)
Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer for Lifetime Achievement:
Clark Howard
Macavity:
Tom Piccirilli nominated for “Between the Dark and the Daylight” (9-10/08)
Thriller:
John C. Boland nominated for “Last Island South” (9-10/08)
Tom Piccirilli nominated for “Between the Dark and the Daylight” (9-10/08)
Shamus:
Nominees: John C. Boland for “Last Island South” (9-10/08)
Max Allan Collins for “The Blonde Tigress” (6/08)
2007
Agatha:
Donna Andrews won for “A Rat’s Tale” (9-10/07)
Anthony:
Steve Hockensmith nominated for “Dear Dr. Watson” (2/07)
Barry Award:
Edward D. Hoch won for “The Problem of the Summer Snowman” (11/07)
Doug Allyn nominated for “Dead as a Dog” (7/07)
Dale C. Andrews and Kurt Sercu nominated for “The Book Case” (5/07)
Jon L. Breen nominated for “The Missing Elevator Puzzle” (2/07)
Edward D. Hoch nominated for “The Problem of the Summer Snowman” (11/07)
Gillian Roberts nominated for “The Old Wife’s Tale” (3-4/07)
Macavity:
Donna Andrews nominated for “A Rat’s Tale” (9-10/07)
Jon L. Breen nominated for “The Missing Elevator Puzzle” (2/07)
Gillian Roberts nominated for “The Old Wife’s Tale” (3-4/07)
2006
Agatha:
Robert Barnard nominated for “Provenance” (3-4/06) and “The Old Couple” (7/06); Maurissa Guibord nominated for “Yankee Swap” (3-4/06)
Arthur Ellis:
Dennis Murphy won for “Fuzzy Wuzzy” (8/06)
Barry Award:
Brendan DuBois won for “The Right Call” (9-10/06)
Judith Cutler nominated for “Shaping the Ends” (5/06)
Kate Ellis nominated for “A Man of Taste” (3-4/06)
Derringer:
Robert S. Levinson nominated for best mid-length short for “Uncle Blinky’s Corner of the World” (3-4/06)
Macavity:
Robert Barnard nominated for “Provenance” (3-4/06)
Robert L. Fish Award:
William Dylan Powell won for “Evening Gold” (11/06)
Shamus:
Bill Pronzini nominated for “Devil’s Brew” (12/06)
2005
Anthony:
Nancy Pickard nominated for “There Is No Crime on Easter Island”
Barry Award:
Nancy Pickard won for “There Is No Crime on Easter Island”
Joan Richter nominated for “Love and Death in Africa” (1/05)
Arthur Ellis:
James Powell nominated for “The Headless Horseman and the Horseless Carriage” (9-10/05)
Macavity:
Nancy Pickard won for “There Is No Crime on Easter Island”; Robert Barnard nominated for “EverybodyÕs Girl” (5/05)
Robert L. Fish Award:
Eddie Newton won for “Home” (5/05)
Shamus:
Tim L. Williams nominated for “The Breaks” (9-10/05)
2004
Anthony:
Terence Faherty nominated for “The Widow of Slane” (3-4/04)
Barry Award:
Melodie Johnson Howe nominated for “Facing Up” (7/04)
Neil Schofield nominated for “Ledgers” (7/04)
Derringer:
Sandy Balzo won for Best Mid-Length Short Story for “Viscery” 12/04
Terence Faherty nominated for Best Longer Short Story for “A Sunday in Ordinary Time” (8/04)
Edgar:
Terence Faherty nominated for “The Widow of Slane” (3-4/04)
Luke Sholer nominated for “Imitate the Sun” (11/04)
Arthur Ellis:
Dennis Murphy nominated for “Sounds of Silence” (12/04)
Macavity:
Terence Faherty won for “The Widow of Slane” (3-4/04)
Sandy Balzo nominated for “Viscery” (12/04)
2003
Anthony:
Sandy Balzo nominated for “The Grass Is Always Greener” (3/03)
Barry Award:
Doug Allyn nominated for “The Blind Pig” (5/03)
Robert Barnard won for “Rogues’ Gallery” (3/03)
Clark Howard nominated for “The Mask of Peter” 4/03)
Donald Olson nominated for “Rogue’s Run” (4/03)
Derringer:
Loren D. Estleman nominated for best longer short story for “Bombshell” (8/03)
Clark Howard won for best longer short story for “The Mask of Peter” (4/03)
Macavity:
Sandy Balzo WON for “The Grass Is Always Greener” (3/03)
Robert Barnard nominated for “Rogues’ Gallery” (3/03)
Shamus:
Doug Allyn nominated for “Valhalla” (1/03)
Janet Dawson nominated for “Slayer Statute” (9-10/03)
Robert L. Fish Award:
Sandy Balzo won for “The Grass Is Always Greener” (3/03)
2002
Agatha:
Robert Barnard nominated for “Dognapped” (6/02)
Margaret Maron CO-WINNER for “The Dog That Didn’t Bark” (12/02)
Anthony:
Clark Howard nominated for “To Live and Die in Midland, Texas” (9-10/02)
Toni L.P. Kelner nominated for “Bible Belt” (6/02)
Derringer:
Best Long Story: Doug Allyn won for “The Murder Ballads” (3/02)
Best Long Story: Clark Howard nominated for “To Live and Die in Midland, Texas” (9-10/02)
Best Short-Short Story: Raymond Steiber nominated for “Mexican Gatsby” (3/02)
Edgar:
Doug Allyn nominated for “The Murder Ballads” (3/02)
Clark Howard nominated for “To Live and Die in Midland, Texas” (9-10/02)
Joyce Carol Oates nominated for “Angel of Wrath” (6/02)
Raymond Steiber won for “Mexican Gatsby” (3/02)
Arthur Ellis:
Scott Mackay nominated for “The Christmas-tree Farm” (1/02)
James Powell won for “Bottom Walker” (5/02)
Macavity:
Toni L.P. Kelner nominated for “Bible Belt” (6/02)
Shamus:
Terence Faherty nominated for “The Second Coming” (11/02)
James Powell nominated for “The Jewels of Atlantis” (11/02)
2001
Agatha:
Margaret Maron nominated for “Virgo in Sapphires” (12/01)
Nancy Springer nominated for “Juggernaut” (6/01)
Anthony:
Margaret Maron nominated for “Virgo in Sapphires” (12/01)
Derringer:
Best Long Story: Jeffery Deaver nominated for “Lesser-Included Offense” (5/01)
Best Long Story: David Handler nominated for “The Mondo Whammy” (9-10/01)
Best Long Story: Peter Sellers nominated for “Avenging Miriam” (12/01)
Best Short-Short Story: Henry Slesar nominated for “Lucrezia and the Thief” (4/01)
Edgar:
Michael Z. Lewin nominated for “If the Glove Fits” (9-10/01)
Margaret Maron nominated for “Virgo in Sapphires” (12/01)
Arthur Ellis:
Mary Jane Maffini nominated for “Blind Alley” (11/01)
Peter Sellers nominated for “Avenging Miriam” (12/01)
Shamus:
Clark Howard nominated for “The Cobalt Blues” (9-10/01)
Barbara Paul nominated for “Golden Retriever” (12/01)
2000
Anthony:
Edward D. Hoch won for “The Problem of the Potting SHED” (7/00)
Donald Olson nominated for “Don’t Go Upstairs” 8/00; Peter Robinson nominated for “Missing in Action” (11/00)
Derringer:
Henry Slesar won for best puzzle story for “The Cabin Killer” (7/00)
Doug Allyn nominated for best novella for “The Death Row Pet Show” (4/00)
Clark Howard nominated for best novella for “Blood Paths” 6/00)
Edgar:
Peter Robinson won for “Missing in Action” (11/00)
Mat Coward nominated for “Twelve of the Little Buggers” (1/00)
Reginald Hill nominated for “A Candle for Christmas” (1/00)
Kristine Kathryn Rusch nominated for “Spinning” (7/00)
MWA Grand Master:
Edward D. Hoch
Arthur Ellis:
Scott Mackay nominated for “The Collusionists” (9-10/00)
Peter Sellers nominated for “Murder on the Polar Bear Express” (1/01)
Macavity:
Reginald Hill won for “A Candle for Christmas” (1/00)
Shamus:
Brendan DuBois won for “The Road’s End” (4/00)
1999
Anthony:
Margaret Chittenden won for “Noir Life” (1/99)
Jeffery Deaver nominated for “triangle” (3/9)
Derringer:
Doug Allyn won the best novella for “Saint Bobby ” (4/99;)
Michael A. Kahn nominated for best short story for ” The Bread of Affliction” (9-10/99)
Edgar:
Jeffery Deaver nominated for “triangle” (3/99)
Ellen Nehr Award:
Jon L. Breen won for best review column.”
1998
Agatha:
Barbara D’Amato won for “Of Course You Know That Chocolate Is a Vegetable” (11/98)
Anthony:
Barbara D’Amato won for “Of Course You Know That Chocolate Is a Vegetable” (11/98)
Jan Burke nominated for “Two Bits” (5/98)
Edgar:
Lawrence Block nominated for “Looking for David” (2/98)
Clark Howard nominated for “The Halfway Woman” (2/98)
Perry Michael Smith nominated for “For Jeff” (2/98)
Arthur Ellis:
Scott Mackay won for “Last Inning” (2/98)
Barry Baldwin nominated for “Do You Take This Man?” (12/98)
James Powell nominated for “Strangers on a Sleigh” (1/98)
Robert L. Fish:
Brynn Bonner won for “Clarity” (5/98)
Macavity:
Barbara D’Amato won for “Of Course You Know That Chocolate Is a Vegetable” (11/98)
Shamus:
Lawrence Block nominated for “How Far it Could Go” 4/98, but story was declared ineligible because it appeared in a collection published in 1997.
1997
Anthony:
Edward D. Hoch CO-WINNER for “One Bag of Coconuts” (11/97)
Edgar:
Jeffery Deaver nominated for “The Kneeling Soldier” (3/97)
Macavity:
William Bankier nominated for “Real Bullets This Time?” (7/97)
Shamus:
Doug Allyn nominated for “Copperhead Run” (6/97)
John Lutz nominated for “Night Crawlers” (4/97)
1996
Anthony:
Janet LaPierre nominated for “Luminarias Make It Christmas-y” (2/96)
Edgar:
S.J. Rozan nominated for “Hoops” (1/96)
EQMM Readers Award:
Doug Allyn won for “Roadkill” (5/96)
Doug Allyn 2nd for “Puppyland” (9-10/96)
Steven Saylor 3rd for “The White Fawn” (12/96)
Robert L. Fish:
David Vaughn won for “The Prosecutor of DuPrey” (1/96)
1995
Anthony:
Jean B. Cooper nominated for “The Judge’s Boy” (8/95)
EQMM nominated as “Best Magazine.”
The Dagger Award:
Ian Rankin won for “Herbert in Motion” (9/97; printed in Perfectly Criminal.)
Edgar:
Jean B. Cooper won for “The Judge’s Boy” 8/95; Kathleen Dougherty nominated for “When Your Breath Freezes” (9/95)
Bill Pomidor nominated for “A Plain and Honest Death” (9/95)
Arthur Ellis:
James Powell nominated for both “The Rasputin Fabergé” (10/95) and “Breakout from Mistletoe Five” (Mid-12/95)
Shamus:
David Dean nominated for “trial by Fire” (2/95)
Bill Pomidor nominated for “A Plain and Honest Death” (9/95)
Bill Pronzini nominated for “Home Is the Place Where” (11/95)
1994
Anthony:
Robert Barnard nominated for “The Gentleman in the Lake” (6/94)
Edgar:
Robert Barnard nominated for “The Gentleman in the Lake” (6/94)
Brendan DuBois nominated for “The Necessary Brother” 5/94)
Arthur Ellis:
James Powell nominated for “Midnight at Manger’s Bird and Beast” (12/94)
Robert L. Fish:
Batya Swift Yasgur won for “Me and Mr. Harry” (Mid-12/94)
Macavity:
Jan Burke CO-WINNER for “Unharmed” (Mid-12/94)
Shamus:
Brendan DuBois won for “The Necessary Brother” (5/94)
1993
Edgar:
Doug Allyn nominated for “The Ghost Show” (12/93)
Shamus:
Doug Allyn nominated for “The Sultans of Soul” (3/93)
Jeremiah Healy nominated for “The Bagged Man” (2/93)
1992
American Mystery Award:
Doug Allyn WON for “Candles in the Rain” (11/92)
Anthony:
Edward D. Hoch nominated for “The Summer of Our Discontent” (11/92)
Doug Allyn nominated for “Candles in the Rain” (11/92)
Edgar:
Doug Allyn nominated for “Candles in the Rain” (11/92)
Jo Bannister nominated for “Howler” (10/92)
Robert L. Fish:
Stephen Saylor WON for “A Will Is a Way” (3/92)
Semana Negra:
David C. Hall WON for “He Who Waits for You” (9/92). (Previously published in Spanish.)
1991
Anthony:
Peter Lovesey nominated for “The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown” (5/91)
Edgar:
Doug Allyn nominated for “Sleeper” (5/91)
Derrick Murdoch:
William Bankier, James Powell, and Peter Sellers (contributors to EQMM) won jointly.
Oxford University Press Contest:
Karen M. Sine WON for “Arms and the Woman” (9/91)
1990
Edgar:
Lynne Barrett won for “Elvis Lives” (9/90)
Clark Howard nominated for “Challenge the Widow-Maker” (8/90)
1989
Agatha:
Patricia Derozier nominated for “Live It Up, Bert” 11/89; Ellie Grossman nominated for “Amanda” (10/89)
Edgar:
Ruth Graviros nominated for “Ted Bundy’s Father” (11/89)
Ellery Queen Award:
Joel Davis (publisher of EQMM) won.
Arthur Ellis:
James Powell nominated for “Burning Bridges” (2/89)
Shamus:
Robert Twohy nominated for “Sloat’s Last Case” (5/89)
1988
Agatha:
Robert Barnard won for “More Final Than Divorce” (10/88)
Arthur Ellis:
William Bankier nominated for “One Day at a Time” (10/88)
James Powell nominated for “Still Life with Orioles” (12/88)
Robert L. Fish:
Linda O. Johnston won for “Different Drummers” (7/88)
Macavity:
Carl Martin nominated for “Fatherly Love” (7/88)
1987
Anthony:
Robert Barnard WON for “Breakfast Television” (1/87)
Edgar:
Robert Barnard nominated for “Breakfast Television” (1/87)
Paula Gosling nominated for “Mr. Felix” (7/87)
George Baxt nominated for “Stroke of Genius” (6/87)
Robert L. Fish:
Roger Gallagher nominated for “Access Violation” (5/87)
Leslie Meier nominated for “I Could Never Say No to Lloyd” (3/87)
Macavity:
Robert Barnard won for “The Woman in the Wardrobe” (12/87)
Thomas Adcock nominated for “Cracker Jack” (6/87)
George Baxt nominated for “The William Shakespeare Murder Case” (10/87)
1986
Edgar:
Thomas Larry Adcock nominated for “Christmas Cop” (3/86)
Brendan DuBois nominated for “Driven” (11/86)
Ellery Queen Award:
Eleanor Sullivan (Editor of EQMM) won.
1985
Anthony:
Peter Lovesey nominated for “Vandals” (12/85)
Ruth Rendell nominated for “The Convolvulus Clock” (8/85)
Edgar:
Janwillem van de Wetering nominated for “There Goes Ravelaar” (1/85)
Robert Barnard nominated for “What’s in a Name?” (6/85)
Robert Twohy nominated for “Yellow One-Eyed Cat” (5/85)
1984
Edgar:
Donald E. Westlake nominated for “After I’m Gone” (6/84)
Robert Twohy nominated for “Breakfast at Ojai” (9/84)
Shamus:
John C. Boland nominated for “Easy Money” (4/84)
Earnest Savage nominated for “The Big Winners” (9/84)
1983
Edgar:
Ruth Rendell won for “The New Girl Friend” (8/83)
Joseph Hansen nominated for “The Anderson Boy” (9/83)
Simon Brett nominated for “Big Boy, Little Boy” (Mid-7/83)
Stanley Ellin nominated for “Graffiti” (3/83)
Clark Howard nominated for “Puerto Rican Blues” (4/83)
Robert L. Fish:
Lilly Carlson won for “Locked Doors” (10/83)
1982
Edgar:
James Holding nominated for “A Decent Price for a Painting” (8/82)
Clark Howard nominated for “All the Heroes Are Dead” (12/82)
Shamus:
Raleigh Bond nominated for “Meet Athalia Goode” (1/27/82)
1981
Edgar:
Jack Ritchie won for “The Absence of Emily” (1/28/81)
Ernest Savage nominated for “The Miracle Day” (2/25/81)
Robert Twohy nominated for “Mousie” (11/4/81)
1980
Edgar:
Clark Howard won for “Horn Man” (6/2/80)
Edward D. Hoch nominated for “The Most Dangerous Man Alive” (5/5/80)
Special Edgar:
Lawrence E. Spivack won as “founding publisher of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine forty years ago.”
1979
Edgar:
Brian Garfield nominated for “Scrimshaw” (12/17/79)
Julian Symons nominated for “The Boiler” (11/79)
1978
Edgar:
Barbara Owens won for “The Cloud Beneath the Eaves” (1/78)
David Ely nominated for “Going Backward” (11/78)
Bill Pronzini nominated for “Strangers in the Fog” (6/78)
Thomas Walsh nominated for “The Closed Door” (5/78)
Donald E. Westlake nominated for “This Is Death” (11/78)
1977
Edgar:
Thomas Walsh won for “Chance After Chance” (11/77)
Jean L. Backus nominated for “Last Rendezvous” (9/77)
Brian Garfield nominated for “Jode’s Last Hunt” (1/77)
1976
Edgar:
Etta Revesz won for “Like a Terrible Scream” (5/76)
Jack Ritchie nominated for “Nobody Tells Me Anything” (10/76)
Barbara Callahan nominated for “Lavender Lady” (4/76)
Avram Davidson nominated for “Crazy Old Lady” (3/76)
1975
Edgar:
Ruth Rendell nominated for “The Fall of a Coin” (6/75)
Dorothy Salisbury Davis nominated for “Old Friends” ((9/75)
Joyce Harrington nominated for “Nightcrawlers” (1/75)
1974
Edgar:
Ruth Rendell won for “The Fallen Curtain” (8/74)
Joyce Harrington nominated for “The Cabin in the Hollow” (10/74)
Elsin Ann Gardner nominated for “A Night Out with the Boys” (2/74)
Donald Olson nominated for “Screams and Echoes” (8/74)
1973
Edgar:
Anthony Gilbert nominated for “Fifty Years After” (3/73)
1972
Edgar:
Joyce Harrington won for “The Purple Shroud” (9/72)
John Christopher nominated for “The Island of Bright Birds” (2/72)
1971
No awards, nominations, or prizes.
1970
Edgar:
John Pierce nominated for “Miss Paisley on a Diet” (2/70)
Anthony Gilbert nominated for “Door to a Different World” (3/70)
EQMM-CWA Contest:
H.R.F. Keating won for “The Old Shell Collector” (7/70)
1969
Edgar:
Joe Gores won for “Goodbye, Pops” (12/69)
Robert L. Fish nominated for “Double Entry” (1/69)
Christianna Brand nominated for “Poison in the Cup” (2/69)
1968
Edgar:
Stanley Ellin nominated for “The Last Bottle in the World” (2/68)
P.D. James nominated for “Moment of Power” 7/68
EQMM-MWA Contest:
Patricia McGerr won for “Match Point in Berlin” (6/68)
EQMM-CWA Contest:
P.D. James won for “Moment of Power” (7/68)
1967
Edgar:
Christianna Brand nominated for “Twist for Twist” (5/67)
Robert McNear nominated for “The Salad Maker” (1/67)
EQMM-CWA Contest:
Christianna Brand won for “Twist for Twist” (5/67)
Raven:
“to EQMM on its 26th anniversary and as the best showcase for mystery stories.”
1966
Edgar:
Charlotte Armstrong nominated for “The Splintered Monday” (3/66)
1965
Edgar:
Charlotte Armstrong nominated for “The Case for Miss Peacock” (2/65)
Holly Roth nominated for “Who Walks Behind?” (9/65)
1964
Edgar:
Lawrence treat won for “H As in Homicide” (3/64)
Dorothy Salisbury Davis nominated for “The Purple Is Everything” (6/64)
1963
Edgar:
Stanley Ellin nominated for “The Crime of Ezechiele Coen” (11/63)
1962
Edgar:
Patricia Highsmith nominated for “The Terrapin” (10/62)
EQMM Contest:
Cornell Woolrich won for “One Drop of Blood” (4/62)
1961
Edgar:
Avram Davidson won for “The Affair at Lahore Cantonment” (6/61)
Robert Wallsten nominated for “The Children of Alda Nuova” (8/61)
The Ellery Queen 1962 Anthology, edited by Ellery Queen, and consisting of stories previously published in EQMM, was also nominated.
1960
Outstanding Western Story:
Steve Frazee won for “All Legal and Proper” (3/60)
1959
Edgar:
Stanley Ellin nominated for “The Day of the Bullet” (10/59)
1958
No awards, nominations, or prizes.
1957
Edgar:
Charlotte Armstrong nominated for “And Already Lost” (6/57)
EQMM Contest:
Avram Davidson won for “The Necessity of His Condition” (4/57)
1956
Edgar:
Stanley Ellin won for “The Blessington Method” (6/56)
David Alexander nominated for “The Gentlest of the Brothers” (2/56)
EQMM Contest:
A.H.Z. Carr won for “The Black Kitten” (4/56)
1955
Edgar:
Philip MacDonald won for “Dream No More” (11/55)
Wade Miller nominated for “Invitation to an Accident” (7/55)
EQMM Contest:
Stanley Ellin won for “The Moment of Decision” (3/55)
1954
Edgar:
Stanley Ellin won for “The House Party” (5/54)
EQMM Contest:
Roy Vickers won for “Double Image” (4/54)
1953
EQMM Contest:
Steve Frazee won for “My Brother Down There” (4/53)
1952
Edgar:
Philip MacDonald won for his short-story collection Something to Hide, which contains six stories, four of which had been published first in EQMM.
Special Edgar for Outstanding Mystery Criticism:
Anthony Boucher WON for his review columns in The New York Times and EQMM.
EQMM Contest:
Thomas Flanagan won for “The Cold Winds of Adesta” (4/52)
1951
Special Edgar:
Ellery Queen won for “Queen’s Quorum: The 125 Most Important Books of Detective-Crime Mystery Short Stories”. (Note: Queen’s Quorum was first published in nine parts in EQMM during 1949-1950.
EQMM Contest:
Charlotte Armstrong won for “The Enemy” (5/51)
1950
Edgar:
Ellery Queen won “for ten years service through EQMM.”
Edgar for Outstanding Mystery Criticism:
Anthony Boucher nominated for columns; see 1949.
EQMM Contest:
John Dickson Carr won for “The Gentleman from Paris” (4/50)
1949
Edgar for Outstanding Mystery Criticism:
Anthony Boucher won for his review columns in The New York Times and EQMM
EQMM Contest:
Georges Simenon won for “Blessed Are the Meek” (4/49)
1948
Edgar:
Cornell Woolrich won “for the sustained excellence of his short stories in magazines” and in books. (Note: Woolrich had no new magazine stories published in 1948 but had four stories reprinted in EQMM, to which he was a frequent contributor.) Ellery Queen was nominated; no specifics are given.
EQMM Contest:
Alfredo Segre won for “Justice Has No Number” (4/48)
1947
Edgar:
Ellery Queen WON “for editing numerous anthologies and EQMM.”
Edgar for Outstanding Mystery Criticism:
Howard Haycraft WON for his “Speaking of Crime” column in EQMM and his book The Art of the Mystery Story.
EQMM Contest:
H. F. Heard WON for “The President of the United States, Detective” (3/47)
1946
EQMM Contest:
Manly Wade Wellman WON for “A Star for a Warrior” (4/46)