Mystery Writers of America award an Edgar every year to the best mystery writing produced the previous year.
MWA has a special category for unpublished new American writers.
Go check out Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman Best First Novel
Best Novel Went King of the Thriller – Stephen King for Mr. Mercedes
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani
BEST FACT CRIME
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood by William J. Mann
BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe by J.W. Ocker
BEST SHORT STORY “What Do You Do?” – Rogues by Gillian Flynn
BEST JUVENILE
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
BEST YOUNG ADULT
The Art of Secrets by James Klise
BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
“Episode 1” – Happy Valley, Teleplay by Sally Wainwright (Netflix)
ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
“Getaway Girl” – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine By Zoë Z. Dean
