Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence2015

Given by Crime Writers of Canada (CWC)

Other Names: Prix Arthur-Ellis (French)
29 Works 1,070 Books 114 Reviews ½ 3.6
The Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) honors works published for the first time in the previous year by authors living in Canada, regardless of their nationality, or by Canadian writers living outside show more of Canada. Arthur Ellis was the nom de travail of Canada’s official hangman. show less
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All, Winner (197), Shortlist (799), Longlist (11)
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Years:
All, 2024 (32), 2023 (28), 2022 (36), 2021 (31), 2020 (24), 2019 (24), 2018 (26), 2017 (27), 2016 (27), 2015 (29), 2014 (24), 2013 (28), 2012 (21), 2011 (22), 2010 (24), 2009 (25), 2008 (26), 2007 (21), 2006 (22), 2005 (21), 2004 (24), 2003 (21), 2002 (22), 2001 (22), 2000 (24), 1999 (22), 1998 (23), 1997 (11), 1996 (13), 1995 (11), 1994 (15), 1993 (11), 1992 (10), 1991 (11), 1990 (10), 1989 (9), 1988 (9), 1987 (7), 1986 (6), 1985 (6), 1984 (3)
Announced:
Wednesday: Winner2024 Recent

Winner 6

WorkCategoryYear
Boundary: The Last Summer by Andree MichaudBook in French2015
A Siege of Bitterns by Steve BurrowsFirst Novel2015
Dead Man's Switch by Sigmund BrouwerJuvenile/YA2015
The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Country by Charlotte GrayNonfiction2015
Plague by C. C. HumphreysNovel2015
Stone Mattress: A Story by Margaret AtwoodShort Story2015

Shortlist 29

WorkCategoryYear
Boundary: The Last Summer by Andree MichaudBook in French2015
Jack: Une enquête de Joseph Laflamme by Hervé GagnonBook in French2015
Les chroniques de Gervais d'Annecy 01: Meurtre à l'Hôtel Despréaux by Maryse RouyBook in French2015
Repentir(s) (Poche) by Richard Ste-MarieBook in French2015
A Siege of Bitterns by Steve BurrowsFirst Novel2015
A Quiet Kill by Janet BronsFirst Novel2015
Windigo Fire by M.H. CallwayFirst Novel2015
No Worst, There Is None by Eve McBrideFirst Novel2015
Last of the Independents: Vancouver Noir by Sam WiebeFirst Novel2015
Dead Man's Switch by Sigmund BrouwerJuvenile/YA2015
Face-Off by Michael BetchermanJuvenile/YA2015
The Voice inside My Head by S.J. LaidlawJuvenile/YA2015
About That Night by Norah McClintockJuvenile/YA2015
The Bodies We Wear by Jeyn RobertsJuvenile/YA2015
The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Country by Charlotte GrayNonfiction2015
Being Uncle Charlie: A Life Undercover with Killers, Kingpins, Bikers and Druglords by Bob DeasyNonfiction2015
Innocence on trial : the framing of Ivan Henry by Joan I. McEwenNonfiction2015
Life Real Loud: John Lefebvre, Neteller and the Revolution in Online Gambling by Bill ReynoldsNonfiction2015
Extreme Mean: Trolls, Bullies and Predators Online by Paula ToddNonfiction2015
Plague by C. C. HumphreysNovel2015
Cold Mourning by Brenda ChapmanNovel2015
None So Blind by Barbara FradkinNovel2015
No Known Grave by Maureen JenningsNovel2015
Killing Pilgrim (Marko Della Torre) by Alen MattichNovel2015
The Boom Room (Rapid Reads) by Rick BlechtaNovella2015
Juba Good by Vicki DelanyNovella2015
The Dragon Head King of Hong Kong by Ian HamiltonNovella2015
Stone Mattress: A Story by Margaret AtwoodShort Story2015
Therapy by Peter Clement and cathy HarlandShort Story2015

Descriptions

The Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) honors works published for the first time in the previous year by authors living in Canada, regardless of their nationality, or by Canadian writers living outside of Canada. Arthur Ellis was the nom de travail of Canada’s official hangman. (English, Member-written)
The Arthur Ellis Award, named after the nom de travail of Canada's official hangman, is an annual award from the Crime Writers of Canada that recognizes excellence in Canadian crime writing. (English, Member-written)

The Awards are for CRIME WRITING and are not restricted to mystery writing. Crime-writing encompasses far more than the traditional whodunit. The crime genre includes crime, detective, espionage, mystery, suspense, and thriller writing, as well as fictional or factual accounts of criminal doings and crime-themed literary works.

Awards are presented annually in the following categories (pending sufficient numbers.)

For published works:

  • The Peter Robinson Award for Best Crime Novel sponsored by Rakuten Kobo, with a $1000 prize (Min. 50,000 words)
  • Best Crime First Novel sponsored by Melodie Campbell with a $1,000 prize (Min. 50,000 words AND author’s 1st novel in any genre.)
  • The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe, with a $500 prize (Min. 50,000 words)
  • The Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada sponsored by Charlotte Engel and CWC with a $500 prize. (Min. 50,000 words)
  • Best Crime Novella (8,001 - 49,999 words)
  • Best Crime Short Story (Max. 8,000 words)
  • Best French Crime Book (Fiction and Nonfiction)
  • Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book sponsored by Shaftesbury with a $500 prize (Fiction and Nonfiction)
  • The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilton) with a $300 prize

For unpublished novels:

  • The Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript

The Awards are open to permanent residents of Canada, or by Canadian citizens living abroad.

(English, Award granter)
URL: https://crimewriterscanada.com/awards/annual-awards/about

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