Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence2018

Given by Crime Writers of Canada (CWC)

Other Names: Prix Arthur-Ellis (French)
26 Works 1,692 Books 128 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
Stages:
All, Winner (197), Shortlist (799), Longlist (11)
Categories:
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 5

WorkCategoryYear
Les Tricoteuses by Marie SaurCrime Book in French2018
Sleeping in the Ground by Peter RobinsonCrime Novel2018
Full Curl by Dave ButlerFirst Crime Novel2018
Chase by Linwood BarclayJuvenile/Young Adult Crime Book2018
The Whisky King: The remarkable true story of Canada's most infamous bootlegger and the undercover Mountie on his trail by Trevor ColeNonfiction Crime Book2018

Shortlist 26

WorkCategoryYear
Les Tricoteuses by Marie SaurCrime Book in French2018
Amqui by Éric ForbesCrime Book in French2018
Les clefs du silence by Jean LemieuxCrime Book in French2018
Les chroniques de Gervais d'Anceny : La mort en bleu pastel by Maryse RouyCrime Book in French2018
Sleeping in the Ground by Peter RobinsonCrime Novel2018
The Winners’ Circle by Gail BowenCrime Novel2018
The White Angel by John MacLachlan GrayCrime Novel2018
The Party by Robyn HardingCrime Novel2018
The Forgotten Girl: A Thriller by Rio YouersCrime Novel2018
Blood and Belonging by Vicki DelanyCrime Novella2018
Dead Clown Blues (Carnegie Fitch, #1) by R. Daniel LesterCrime Novella2018
Full Curl by Dave ButlerFirst Crime Novel2018
Puzzle of Pieces by Sally Hill BrouardFirst Crime Novel2018
Ragged Lake by Ron CorbettFirst Crime Novel2018
Flush: A Robin Macfarland Mystery (Robin Macfarland Mystery: Inanna Poetry & Fiction) by Sky CurtisFirst Crime Novel2018
Our Little Secret: A Novel by Roz NayFirst Crime Novel2018
Chase by Linwood BarclayJuvenile/Young Adult Crime Book2018
Missing by Kelley ArmstrongJuvenile/Young Adult Crime Book2018
The Disappearance by Gillian ChanJuvenile/Young Adult Crime Book2018
Thistlewood by Donna ChubatyJuvenile/Young Adult Crime Book2018
The Lives of Desperate Girls by MacKenzie CommonJuvenile/Young Adult Crime Book2018
The Whisky King: The remarkable true story of Canada's most infamous bootlegger and the undercover Mountie on his trail by Trevor ColeNonfiction Crime Book2018
Murder in Plain English: From Manifestos to Memes--Looking at Murder through the Words of Killers by Michael ArntfieldNonfiction Crime Book2018
Blood, Sweat and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance, A Pioneer Forensics Investigator by Eve LazarusNonfiction Crime Book2018
The dog lover unit : lessons in courage from the world's K9 cops by Rachel RoseNonfiction Crime Book2018
Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence by Alex RoslinNonfiction Crime Book2018

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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