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Thursday, November 18, 2010

MWA 2011 Grand Master & Raven Awards

Sara Paretsky has been named the 2011 Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America (MWA). MWA's Grand Master Award represents the pinnacle of achievement in mystery writing and was established to acknowledge important contributions to this genre, as well as a body of work that is both significant and of consistent high quality. Sara Paretsky will be presented with her award at The Edgar Awards Banquet, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on Thursday, April 28, 2011.

Two exceptional mystery bookstores will be honored with the 2011 Raven Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside the realm of creative writing. Once Upon a Crime, in Minneapolis, MN, and Centuries & Sleuths in Chicago, IL, will receive recognition for their contribution to the mystery community.

Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore was named one of the Ten Best Bookstores in Chicago by the Chicago Tribune. Many customers have tagged the owner, Augie Alesky, as the coolest bookseller in Chicago. "I have always wanted a Raven. The mystery community is such a great place,” Alesky said upon hearing the news.

Once Upon a Crime Mystery Bookstore owners Pat Frovarp and Gary Schulze read, review, promote, and hand-sell mysteries, from small presses and new authors to the biggest best- sellers. Pat was thrilled to hear about the Raven Award, "What a wonderful, wonderful honor!" she said.
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2 comments:

  1. valleroseNovember 18, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    A well deserved award for Sara.
    always pleased to hear about bookstores that are surviving and thriving. I hope our own Dark Carnival on Claremont Ave. gets noticed some day. It's be going for at least 30 years, which has to mean something.

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  2. kathy d.November 20, 2010 at 9:30 PM

    I am thrilled about Sara Paretsky. Have read all of her fiction and my favorite detective is V.I. Warshawski.

    She has always shown that a woman can be smart, capable, courageous, defiant, independent--and physically fit, even while aging.

    And Paretsky is such a principled person in standing up for the First Amendment and civil liberties...a great woman and person.

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