Saturday, March 26, 2011

Left Coast Crime Awards

Sorry I haven't been posting, but I've been having a great time at Left Coast Crime Santa Fe. Lots of terrific panels, great seeing old friends and meeting new ones. I hope to post something on my return, but in the meantime, here are the Left Coast Crime Awards that were presented tonight.

Left Coast Crime 2011 Awards for works published in 2010

THE LEFTY: Best humorous mystery novel
J. Michael Orenduff, The Pot Thief Who Studied Einstein (Oak Tree Press)

THE BRUCE ALEXANDER MEMORIAL HISTORICAL MYSTERY: Best historical mystery novel, covering events before 1950
Jacqueline Winspear, The Mapping of Love and Death (HarperCollins)

THE HILLERMAN SKY AWARD: The mystery (short story to novel length) that best captures the landscape of the Southwest
Margaret Coel, The Spider's Web (Berkley Hardcover)

THE WATSON: Mystery novel with best sidekick
Craig Johnson, Junkyard Dogs (Viking)

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THE DILYS (IMBA loved selling the most)
Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead

Congratulations to all!

2 comments:

Kathleen A. Ryan said...

Thanks for letting us know the results, Janet ~ how wonderful for the winners ~ congrats to all of them. I am proud to be a member of the Public Safety Writers Association along with J. Michael Orenduff - whom I met at the PSWA conference in Las Vegas last year; and how lucky I was to be able to meet you in San Fran at B-con, Janet! Enjoy the rest of the weekend :-)

Steve Weddle said...

cool