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Thursday, May 23, 2019

ARTHUR ELLIS AWARDS for Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing

2019 Arthur Ellis Awards for Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing

The annual Arthur Ellis Awards by Crime Writers of Canada recognizes the best in mystery, crime, and suspense fiction and crime nonfiction by Canadian authors. Winners were announced last night at the Arthur Ellis Awards Gala in Toronto. 

BEST CRIME NOVEL
Anne Emery,
Though the Heavens Fall, ECW Press



BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL (Sponsored by Rakuten Kobo)
A.J. Devlin,
Cobra Clutch, NeWest Press



BEST CRIME NOVELLA The Lou Allin Memorial Award
John Lawrence Reynolds,
Murder Among the Pines, Orca Book Publishers



BEST CRIME SHORT STORY (Sponsored by Mystery Weekly Magazine)
Linda L. Richards, Terminal City, Vancouver Noir, Akashic Books


BEST CRIME BOOK IN FRENCH
Hervé Gagnon, Adolphus - Une enquête de Joseph Laflamme, Libre Expression


BEST JUVENILE/YOUNG ADULT CRIME BOOK
Linwood Barclay,
Escape, Puffin Canada



BEST NONFICTION CRIME BOOK
Sarah Weinman,
The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World, Alfred A. Knopf Canada



BEST UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT aka The Unhanged Arthur (Sponsored by Dundurn Press)  
Liv McFarlane, The Scarlet Cross


About Crime Writers of Canada
Crime Writers of Canada was founded in 1982 as a professional organization designed to raise the profile of Canadian crime writers. Members include authors, publishers, editors, booksellers, librarians, reviewers, and literary agents as well as many developing authors. Past winners of the “Arthurs” have included such major names in Canadian crime writing as Mario Bolduc, Gail Bowen, Stevie Cameron, Howard Engel, Barbara Fradkin, Louise Penny, Peter Robinson and Eric Wright.

For more information about the awards, please contact:
Ludvica Boota, Arthur Ellis Awards Manager,
arthur_ellis@crimewriterscanada.com

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