THE 2025 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS
The Miller-Martin Award for Best Crime Novel
Sponsored by the Boreal Benefactor with a $1000 prize
Sponsored by the Boreal Benefactor with a $1000 prize
Conor Kerr, Prairie Edge Strange Light, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada
Best Crime First Novel
Sponsored by Melodie Campbell with a $1000 prize
Sponsored by Melodie Campbell with a $1000 prize
Ashley Tate, Twenty-Seven Minutes, Doubleday Canada
Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
Sponsored by Shaftesbury with a $500 prize
Sponsored by Shaftesbury with a $500 prize
Shane Peacock, As We Forgive Others, Cormorant Books
The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery
Sponsored by Jane Doe with a $500 prize
Sponsored by Jane Doe with a $500 prize
Thomas King, Black Ice, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
Best Crime Novella
Sponsored by Carrick Publishing with a $200 prize
Sponsored by Carrick Publishing with a $200 prize
Pamela Jones, The Windmill Mystery, Austin Macauley Publishers
Best Crime Short Story
Therese Greenwood, “Hatcheck Bingo”, from The 13th Letter, Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem,
Carrick Publishing
Carrick Publishing
Best French Language Crime Book
Guillaume Morrissette, Une mémoire de lion, Saint-Jean
Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book
Sponsored by Superior Shores Press with a $250 prize
Sponsored by Superior Shores Press with a $250 prize
Sigmund Brouwer, Shock Wave, Orca Book Publishers
The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book
Sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilton) with a $300 prize
Sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilton) with a $300 prize
It’s a tie!
Denise Chong, Out of Darkness: Rumana Monzur's Journey through Betrayal, Tyranny and Abuse
and
Tanya Talaga, The Knowing.
Denise Chong, Out of Darkness: Rumana Monzur's Journey through Betrayal, Tyranny and Abuse,
Random House Canada
Random House Canada
Tanya Talaga, The Knowing, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
Best Unpublished Crime Novel manuscript written by an unpublished author
Sponsored by ECW Press with a $500 prize
Sponsored by ECW Press with a $500 prize
Luke Devlin, Govern Yourself Accordingly
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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. Our members include authors, publishers, editors, booksellers,
librarians, reviewers, and literary agents as well as many developing authors. Past winners of the
Awards 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. We
thank our sponsors and volunteers, and the many participating publishers, authors and judges for their
continued support.
Crime Writers of Canada was founded in 1982 as a professional organization designed to raise the
profile of Canadian crime writers. Our members include authors, publishers, editors, booksellers,
librarians, reviewers, and literary agents as well as many developing authors. Past winners of the
Awards 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. We
thank our sponsors and volunteers, and the many participating publishers, authors and judges for their
continued support.
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