Friday, May 29, 2026

CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2026

Crime Writers of Canada announced the winners of the 2026 Awards of Excellence

The Peter Robinson Award for Best Crime Novel (With a $1000 prize)

Louise Penny, The Black Wolf, Minotaur Books

Best Crime First Novel (Sponsored by Melodie Campbell with a $1000 prize)

Ray Critch, The Beltane Massacre, Breakwater Books

Best Crime Novel Set in Canada  (Sponsored by Shaftesbury with a $500 prize)

C.S. Porter, Salt on Her Tongue, Vagrant Press

The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery (Sponsored by Jane Doe with a $500 prize)

Iona Whishaw, The Cost of a Hostage, TouchWood Editions

Best Crime Short Story (Sponsored by Crime Writers of Canada with a $200 prize)

Sylvia Maultash Warsh, “Polly Wants a Freaking Cracker”Malice Domestic: Murder Most Humorous, Wildside Press

Best French Language Crime Book (Sponsored by Carrick Publishing with a $500 prize)

Maureen Martineau, Une nuit d’été à Littlebrook, Héliotrope

Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book (Sponsored by Superior Shores Press with a $250 prize)

Charis Cotter, The Mystery of the Haunted Dance Hall, Tundra Books

The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book  (Sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilton) with a $300 prize)

Julian Sher & Lisa Fitterman, Hitman: The Untold Story of Canada’s Deadliest Assassin, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Best Unpublished Crime Novel manuscript written by an unpublished author  (Sponsored by ECW Press with a $500 prize)

Anne Burlakoff, Val's Story

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