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2006 Edgar Award Winners Announced

I try to limit which literary and book awards I discuss because quite frankly, I understand that looking at a list of names and awards isn't always thrilling, especially when you don't necessarily care for the books or genre involved. However, this one is near and dear to me for a few reasons, one being my admiration for Edgar Allan Poe (for those who haven't read my signature quote), and because I am a reader and writer of crime fiction, which the Edgar Allan Poe Awards honor.

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards are given by the Mystery Writers of America and named after their "patron saint" Edgar Allan Poe, known for among other things being the father of detective fiction, and the MWA honors distinguished authors in different categories of the mystery/crime genre annually.

The 2006 winners include Jess Walter's Citizen Vince, which won the award for best novel, and Officer Down by Theresa Schwegel won best first novel by an American author. Awards were also named for best short story along with best juvenile and young adult mysteries. A full list of nominees including the winners can be viewed here.

The awards were presented at a banquet in New York City on April 27.

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Submitted by gom jabbar on May 2, 2006 - 3:20am.

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A_Nominus_Bob | May 2, 2006 - 6:12am

I M tellin ya that I M a HUGE fan of the mysteryious fiction and the crime novels too. I think that the screenplayin award should have been gotten by them writers for A History Of Violence....Just a very, very good story. I was sorta disappointed that one of my Fav-O-Rite authors' James Lee Burke didn't have anything in the running but he's been stayin busy with them short-stories az far az I can tell. Thanks again for info!

Adios Bob

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gom jabbar | May 2, 2006 - 9:23am

I'm more than happy to pass on the information. Normally, my choices are different than the industry's as well. But then it's not our decision. One of my favorite mystery writers, Julia Spencer-Fleming, has won a few awards for her books, but not an Edgar Allan Poe Award that I know of.

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