On Thursday night, several cities across
the country hosted entertaining events to announce this year’s Arthur Ellis
Award Nominees. For those who don’t know, these awards are sponsored by Crime
Writers of Canada, and were created nearly thirty years ago to celebrate
excellence in Canadian crime writing. This year we are fortunate, not to
mention grateful, for the following media coverage:
From the Regina Leaderpost: http://www.leaderpost.com/entertainment/Finalists+unveiled+Arthur+Ellis+Awards+honouring+Canadian+crime/8267867/story.html?
From the National Post:
From the CBC:
The Vancouver Sun also printed a piece, and there might well be others. The list of nominees is posted on the Crime Writers of Canada
website at www.crimewriterscanada.com
If you are a fan of mysteries, I would encourage you to visit the website to find
out where your favorite authors will be appearing. Authors post their
appearances regularly and there are plenty of events to choose from.
Because
there are eight categories, I won’t list all of the nominees here, but I will
say that all nominations are for books published in 2012, with the exception of
the “Unhanged Author” category, which is for the best unpublished novel. Other
categories include Best Novel, Best First Novel, Best French Crime Book, Best
Short Story, Best Non-Fiction Book, Best Juvenile/YA Novel and the newly
created (on a 3-year trial basis) Best Novella.
For
those of you who write mysteries, please bookmark CWC’s website for contest
guidelines and deadlines. The website is a wealth of information for fans and
writers alike.
The
winners will be announced on May 30th at a Gala in Toronto and I’m
sure it will be an exciting night!
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