Monday Mystery - Mystery/Thriller Awards

	Agatha Awards The Malice Domestic fans give these awards to honor the traditional mystery—books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie.  http://www.malicedomestic.org/agathaawards.html
	Anthony Awards The Anthony Awards are given at each annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention with the winners selected by attendees. The award is named for the late Anthony Boucher (William Anthony Parker White), well-known writer and critic from the San Francisco Chronicle and New York Times, who helped found the Mystery Writers of America.  http://bcon2013.com/anthony-awards/
	Arthur Ellis Awards The Crime Writers of Canada present the Arthur Ellis Awards (named after the nom de travail of Canada’s official hangman) to recognize excellence in Canadian crime writing. http://crimewriterscanada.com/awards/arthur-ellis-awards/about
	Barry Awards The Barry Awards, voted on by the readers of Deadly Pleasures, are presented at the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. The awards began in 1997 and are named in honor of Barry Gardner, well-known fan reviewer. http://www.deadlypleasures.com/barry.html
	Dagger Awards The Dagger Awards were founded by The Crime Writer’ Association in 1956 and celebrate the very best in crime and thriller writing. http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/
	Dilys Award The Dilys Award is given annually by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association to the mystery titles of the year that the member booksellers have most enjoyed selling. http://www.mysterybooksellers.com/dilys-award
	Edgar Awards Mystery Writers of America give these awards to honor the best in mystery fiction and nonfiction produced the previous year. (We list only the fiction awards.) The awards began in 1946 and are named in honor of Edgar Allan Poe. http://www.theedgars.com/
	Hammett Prize The Hammett Prize is given annually by the North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers to honor literary excellence in the field of crime-writing published in the English language in the US and/or Canada. http://www.crimewritersna.org/hammett/
	Hillerman Prize The Hillerman Prize, honoring Tony Hillerman, goes to an unpublished author for a first mystery novel set in the Southwest. http://www.wordharvest.com/contest.php
	Left Coast Crime Awards The Lefty Award is given annually to the most humorous mystery. It is voted on by Left Coast Crime attendees. The Bruce Alexander Memorial Mystery Award (for historical mysteries) is also presented at Left Coast Crime. Two other 2013 awards are the Rocky Award (for mysteries set in the LCC area) and the Watson Award (for mysteries with the best sidekick). http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/2014/Awards.html
	Macavity Awards The Macavity Award is named for the “mystery cat” of T.S. Eliot (Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats). Each year the members of Mystery Readers International nominate and vote for their favorite mysteries. http://www.mysteryreaders.org/macavity.html
	Ned Kelly Awards The Ned Kelly Awards (named for a notorious Australian outlaw of the 19th century) are presented by the Crime Writers’ Association of Australia (CWAA) to recognize and promote excellence in Australian crime writing. http://www.nedkellyawards.com/
	Nero Award  The Nero Award is presented annually by The Wolfe Pack for the best American Mystery written in the tradition of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe stories. http://www.nerowolfe.org/htm/neroaward/award.htm
	Shamus Awards The Shamus Awards are awarded by the Private Eye Writers of America (PWA). The PWA defines a “private eye” as any mystery protagonist who is a professional investigator, but not a police officer or government agent.  http://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-shamus.html#.UVXgBhw3vLc
	Thriller Awards The Thriller Awards are presented by the International Thriller Writers at the annual ThrillerFest conference. http://thrillerwriters.org/join-itw/thriller-awards/