Arthur Ellis Award Winners
Arthur Ellis was the pseudonym for Arthur B. English a British man that was named Canada’s first official hangman in 1913. His predecessor also adopted the pseudonym until the last Canadian hanging took place in 1962. So it is fitting that the Award for the best in Canadian Crime literature has used this pseudonym as well.
2007 marks the 24th year of the Arthur Ellis Awards. The award represents the best in Canadian crime writing. This is a showcase of Canadian authors writing in the crime genre over the past year.
The awards are published in 7 categories; Best Short Story, Best Non-Fiction, Best Juvenile, Best Crime Writing in French, Best Novel, Best First Novel and Best Unpublished First Crime Novel.
The 2007 years winners include;
Best Novel
Barbara Fradkin, Honour Among Men (RendezVous Press)
Best First Novel
Anne Emery, Sign of the Cross (ECW Press)
Best Short Story
Dennis Richard Murphy, “Fuzzy Wuzzy” in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (August 2006)
Best Non-Fiction
Brian O’Dea, High: Confessions of a Pot Smuggler (Random House Canada)
Best Juvenile
Sean Cullen, Hamish X and the Cheese Pirates (Penguin Canada)
Best Unpublished First Crime Novel (the Unhanged Arthur)
Phyllis Smallman, Margarita Nights
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