MACAVITY AWARD WINNERS 2026 - Mystery Fanfare

They missed a lot of good indie books and stories.

Tootling around in the Catosphere today, the Panzermobile was suddenly buffeted by clapping and cheering outside. Following all the noise took our intrepid kitty traveler to the Mystery Fanfare site.

 

There he discovered a list of the winners of this year's Macavity Awards was posted. The list also includes the nominees for each award. The poem that's about Macavity (the cat the awards are named after) is at the end of the post.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't see any indie books or short stories on the list."

 

Note:This is a long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle ovesr to Macavity Award Winners...

Macavity Awards Nominations 2026 - Mystery Fanfare

It won't be easy to decide who to vote for.

Today's first stop for Panzer was at the Mystery Fanfare site.

 

The five categories of the Macavity Awards and the nominees in each are listed[ in the announcement post on the site. The nominees are chosen by the Mystery Reader International subscribers and friends and the Mystery Readers Journal subscribers.

 

Panzer says, "There is a short story category."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of iced tea and a piece of rhubarb-strawberry pie to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to  Macavity Nominations 

MACAVITY AWARD WINNERS 2025 - Mystery Fanfare

Nothing is more mysterious than a cat.

Panzer's second stop today was at the Mystery Fanfare site.

 

Janet Rudolph's post lists the five Macavity Award Winners.

 

Panzer says, "Of course there's an explanation of who Macavity is."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits).

 

To read the post tootle over to MACAVITY AWARD WINNERS

Macavity Kudos - The Rap Sheet

There are a lot of nominees.

On his way home from the Catosphere Panzer stopped in at The Rap Sheet site. There he found a post about the Macavity Awards.

 

According to J. Kingston Pierce's post the nominees in each of the five categories have been named.

  

Panzer says, "The Macavity is named for a cat in a T.S. Eliot poem."

 

Note: You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read the nominees names and works. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Macavity Awards

A Bit Tardy, But Still Welcome - The Rap Sheet

The weekend is almost here. Ready?

Today Panzer made a stop at The Rap Sheet site. There our traveling kitty boy discovered the Macavity Awards winners have been announced.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the winners and the nominees in each of the five categories. There are so many winners and nominees listed, that it's better if you read the post at the site.

 

Panzer says, "He also explains the Macavity Awards are named after a cat." 

Note: It's a longish medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits).

 

To read the post tootle over to  Macavity Awshort sards

Pulling Out the Macavitys - The Rap Sheet

Panzer was shaken from his noon nap by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Dragging his poor tired little kitty body into the pilot's seat of the Panzermobile, he headed into the Catosphere. Following all the jocularity took him to The Rap Sheet site. There he discovered all the noise was for the announcement of the Macavity Award winners.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the winner and the fellow-nominees in each Macavity category. The categories are for novel, first novel, short story, biography, and the historical. Mystery Readers International subscribers and friends nominate and then vote for the winner in each category.

 

Mom should subscribe and vote.

Panzer says, "So ... It's kind of like the readers' favorite award?"

Note: This is a long-short length post. Bring a glass of iced tea for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post about the Macavity winners tootle over to Macavitys