Seeking Edgars Recognition - The Rap Sheet

No category for cats who solve mysteries.

Panzer found a post at The Rap Sheet site about the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) Edgar Awards. 

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the nominees for the Edgar award categories, plus categories for other awards.

 

 Panzer says, "That's a lot of categories and a lot of nominees."

 

To rad the post tootle over to Edgars 

The Edgars Take Centerstage - The Rap Sheet

A lot of winners are being announced.

Panzer found an announcement about the Edgar Awards on The Rap Sheet site.

 

The post says the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) have just presented the Edgar Awards for mystery related materials published/produced in 2024 and several special Awards.

 

To read the winners list (and nominees list) tootle over to Edgars

MWA Announces 2025 Edgar Award Nominations

Some Mom read to me. Some she hasn't yet.

On his travels today Panzer stopped in at the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) site. On the site he discovered the nominees for the Edgar Awards have been announced. The nominees for 13 awards are listed on the blog.

Panzer says, "They give awards for novels, TV shows, short stories and more."

Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you look over the list.

 

To read the nominees list tootle over to 2025 Edgar Award Nominations

Star Power Burst Out All Over - The Rap Sheet

I'm not going out again It's really, really cold outside.

Today, Panzer went to The Rap Sheet site. There with just a tiny bit of digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty found one about writing awards.

 

According to the post by J. Kingston  Pierce, the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) has already announced some of their awards. Also included in the post is information about this year's CrimeFest. There are links to more information about MWA and CrimeFest.

Panzer says, "It's only January and they're already planning for May."

Note:This is a long-short post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read the post.

To read the post tootle over to The Rap Sheet

Mystery Writers of America celebrates 2024 Edgar Award Winners - Publishers Weekly

Repeat after me: Mystery writers are funny.

Today on his daily tootle in the Catosphere, Panzer visited the Publishers Weekly site. There in keeping with this week's mystery awards announcements, he discovered the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) announced the 2024 Edgar winners last night.

In addition to listing the winners in the fifteen categories, Lenny Picker's post has excerpts from the winners' acceptance speeches. These prove that writers who kill people (on paper) have a sense of humor.

Panzer says, "It looks like they had a lot of fun at the awards ceremony." 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea, a blueberry muffin and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) to snack on while you read.

To read the post tootle over to Edgar Award Winners

Free Author Biography:Tragic Life of Edgar Allan Poe

A little change so you don't get bored..

Instead of a movie tonight Panzer thought you might like to watch the biography of Edgar Allan Poe.

 

While the Mystery Writers of America give the Edgar Awards for best mystery writing each year, Poe was also known for his horror writing. So, in preparation for the coming Halloween, here's Edgar Allen Poe's life story on the Biography Channel on YouTube.The video is 43 minutes long.

 

Get a cup of tea, sit back and watch the Tragic Life of Edgar Allan Poe.

To watch the video tootle over to Edgar Allan Poe

Free Webinar: Characters who aren't people - When Place Plays A Role - MWA Nor Cal Chapter

Did I mention it's free?

Panzer found a free webinar for writers this weekend. He wants to make sure you know the details so you don't miss it.

 

Saturday at 1:00 pm (Pacific Time) mystery author Glenda Carroll will present Characters who aren't people - When Place Plays A Role. 

The webinar will be live at the Mystery Writers of  America Northern California (MWANorCal) Chapter Facebook site. It's open to the public and registration is not required.

To attend on Saturday tootle over to MWA Nor Cal Chapter

Let's Hear It for the Edgars! - The Rap Sheet

No. I was not nominated again.

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, he heard clapping and cheering outside the Panzermobile. Following all the hoopla, took our inquisitive kitty boy to The Rap Sheet site. There he found a post about the Edgar Awards. The Edgars are given each year by the Mystery Writers of America (MWA).

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists all 13 of the award winners and the nominees. To save you time we won't repeat them here, because there's also a link included in the post to watch the ceremony on YouTube.

 

Panzer says, "Be prepared. The ceremony is two hours long. Bring something to eat and drink while you watch it."

 

To read the post tootle over to Edgar Awards

Michael Connelly and Joanne Fluke Selected as 2023 "Mystery" Grand Masters - Mystery Tribune

I like their books.

It's reported at the Mystery Tribune site, Mystery Writers of America (MWA) have named Michael Connelly and Joanne Fluke the 2023 "Mystery" Grand Masters. This is an annual award which will be presented at the Edgar Awards ceremony in April.

 

Note:This is a short medium post. Bring a cup of cocoa and a brownie for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Michae2023 Mystery Grand Masters

Angela Ackerman: How to Raise the Stakes Without Killing Everyone - Mystery Writers of America - Mid-Atlantic Chapter

Looks interesting to this little kitty.

Today, when Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, he discovered the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is having a free online event featuring non-fiction author Angela Ackerman. As you can tell from the event title it will cover ideas about how to threaten your story characters without threatening them with death.

The webinar is April 12 from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm PDT. You don't need to be a member of the Chapter or of the MWA to register and attend.

 

To read about the webinar tootle over to Angela Ackerman

Singing the Bouchercon Blues - The Rap Sheet

 Panze had hardly laid his head down for his nap when crying and screaming coming from the Catosphere forced him up. Jumping in the Panzermobile, he followed all the noise to The Rap Sheet site. There he discovered news about Mystery Writers of America's (MWA) Bouchercon.

According to J. Kingston Pierce's post, Bouchercon 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana, has been cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns. The post contains links to more information about the cancellation.

Now back to that nap.

Panzer says, "That Covid thingy just keeps ruining things."

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a small glass of lemonade for your reading. If you plan to follow the links, add a cookie (biscuit) or two for your further reading adventures.

To read the post tootle over to Bouchercon

Boucher Con 2020 Online

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, when he heard clapping and cheering coming from outside the Panzermobile. Following all the noise took our intrepid traveling kitty to the Bouchercon site.

 

Bouchercon is the Mystery Writers of America's annual convention. Just like many other writers' and publishers/booksellers' conventions this year, Bouchercon will be held online.

 

It's a mystery.

Unlike last weekend's Bloody Scotland (we had so much fun!), Bouchercon is not free to attend.  It is $55 to register for the October 16-17 convention. Registration ends October 4. The site doesn't provide much information about the scheduled speakers/authors or panels. There is a section for the Anthony Awards, where you can read the nominated short stories. There will be no refunds, so be sure you want to attend before signing up.

To register tootle over to Bouchercon 2020

Edgars Go Electronic - The Rap Sheet

Why not? That other human uses it all the time.

Today, Panzer found a short post at The Rap Sheet site about the Mystery Writers of America's annual Edgar Awards.

According to the post by j. Kingston Pierce, the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) plans to announce the Edgar Awards winners April 30 on Twitter. There are links in the post to the earlier announcement of the cancellation of the in-person Edgar Awards presentation and the newest announcement about the Edgars Twitter presentation.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... That virus thingy is ruining everybody's fun."

Note: This is a very short post. You won't need anything to eat or drink for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to Edgars onTwitter

Announcing 2018's Edgar Award Nominees - CriminalElement.com

Panzer is spending today in the Catosphere getting caught up on all the writing news. Our busy kitty's first stop today was at the Criminal Element. com site. With some digging he found a post about the Edgar Award nominations.

According to the post, the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) has announced the nominees for the Edgar Awards for 2018. The Edgar Award is named for Edgar Allen Poe. The Edgars are given annually for crime fiction and non-fiction in adult, young adult, juvenile, children, and television writing. The awards will be presented April 26 in New York City at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The post includes all the nominees with links to some of the nominated works.

On to my next stop.

Panzer says, "MeWow! There are a lot of nominees."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring a thermos of tea and a dozen muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow all the links in the post, bring a week's worth of tea and muffins and a sleeping bag because you are going to need them for all the reading.

To read the post tootle over to 2018 Edgar Award nominees

More Protests Against 'NYT' Bestseller Cuts - Publishers' Weekly

Panzer was just tootling around in the Catosphere today when his delicate kitty hearing was attacked by yelling and screaming. Following the cacophony took our poor kitty to the Publishers' Weekly (PW) site.  With a little digging there he found a news release about the New York Times (NYT) cuts to their bestseller lists. A few days ago Panzer told you when the cuts happened and authors' and publishers' reactions to them then.

A lot of humans are really angry.

According the release, now there is even more backlash against the New York Times (NYT) cuts of the mass market paperback bestseller list and the ebook bestseller list. Six authors' organizations, including the Mystery Writers of America, have joined forces to protest NYT's cuts to the lists. A total of 20,000 authors are members in the organizations issuing the statement.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Do you think the New York Times cares if 20,000 authors complain? Now, if it was 20,000 subscribers, they might care. But 20,000 authors? I don't think so."

Note: This is a short news release. Bring a cup of tea to read today's selection. If you want to read Panzer's other post about the bestseller list cuts (this one has links to other posts), bring a thermos of tea and two muffins.

To read the post, tootle over to New York Times Bestseller Lists

To read Panzer's other post about NYT's bestseller lists cuts, tootle over to bestseller list cuts

Announcing 2016's Edgar Nominees - Criminal Element

Panzer made a short trip into the Catosphere today. Our sure-footed kitty boy made a quick stop at the CriminalElement.com site. It took no digging at all to find the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Awards Nominees for 2016 announcement.

The nominees for Best Novel are:

The Stranger Vine - M.J. Carter
The Lady From Zagreb - Philip Kerr
Life or Death - Michael Robotham
Let Me Die in His Footsteps - Lori Roy
Canary - Duane Swierczynski

It doesn't matter to me at all.

Night Life - David C. Taylor

Panzer says, "No ... I didn't make the list in any category again this year. That's not surprising though. They still won't let a cat get membership in their mystery writers group. What do you expect? They're just a bunch of humans. So ... I'm too sophistiCATed for them."

Note: One cup of tea should be all you'll need for today's reading.

To read the post, tootle over to Criminal Element Criminal Element

Mystery Fanfare: EDGAR AWARDS 2015!

Nope. Nothing again this year.

Panzer got woken from his nap by all the meowing and paw clapping going on in the Catosphere. A quick trip showed our sleepy kitty boy that there is a lot of excitement and partying going on tonight.

According to a post at Janet Rudolph's Mystery Fanfare blog the 2015 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards have been presented. No surprise that Stephen King won Best Novel for Mr. Mercedes.

Panzer says, "It was almost worth waking up for, but it would have been better if I won an award too."

To read all the other winners, tootle over to Mystery Fanfare: EDGAR AWARDS 2015!:

2015 Edgar Award Nominations Announced

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere and stopped in at J. Kingston Pierce's The Rap Sheet blog. Our kitty boy reporter has been waiting and waiting and waiting for the release of the names of the 2015 Mystery Writers of America (MWA) nominees for the Edgar Allan Poe (the Edgar) Awards. According to Mr. Pierce, they've finally been announced.

Finally!

The Best Novel Nominees are:

This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash
Wolf by Mo Hayder
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
The Final Silence by Stuart Neville
Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin
Coptown by Karin Slaughter

The awards will be presented at the MWA Awards Banquet April 29 in New York city.

Panzer says, "Nope. They don't allow indie published materials to be submitted."

Please Note: There are thirteen other categories (some have already been chosen) and that's way too much keying for our little kitty's toes to handle!

To read the full list, tootle over to  the Edgars

Dennis Lehane Wins an Edgar

It took you how long?

Dennis Lehane, one of Panzer's favorite mystery writers, has finally won an Edgar at this year's Edgar Awards Banquet!

It has taken the Mystery Writers of America long enough to recognize his talent and contributions to the genre. After all, it's been 18 years since his first novel!

Panzer says read about all the winners at Publisher's Weekly.