Mystery Writers of America today announced the recipients of its special awards. The board chose Donna Andrews and Lee Child as the 2026 Grand Masters; Book Passage as the 2026 Raven Award recipient; and John Scognamiglio of Kensington Books as recipient of the Ellery Queen Award. They will accept their awards at the 80th Annual Edgar Awards Ceremony, which will be held April 29, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York City.
MWA’s Grand Master Award represents the pinnacle of
achievement in mystery writing and was established to acknowledge
important contributions to this genre, as well as for a body of work
that is both significant and of consistent high quality. Donna Andrews write the the Meg Langslow mystery
series and is a multiple award winner. Lee Child writes the Jack Reacher thrillers, which have been adapted into movies and television series.
Previous Grand Masters include Laura Lippman, John Sandford, Katherine Hall Page, R.L. Stine, Michael Connelly, Joanne Fluke, Laurie R. King, Charlaine Harris, Jeffery Deaver, Barbara Neely, Martin Cruz Smith, William Link, Peter Lovesey, Walter Mosley, Lois Duncan, James Ellroy, Robert Crais, Ken Follett, Sara Paretsky, James Lee Burke, Sue Grafton, Stephen King, Ira Levin, Mary Higgins Clark, Lawrence Block, P.D. James, Ellery Queen, Daphne du Maurier, Alfred Hitchcock, Graham Greene, and Agatha Christie, to name a few.
The Raven Award recognizes outstanding achievement
in the mystery field outside the realm of creative writing. Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA is a vibrant Bay Area bookstore that has been offering books, author events, and literary experiences for readers and writers since 1976.
Previous Raven Award recipients include Face in a Book, Crime Writers of Color, Eddie Muller, Lesa Holstine, Malice Domestic, Left Coast Crime, Marilyn Stasio, The Raven Bookstore, BOLO Books, Dru Ann Love, Sisters in Crime, and Oline Cogdill.
The Ellery Queen Award was established in 1983 to honor “outstanding writing teams and outstanding people in the mystery-publishing industry.” John Scognamiglio of Kensington Books, who began his career 40 years ago as a file clerk in the Contracts Department at Simon & Schuster in 1986, worked his way up to becoming Editor-in-Chief in 2005. He launched his own imprint, John Scognamiglio Books, at Kensington in 2017. Among his authors are New York Times bestsellers Lisa Jackson, Joanne Fluke, Ellen Marie Wiseman and Leslie Meier.
Previous Ellery Queen Award winners include Peter Wolverton, Michaela Hamilton, The Strand Magazine, Juliet Grames, Reagan Arthur, Kelley Ragland, Linda Landrigan, Neil Nyren, Charles Ardai, and Janet Hutchings.
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