Best Paperback Original
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Best Paperback Original is a category of the Edgar Awards that honors outstanding mystery or crime novels first published in paperback format.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Best Paperback Original canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Edgar Award category
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literary award category ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edgar Award
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surface form:
Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original
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| associatedWith |
Edgar Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards ceremony
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| awardFocus | original paperback publication rather than hardcover ⓘ |
| awardFor |
crime novels
ⓘ
mystery novels ⓘ |
| awardType | annual literary award ⓘ |
| categoryOf |
Edgar Award
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surface form:
Edgar Awards for works
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibility |
book-length work
ⓘ
outstanding mystery or crime novel ⓘ |
| excludes |
novels first published as ebooks only
ⓘ
novels first published in hardcover ⓘ |
| formatRequirement | paperback ⓘ |
| frequency | annually ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAwardingBody |
Mystery Writers of America
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surface form:
Mystery Writers of America Board and judges
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| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageRequirement | primarily English-language publications ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| medium | print books ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Edgar Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Edgar Awards
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| presentedBy | Mystery Writers of America ⓘ |
| publicationRequirement | first published in paperback ⓘ |
| recognizes | excellence in mystery and crime writing ⓘ |
| scope | primarily U.S. market publications ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | judged by committee ⓘ |
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