Edgar Award
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The Edgar Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented by the Mystery Writers of America to honor outstanding works in mystery and crime fiction and nonfiction.
Aliases (4)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary award
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mystery fiction award → |
| administeredBy |
Mystery Writers of America
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| alsoKnownAs |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
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| awardedFor |
excellence in mystery and crime fiction and nonfiction
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outstanding crime writing → outstanding mystery writing → |
| awardTrophyForm |
statuette of Edgar Allan Poe
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| country |
United States
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| discipline |
literature
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| eligibility |
works published in the United States
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| field |
crime fiction
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mystery fiction → mystery nonfiction → true crime → |
| firstAwarded |
1946
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| focus |
mystery and crime genres
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| frequency |
annual
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| genre |
crime fiction
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detective fiction → mystery fiction → |
| hasCategory |
Best Critical/Biographical
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Best Fact Crime → Best First Novel by an American Author → Best Juvenile → Best Motion Picture Screenplay → Best Novel → Best Paperback Original → Best Short Story → Best Television Episode Teleplay → Best Young Adult → Ellery Queen Award → Grand Master Award → Robert L. Fish Memorial Award → |
| hasMediaType |
nonfiction books
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novels → screenplays → short stories → teleplays → |
| inception |
1946
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| languageOfEligibleWorks |
English
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| location |
New York City
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| namedAfter |
Edgar Allan Poe
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| notableFor |
being one of the most prestigious awards in mystery fiction
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| officialWebsite |
https://mysterywriters.org
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| organizer |
Mystery Writers of America
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| presentedBy |
Mystery Writers of America
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| selectionMethod |
judging panels appointed by Mystery Writers of America
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| sponsor |
Mystery Writers of America
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| typicalAnnouncementTime |
spring
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| typicalEvent |
annual awards banquet
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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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David Grann
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Dennis Lehane → Elmore Leonard → James Patterson → Ken Follett → Michael Connelly → Rupert Holmes → Shirley Jackson ("Edgar Allan Poe Award (posthumous special award)") → Truman Capote → |
awardReceived |
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Edgar Award
("Edgar Allan Poe Awards")
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alsoKnownAs |
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The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames
("Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime")
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awarded |
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Edgar Award
("Ellery Queen Award")
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