Crime Writers of Canada Awards of ExcellenceShortlistCrime Writing in French

Given by Crime Writers of Canada (CWC)

Other Names: Prix Arthur-Ellis (French)
36 Works 254 Books 19 Reviews ½ 3.9
The Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) honors works published for the first time in the previous year by authors living in Canada, regardless of their nationality, or by Canadian writers living outside show more of Canada. Arthur Ellis was the nom de travail of Canada’s official hangman. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (197), Shortlist (799), Longlist (11)
Categories:
All, Crime Writing in French (36)
Years:
All, 2013 (5), 2012 (2), 2011 (4), 2010 (3), 2009 (4), 2008 (3), 2006 (2), 2005 (1), 2004 (5), 2002 (2), 2001 (1), 2000 (4)
Announced:
May 29: Winner2024 Recent

Shortlist 36

WorkYear
Night of the Albinos by Mario Bolduc2013
De pierres et de sang by André Jacques2013
L'HOMME DU JEUDI by Jean Lemieux2013
Je me souviens by Martin Michaud2013
L'inaveu by Richard Ste-Marie2013
chorale du diable by Martin Michaud2012
Pwazon by DIANE VINCENT2012
Dans le Quartier des Agites - les Cahiers Noirs de l'Alieniste 1 by Jacques Côté2011
La société des pères meurtriers by Michel Châteauneuf2011
Cinq secondes : roman by Jacques Savoie2011
Vanités by Johanne Seymour2011
Le mort du chemin des Arsène by Jean Lemieux2010
La faim de la terre, tome 1 et 2 by Jean-Jacques Pelletier2010
Je compte les morts by Geneviève Lefebvre2010
Le Chemin des brumes by Jacques Côté2009
La tendresse du serpent : roman policier by Andre Jacques2009
Le Poid des Illusions by Houde Maxime2009
L'homme qui détestait le golf by Sylvain Meunier2009
The Roma Plot by Mario Bolduc2008
Le Cercle des pénitents by Johanne Seymour2008
Scènes de crimes : Enquêtes sur le roman policier contemporain by Norbert Spehner2008
La Trace de l Escargot by Benoît Bouthillette2006
La rive noire by Jacques Côté2006
Le transmetteur2005
On finit toujours par payer by Jean Lemieux2004
Les Effets Sont Secondaires by Marois Andre2004
Indésirables by Chrystine Brouillet2004
SALAIRE DE LA HONTE #71 -LE by Maxime Houde2004
Au nom de Compostelle by Maryse Rouy2004
The Biker Who Shot Me: Recollections of a Crime Reporter by Michel Auger2002
TRAJECTOIRE DU PION #47 -LA by Michel Jobin2002
Le Roman Policier en Amérique Française by Norbert Spehner2001
LOUNA by Lionel Noël2000
Les fiancées de l'enfer by Chrystine Brouillet2000
Thérapie mortelle by Gilles Ouimet2000
Le temps s'enfuit by Stanley Péan2000

Descriptions

The Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) honors works published for the first time in the previous year by authors living in Canada, regardless of their nationality, or by Canadian writers living outside of Canada. Arthur Ellis was the nom de travail of Canada’s official hangman. (English, Member-written)
The Arthur Ellis Award, named after the nom de travail of Canada's official hangman, is an annual award from the Crime Writers of Canada that recognizes excellence in Canadian crime writing. (English, Member-written)

The Awards are for CRIME WRITING and are not restricted to mystery writing. Crime-writing encompasses far more than the traditional whodunit. The crime genre includes crime, detective, espionage, mystery, suspense, and thriller writing, as well as fictional or factual accounts of criminal doings and crime-themed literary works.

Awards are presented annually in the following categories (pending sufficient numbers.)

For published works:

  • The Peter Robinson Award for Best Crime Novel sponsored by Rakuten Kobo, with a $1000 prize (Min. 50,000 words)
  • Best Crime First Novel sponsored by Melodie Campbell with a $1,000 prize (Min. 50,000 words AND author’s 1st novel in any genre.)
  • The Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe, with a $500 prize (Min. 50,000 words)
  • The Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada sponsored by Charlotte Engel and CWC with a $500 prize. (Min. 50,000 words)
  • Best Crime Novella (8,001 - 49,999 words)
  • Best Crime Short Story (Max. 8,000 words)
  • Best French Crime Book (Fiction and Nonfiction)
  • Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book sponsored by Shaftesbury with a $500 prize (Fiction and Nonfiction)
  • The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book sponsored by David Reid Simpson Law Firm (Hamilton) with a $300 prize

For unpublished novels:

  • The Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript

The Awards are open to permanent residents of Canada, or by Canadian citizens living abroad.

(English, Award granter)
URL: https://crimewriterscanada.com/awards/annual-awards/about

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