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The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, formerly known as the Arthur Ellis Awards, are a group of Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the Crime Writers of Canada for the best Canadian crime and mystery writing published in the previous year. The award is presented during May in the year following publication. Originally, the awards were named for Arthur Ellis, the pseudonym of several of Canada's official hangmen, the first and most famous being Arthur B. English. The award statuette was designed by actor and theatre designer Peter Blais.In 2021 the Crime Writers of Canada announced that they were retiring Arthur Ellis's name from the awards, renaming them to their current name. Best Novel Best First Novel Best Novella Best Crime Book in French Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Best Crime Nonfiction Best Crime Short Story Best Unpublished First Novel - "Unhanged Arthur" First awarded in 2007 as part of the CWC mandate to recognize and promote the careers of promising new crime writers. Howard Engel Award Derrick Murdoch Award This is a special achievement award for contributions to the genre of crime and mystery writing, awarded at the discretion of the president of the Crime Writers of Canada. When first presented in 1984, it was known as the Chairman's Award; it was later renamed in honour of its first recipient, Derrick Murdoch. Since 2013, it has only been presented in years when the new biennial Grand Master Award, listed below, is not presented. 1984 - Derrick Murdoch 1985 - Tony Aspler 1986 - Margaret Millar 1987 - The CBC Drama Department 1988 - J.D. Singh and Jim Reicker 1989 - not presented 1990 - Eric Wilson 1991 - not presented 1992 - William Bankier, James Powell and Peter Sellers 1993 - not presented 1994 - not presented 1995 - Jim and Margaret McBride 1996 - not presented 1997 - not presented 1998 - Howard Engel and Eric Wright 1999 - Ted Wood 2000 - Eddie Barber, Rick Blechta, John North and David Skene-Melvin 2001 - L.R. Wright 2002 - James Dubro and Caro Soles 2003 - Margaret Cannon 2004 - Cheryl Freedman 2005 - Max Haines 2006 - Mary Jane Maffini 2007 - not presented 2008 - Edward D. Hoch 2009 - Gail Bowen 2010 - Peter Robinson 2011 - Louise Allin and N.A.T. Grant 2012 - Don Graves and Catherine Astolfo 2013 - Lyn Hamilton 2014 - not presented 2015 - Sylvia McConnell 2016 - not presented 2017 - Christina Jennings 2018 - not presented 2019 - Vicki DelanyGrand Master Award The Grand Master Award is presented every two years as a lifetime achievement award, to a crime writer with a distinguished and successful national and international career. 2014 - Howard Engel 2016 - Eric Wright 2018 - Gail Bowen 2020 - Peter Robinson 2022 - Louise PennyBest Genre Criticism/Reference The award for Best Genre Criticism or Reference has only been presented twice. 1991 - Donald A. Redmond, Sherlock Holmes Among the Pirates 1992 - Wesley A. Wark, Spy Fiction, Spy Films and Real IntelligenceBest Play The award for Best Play has only been presented once. 1994 - Timothy Findley, The Stillborn LoverReferences External links Crime Writers of Canada Archived May 30, 2019, at the Wayback Machine List of Arthur Ellis Award winners 1984-Present. Discover the Phyllis Smallman popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Phyllis Smallman books.