Yesterday,
I blogged about a Canadian award for humour writing; today’s posting is about a
Canadian award for crime writing. The
Arthur Ellis Awards, established in 1984 and named after the nom de travail of
Canada's official hangman, are awarded annually by the Crime Writers of
Canada.
The Arthur
Ellis 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.
The winner
for best crime novel in 2017 is The
Fortunate Brother by Donna Morrissey.
I loved this book; see my review at http://schatjesshelves.blogspot.ca/search?q=the+fortunate+brother.
For all the
winners in the various subcategories, go to http://www.crimewriterscanada.com/awards/arthur-ellis-awards/current-contest/winners.
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