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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · Aug 14

Exciting News!!! MWA will be holding “extra” signings at our table at Bouchercon this year. Our tables will be in the Acadia Ballroom on the 3rd Floor of the Marriott New Orleans Hotel. Here is the link to the daily schedules: mysterywriters.org/mwa-at-bouch... #bouchercon2025

MWA at Bouchercon 2025 - Mystery Writers of America

Exciting News!!! MWA will be holding “extra” signings at our table at Bouchercon this year. This is an extra opportunity for fans to meet...

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · Jul 3

Don't know what to do this holiday weekend?? How about reading a new book by one of MWA's members - here is the July list - mysterywriters.org/new-books-by...

New Books by MWA Members - July 2025 - Mystery Writers of America

Here are the July 2025 books by some of our members. They may all be found at your local Independent Bookstore. Visit this link...

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 19

New Books by MWA Members - May 2025: mysterywriters.org/new-books-by...

New Books by MWA Members - May 2025 - Mystery Writers of America

Here are the May 2025 books by some of our members. They may all be found at your local Independent Bookstore. Visit this link...

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 7

"Mystery Writers of America wishes to clarify the use of images of Humphrey Bogart and Edgar Allan Poe in a video shown at our recent Edgar Awards. Member authors wrote the script, but AI tools were used to animate the images of Bogart and Poe. Such use is inconsistent with our otherwise staunch support of our members’ fight against unauthorized use and potential for piracy of their work through AI. We apologize and have taken steps to assure this won’t occur in the future.” --MWA Board of Directors

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 6

The Edgars Symposium is now up on YouTube. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

2025 Edgars Symposium - YouTube

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 5

The winners!

Jacqueline Winspear, Nathan Ashman, Peter Wolverton, Charlotte Vassell, Laura Lippman, Natalie D. Richards, John Sandford, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Kimberly Belle, Erika Krouse, Steven Johnson (back), Tina Ferguson, Henry Wise, Sulari Gentill, Scott Frank, and Anna Stolley Persky. Photo by Aslan Chalom.

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CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to everyone! @mysterywriters.bsky.social crimereads.com/mwa-announce...

MWA Announces the 2025 Edgar Awards Winners

The Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2025 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2024. Congratu…

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Charlotte Vassell, winner of Best Novel for The In Crowd (Penguin Random House – Doubleday). #Edgars2025

Cover of The In Crowd features a manicured woman's hand reaching out of the Thames, Big Ben in the background.

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Henry Wise, winner of Best First Novel by an American Author for Holy City (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press). #Edgars2025

Holy City book jacket: A house in front of a yellow and orange sky.

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Kimberly Belle, winner of Best Paperback Original for The Paris Widow (Harlequin Trade Publishing – Park Row Books). #Edgars2025

Cover of The Paris Widow, a Paris city street at night.

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to @erikakrouse.bsky.social, winner of Best Short Story for "Eat My Moose," Conjunctions: 82, Works & Days (Bard College). #Edgars2025

Cover of Conjunctions magazine, Works & Days issue.

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to John Sandford, 2025 Grand Master! #Edgars2025

John Sandford in a blue shirt and black pants.

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Laura Lippman, 2025 Grand Master. #Edgars2025

Portrait of Laura Lippman in a black turtleneck.

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Steven Johnson, winner of Best Fact Crime for The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective (Penguin Random House - Crown). #Edgars2025

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Nathan Ashman, winner of Best Critical/Biographical for James Sallis: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction (McFarland Publishing). #Edgars2025

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Natalie D. Richards, winner of Best Young Adult for 49 Miles Alone (Sourcebooks – Sourcebooks Fire). #Edgars2025

Cover for 49 Miles alone, picture of the desert at sunset.

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Margaret Peterson Haddix, winner of Best Juvenile for Mysteries of Trash and Treasure: The Stolen Key (HarperCollins – Quill Tree Books). #Edgars2025

cover of Margaret Peterson Haddix's book The Stolen Key.

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Tom Fontana & Scott Frank, winners of Best Television Episode Teleplay for “Episode One” – Monsieur Spade (AMC). #Edgars2025

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Face in a Book Bookstore & Gifts, El Dorado Hills, CA, winner of the Raven Award. #Edgars2025

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Peter Wolverton, St. Martin’s Press, winner of the Ellery Queen Award. #Edgars2025

Photo of Peter Wolverton in a red parka, buffalo plaid shirt and jeans, as well as a red scarf and ball cap.

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Anna Stolley Persky, winner of the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for “The Jews on Elm Street,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September-October 2024 by (Dell Magazines). #Edgars2025

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Katarina Bivald, winner of The Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award for The Murders in Great Diddling by (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press). #Edgars2025

Book jacket for Katarina Bivald for The Murders in Great Diddling, which pictures a tea cup on a book.

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Jacqueline Winspear, winner of The G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award for The Comfort of Ghosts (Soho Press – Soho Crime). #Edgars2025

Book jacket for Jacqueline Winspear's The Comfort of Ghosts.

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to @sularigentill.bsky.social, winner of The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award for The Mystery Writer (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press). #Edgars2025

A picture of Edgar Allan Poe over the book jacket for Sulari Gentill's The Mystery Writer, which pictures a typewriter in front of a bookshelf.

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Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

We'll be going Live with the 79th Edgar Awards shortly. Watch the livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/--2Tikl...

Mystery Writers of America 2025 Edgar Awards Livestream

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