Cool Canadian Crime...CWC Author Events (July 2009)

Congratulations to our members who won 2009 Arthur Ellis Awards:
Linwood Barclay, best novel
Howard Shrier, best first novel
Douglas S. Moles, best unpublished first crime novel

Scroll down for the titles of their works and for the names of the winners in the other categories.

CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA (CWC)
is pleased to announce
the winners of the 2009 Arthur Ellis Awards

Best Novel
Linwood Barclay, Too Close to Home (Bantam)

Best First Novel
Howard Shrier, Buffalo Jump (Vintage Canada)

Best Short Story
Pasha Malla, “Filmsong” in Toronto Noir (Akashic Books)

Best Non-Fiction
Michael Calce & Craig Silverman, Mafiaboy: How I Cracked the Internet and Why It’s Still Broken (Penguin Canada)

Best Juvenile
Sharon E. McKay, War Brothers (Penguin Canada)

Best Crime Writing in French
Jacques Côté, Le Chemin des brumes (Alire)

Best Unpublished First Crime Novel (the Unhanged Arthur)
Douglas S. Moles, Louder

Derrick Murdoch Award for Lifetime Achievement
Gail Bowen: At the heart of the mystery

Once again, the CWC would like to thank everyone in the Canadian publishing community for making the Arthur Ellis Awards such a success through the years. We’d also like to express our gratitude to:

• Sleuth of Baker Street mystery book store in Toronto for donating the cash prize for best novel.

• Book City in Toronto for donating the cash prize for best first novel.

• McArthur & Company for donating the cash prize for the Unhanged Arthur Award for Best Unpublished First Crime Novel. McArthur will also read the winning manuscript with the possibility of publishing it in mind.
   

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