The Derrick Murdoch Award

 Past Recipients

2021 Marian Misters (Co-Owner of Sleuth of Baker Street and past Jury Chair)

2019 Vicki Delany (author, Past Chair, co-creator of Women Killing It conference)

2017 Christina Jennings (CEO Shaftsbury Films)

2015 Sylvia McConnell (creator of Rendezvous Crime imprint)

2013 Lyn Hamilton (Author)

2012 Astolfo-Graves: Catherine Astolfo (author and Past President) and Don Graves (reviewer, Hamilton Spectator)

2011 Allin-Grant: Lou Allin (author, CWC director and Membership Chair) and  N.A.T. Grant (author, CWC director, Web Maevin)

2010 Peter Robinson (author of the Inspector Banks series; CWC past president)

2009 Gail Bowen (author of the Joanne Kilbourne series; active in CWC)

2008 Edward D. Hoch (author of over 900 crime short stories; CWC supporter)

2006 Mary Jane Maffini (author of three mystery series; CWC past president)

2005 Max Haines (“Crime Flashbacks” columnist for the Toronto Star)

2004 Cheryl Freedman (CWC Executive Director 1999 — 2009)

2003 Margaret Cannon (crime fiction reviewer for The Globe and Mail)

2002 James Dubro (nonfiction crime writer and film producer; CWC past president) and Caro Soles (founder of the Bloody Words mystery conference)

2001 L. R. Wright (author of two series set on the West Coast; CWC past president)

2000 Eddie Barber, Rick Blechta, David Skene-Melvin (secretary-treasurers of CWC) and John North (crime fiction reviewer for the Toronto Star; ed. Best of Cold Blood, Dishes to Die For)

1999Ted Wood (pioneer crime novelist and short story writer; CWC past president)

1998 Howard Engel (author of the Benny Cooperman series; CWC founding member and past president)  and Eric Wright (author of Charlie Salter series, 4 Best Novel awards)

1995 Jim and Margaret McBride (West Coast promoters of CWC, ed. In Cold Blood)

1992 William Bankier, James Powell, Peter Sellers (writers and promoters of Canadian crime short stories)

1990 Eric Wilson (pioneer Canadian mystery series for children)

1988 J. D. Singh (co-owner of Sleuth of Baker Street) and Jim Reicker (founder of Prime Crime Books)

1987 CBC Drama Department (adaptations of Canadian crime books as radio plays)

1986 Margaret Millar (Canadian-born author of some 20 crime novels)

1985 Tony Aspler (author of political thrillers; CWC founding member, first president)

1984 Derrick Murdoch (crime literature reviewer for The Globe and Mail; CWC founding member)