Awards of Excellence Sponsors
Crime Writers of Canada extends its sincerest gratitude to our esteemed and generous sponsors. Their invaluable support has been instrumental in enabling us to recognize and celebrate the exceptional achievements of Canadian crime and mystery writers.
The Peter Robinson Award for Best Crime Novel
Peter Robinson was one of Canada’s most popular and acclaimed writers. In addition to the 28 books in his best-selling Inspector Banks series, he wrote two collections of short stories and three stand alone novels. He was critically acclaimed throughout the world, including awards in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Denmark and Poland. In Canada the Crime Writers of Canada awarded him five Arthur Ellis Awards (the predecessor to the Awards of Excellence) for his novels and short stories, the Derrick Murdoch Award, for his contribution to the crime genre and the Grand Master Award, to a Canadian crime writer, with a substantial body of work, who has garnered national and international recognition.
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Carrick Publishing
Based in Toronto, Canada, Carrick Publishing was formed in 2010 by Donna and Alex Carrick. Carrick Publishing works closely with established and new authors to bring their work to readers.
David Simpson
David Simpson, a lawyer in Hamilton and the Districts of Brant, Halton, Haldimand and Niagara, has a tradition of over fifty years of legal services. He sponsors “The Brass Knuckle” Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book in memory of true-crime author Robert Gordon Knuckle (1935-2019).
ECW Press
Canadian book publisher ECW Press is one of the most diversified independent publishers in North America. ECW Press has published close to 1,000 books that are distributed throughout the English-speaking world and translated into dozens of languages.
Jane Doe
Jane Doe is a Canadian author, who chooses to remain anonymous.
Melodie Campbell
Melodie Campbell is the author of 17 books, 60 short stories, and is the recipient of ten awards, including the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence. She has taught fiction writing since 1992 and maintains a special interest in encouraging new writers.
Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury is an award-winning creator and producer of original content for television, film, and digital. Building on a library of award-winning children’s programs, Shaftesbury has an extensive slate of new child and family programming.
Superior Shores Press
https://www.judypenzsheluk.com/superior-shores-press/
Founded in 2018 by former CWC Chair, Judy Penz Sheluk, Superior Shores Press is known for its Derringer-nominated anthologies of mystery and suspense. Judy is a bestselling author of two mystery series and two how-to guides to publishing, one of which was the Winner of the 2024 Writers’ Digest Award for Best Prescriptive Nonfiction, as well as the 2024 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Nonfiction.
