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Awards
 Websites presented in alphabetical order AwardWeb: Collections of Literary Award Information and Photos 
 This site's focus is its collection of annotated links to lists of science fiction literary awards, including the Bram Stoker, Campbell, Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Dick, Tiptree, and many others. Other book award links cover general U.S. literature, mysteries, and children's literature as well as the national prizes for Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. http://www.dpsinfo.com/awardweb/ Topics: Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Jun 23, 2003 Book Awards
Contains links to sites listing book award winners, including prizes for fiction, poetry, mysteries, and children's literature. From Bookwire. http://www.bookwire.com/bookwire/otherbooks/Book-Awards.html Topics: Literature & Books, Mysteries and More, Poetry Last updated Sep 5, 2004 BookSpot
"A free resource center that simplifies the search for the best book-related content on the Web. Featured sites are hand-selected by BookSpot.com editors and organized into intuitive categories, such as bestseller lists, genres, book reviews, electronic texts, book news and more." Coverage includes children's books, comic books, mystery, poetry, romance, science fiction, young adult, first chapters, awards, literacy, reading groups, and reading lists. http://www.bookspot.com/ Topics: Hobbies, Literature & Books, Mysteries and More, Poetry Last updated Feb 9, 2005 Crime Writers of Canada
"A national organization for Canadian crime writers, associated professionals, and anyone else with a serious interest in Canadian crime writing. Its mission is to promote Canadian crime writing and to raise the profile of Canadian crime writers." The site includes biographies of dozens of member Canadian crime and mystery writers, and a list of current winners of the Arthur Ellis Awards. http://www.crimewriterscanada.com/ Topics: Authors by Region, Mysteries and More Last updated Nov 19, 2009 Mystery Ink
This "booklover's guide to mysteries and thrillers" features book reviews, author interviews, and related reference materials. Searchable, or browse by genre (mystery, suspense and thrillers, and crime and noir). Also includes award and top-10 lists, a "books into movies" section, and links to author Web sites. http://www.mysteryinkonline.com/ Topics: Crime, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 2, 2004 Mystery Readers International (MRI)
MRI claims to be "the largest mystery fan/reader organization in the world, open to all readers, fans, critics, editors, publishers, and writers." The Web site has directories of mystery reading groups, periodicals, and bookstores. There are also archived selections from their quarterly print publication, Mystery Readers Journal, a few author interviews, and a list of the winners (from 1987 onward) of MRI's Macavity Award for mystery short stories, novels, and nonfiction. http://www.mysteryreaders.org/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Writing Last updated Jun 25, 2003 Mystery Writers of America (MWA)
"MWA watches developments in legislation and tax law, sponsors symposia and mystery conferences, presents the Edgar Awards, and provides information for mystery writers." There is a section of nominees and winners of various awards in the mystery writing field. A "For Writers" page links to sites about the business of writing, publishers, mystery bookstores, and more. http://www.mysterywriters.org/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Literature & Books, Mysteries and More, Writing Last updated Jun 21, 2003 The Thrilling Detective Web Site
This searchable site contains information on authors, fictional characters, radio and television shows, and comics concerning "any mystery protagonist who is a professional investigator, but not a police officer or government agent." You can also find stories by new authors, a FAQ, annotated links, and a glossary of terms and abbreviations used on the site. There is also a list of winners of the Shamus Award to honor excellent work in the private eye genre. http://www.thrillingdetective.com/ Topics: Mysteries and More Last updated Jun 25, 2003 |
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