Anthony Awards
The Anthony Awards are American Literary Awards, which annually on the Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention, in short " Bouchercon " called, will be awarded. The award is just like the Congress who takes care of classic detective and mystery novels, the author and critic Anthony Boucher (1911-1968) devoted. Boucher wrote for 17 years, the New York Times column Criminals at Large, which earned him a high reputation as a critic in the field of crime fiction. He was a founding member of the Mystery Writers of America. The Anthony Awards are next to the Edgar and Shamus Award by the major U.S. crime rates.
Categories and election procedures
The Anthony Awards were first awarded in 1986. The categories vary from year to year, but among other prizes for the best English-language novels published in the previous year, debut novels, and short stories are regularly awarded. From the organizers of Bouchercon a list of nominees will be created in advance, which are based on surveys of fans of the thriller genre. Meet in each category usually five successive title contender who could unite the most votes in advance. The winners will also be chosen by fans, visitors to the Bouchercon and awarded at the Congress during an awards ceremony. Among the winners of recent years such well-known authors such as Elizabeth George, Thomas Harris, Tony Hillerman, Dennis Lehane or Val McDermid are represented.
In 2000 also the best benefits of crime writers of the last century were once awarded as part of the Millennium celebrations. As the best mystery novel Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca sat in 1938 published work against Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep (The Big Sleep, 1939), Agatha Christie's Alibi ( The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, 1926), Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon ( The Maltese Falcon, 1930) and Dorothy L. Sayers riot in Oxford ( Gaudy Night, 1935) by. As best series Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot triumphed with their series against Ed McBain ( 87 police station ), Marcia Muller ( Sharon McCone - series) Dorothy L. Sayers ( Lord Peter Wimsey - series) and Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe series). Christie also received the award as the best writer of the century, while Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Dorothy L. Sayers and Rex Stout was nominated.
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