Literary award · United States
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
Annual literary award.
About Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel was established in 1954 as part of the Edgar Awards. Only hardcover novels written by a published American author are eligible. Paperback original novels are eligible for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original. Debut novels by American authors are eligible for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel. Winners for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel are listed below.
From the Wikipedia article “Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Elly Griffiths | The Stranger Diaries |
| 2017 | Noah Hawley | — |
| 2015 | Mr. Mercedes | — |
| 2013 | Dennis Lehane | Live by Night |
| 2012 | Mo Hayder | — |
| 2004 | Ian Rankin | Resurrection Men |
| 2003 | S. J. Rozan | — |
| 2000 | Jan Burke | — |
| 1997 | Thomas H. Cook | — |
| 1996 | Dick Francis | None |
| 1984 | Elmore Leonard | LaBrava |
| 1981 | Dick Francis | Whip Hand |
| 1979 | Eye of the Needle | — |
| 1977 | Robert B. Parker | Promised Land |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q113436830 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).