Author
Mystery Writers of America
1945 — present
The Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is a professional organization of mystery and crime writers, based in New York City. The organization was founded in 1945 by <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1080559A/" target="_blank">Clayton Rawson</a>, <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1197683A" target="_blank">Anthony Boucher</a>, <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL406798A" target="_blank">Lawrence Treat</a>, and <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2180760A/" target="_blank">Brett Halliday</a>. It presents the **Edgar Award**, a small bust of Edgar Allan Poe, to mystery or crime writers every year. It presents the **Raven Award** to non-writers who contribute to the mystery genre. The category of Best Juvenile Mystery is also part of the Edgar Award, with such notable recipients as <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL25649A" target="_blank">Barbara Brooks Wallace</a> having won the honor twice for ***The Twin in the Tavern*** in 1994 and ***Sparrows in the Scullery*** in 1998, and <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL514471A" target="_blank">Tony Abbott</a> for his novel ***The Postcard*** in 2009. <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL465130A" target="_blank">John Dickson Carr</a>, who also served as president of the MWA, won a Grand Master Award in 1949 and 1962.
Books by Mystery Writers of America
30 titles
Mystery Writers of America presents vengeance
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
2012
Mystery writer's handbook
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1956
Mystery Writers of America Presents The Blue Religion
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
2008
Maiden Murders
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1952
Death Do Us Part
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
2006
With malice toward all
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1968
Mystery Writers of America Presents 'The Mystery Box'
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
2013
Butcher, baker, murder-maker
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1954
Writing Mysteries
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
2002
Murder Cavalcade
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1946
I, witness
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1978
The Rich and The Dead
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
2011
A pride of felons
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1963
Crimes across the sea
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1964
Murder by experts
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1947
A choice of murders
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1958
Crime for two
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1955
Big time mysteries
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1958
Eat, drink, and be buried
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1956
20 great tales of murder
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1951
Cream of the crime
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1962
Sleuths and Consequences
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1966
Murder in mind
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1967
Every crime in the book
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1975
Killers of the mind
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1975
Last Laughs
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1987
Crooks' tour
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1953
Masters of mayhem
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
1965
The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
2015
Odd Partners
Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
2019