The Edgar Allan Poe Awards 1950
The Edgar Allan Poe awards (the "Edgars") are awarded by the Mystery Writers of America to authors of distinguished work in various categories of the mystery genre.  The following list is of print literature only.  The awards for television, motion pictures, and plays have been omitted.

Best First Novel:  WHAT A BODY, by Alan Green (Simon & Schuster)

   Nominated:
   THE INNOCENT, by Evelyn Piper (Simon & Schuster)
   THE DARK LIGHT, by Bart Spicer (Dodd, Mead)
   THE SHADOW AND THE BLOT, by N.D. Lobell and G.G. Lobell (Harper)
   THE END IS KNOWN, by Geoffrey Holiday Hall (Simon & Schuster)
   WALK THE DARK STREETS, by William Krasner (Harper)

Best Fact Crime:  BAD COMPANY, by Joseph Henry Jackson (Harcourt, Brace & World)

Short Story Award: Ellery Queen, for ten years of service through EQ magazine.


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