Edgar Allan Poe Grand Master Award

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The Edgar Allan Poe Grand Master Award is a prestigious lifetime achievement honor presented by the Mystery Writers of America to recognize outstanding contributions to the mystery genre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lifetime achievement award
literary award
alsoKnownAs Grand Master Award
MWA Grand Master Award
linked to: Grand Master Award
associatedEvent annual Edgar Awards banquet
awardFor lifetime achievement in mystery writing
outstanding contributions to the mystery genre
country United States
field literature
mystery writing
firstRecipient Agatha Christie
frequency annual
genre crime fiction
mystery fiction
hasCategory mystery and crime writing awards
hasRecipient Agatha Christie
Donald E. Westlake
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
Ed McBain
Ellery Queen
Elmore Leonard
James Lee Burke
John Dickson Carr
Lawrence Block
Mary Higgins Clark
Mickey Spillane
P. D. James
Raymond Chandler
Rex Stout
Ruth Rendell
Sara Paretsky
Stephen King
Sue Grafton
Tony Hillerman
Walter Mosley
inception 1955
languageOfAwardedWork primarily English
namedAfter Edgar Allan Poe
namedFor Edgar Allan Poe
notableFor recognizing a body of work rather than a single book
organizer Mystery Writers of America
partOf Edgar Awards
linked to: Edgar Award
presentedBy Mystery Writers of America
scope primarily American and English-language mystery writers
selectionMethod chosen by the board of directors of Mystery Writers of America
significance one of the highest honors in the mystery genre
status ongoing

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Mary Higgins Clark notableAward Edgar Allan Poe Grand Master Award
Elmore Leonard awardReceived Grand Master Award (Mystery Writers of America)
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Queen of Suspense associatedWithAwardHolder Edgar Allan Poe Grand Master Award
Mary Higgins Clark awardReceived Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America
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Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins notableAward Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America
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Margaret Millar awardReceived Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America
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Agatha Christie awardReceived Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award
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Grand Master Award alsoKnownAs Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award
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Robert B. Parker awardReceived Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America
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Dashiell Hammett awardReceived Grand Master Award (Mystery Writers of America)
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John D. MacDonald awardReceived Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award
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