{{Short description|Literary award for mystery writers}} {{Infobox award | awarded_for = Best in mystery fiction | presenter = Bouchercon World Mystery Convention | year = 1986 | website = {{URL|bouchercon.com/}} }} The '''Anthony Awards''' are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America.<ref>{{cite web |author=Langshaw, Mark |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/comics/news/a341204/the-chill-wins-anthony-award-for-best-graphic-novel.html |title='The Chill' wins Anthony Award for 'Best Graphic Novel' - Comics News |publisher=Digital Spy |date=2011-09-19 |access-date=2012-01-26 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012845/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/comics/news/a341204/the-chill-wins-anthony-award-for-best-graphic-novel.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |work=New Mexico Business Weekly |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/06/09/daily9.html |title=UNM Press mystery writer recognized for blog site |publisher=Bizjournals.com |date=2008-06-10 |access-date=2012-01-26 |archive-date=2014-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518225743/http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/06/09/daily9.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Categories== Awards are voted for by members attending the annual event and are given in a number of categories, including * Anthony Award for Best Novel * Anthony Award for Best First Novel * Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original * Anthony Award for Best Short Story * Critical / Non-fiction Work * Special Service award The ceremony may also include a number of "wild card" awards.{{cn|date=September 2024}}
== Winners == === 1980s === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Anthony Award winners (1986-1989)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Anthony Awards: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction |url=http://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-anthonys.html |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Crime Fiction Awards |archive-date=2017-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116003450/http://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-anthonys.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2019-10-31 |title=Every Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Novel, Assembled For Your Crime Reading Pleasure |url=https://crimereads.com/every-winner-of-the-anthony-award-for-best-novel-assembled-for-your-crime-reading-pleasure/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=CrimeReads |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703170953/https://crimereads.com/every-winner-of-the-anthony-award-for-best-novel-assembled-for-your-crime-reading-pleasure/ |url-status=live }}</ref> !Year !Category !Author !Title |- ! rowspan="7" |1986 !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Kellerman|first=Jonathan}} |''When the Bough Breaks'' |- !Movie | |''Witness'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Grafton|first=Sue}} |''"B" Is for Burglar'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Pickard|first=Nancy}} |''Say No to Murder'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Barnes|first=Linda|link=Linda Barnes (writer)}} |"Lucky Penny" from ''The New Black Mask'', No. 3 |- !TV Series | |''Murder She Wrote'' |- !Grand Master |{{sortname|last=Mertz|first=Barbara}} | |- ! rowspan="4" |1987 !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Crider|first=Bill}} |''Too Late to Die'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Grafton|first=Sue}} |''"C" Is for Corpse'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Wright Campbell|first=Robert}} |''{{sortname|last=Junkyard Dog|first=The|nolink=1}}'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Grafton|first=Sue}} |"The Parker Shotgun" from ''Mean Streets'' |- ! rowspan="6" |1988 !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Roberts|first=Gillian}} |''Caught Dead in Philadelphia'' |- !Movie | |''{{sortname|last=Big Easy|first=The|link=The Big Easy (film)}}'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Hillerman|first=Tony}} |''Skinwalkers'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Crais|first=Robert}} |''{{sortname|last=Monkey's Raincoat|first=The}}'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Barnard|first=Robert}} |"Breakfast Television" from ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine,'' January 1987 |- !TV Series | |''Mystery!'' |- ! rowspan="6" |1989 !First Novel |{{sortname|last=George|first=Elizabeth}} |''{{sortname|last=Great Deliverance|first=A}}'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Harris|first=Thomas}} |''{{sortname|last=Silence of the Lambs|first=The|link=The Silence of the Lambs (novel)}}'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Hart|first=Carolyn}} |''Something Wicked'' |- !Short Story | colspan="2" |No award presented |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Salisbury Davis|first=Dorothy}} |- !Distinguished Contribution |{{sortname|last=Kahn|first=Joan}}<ref>Gallagher, Maria (October 6, 1989). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/186478109/?clipping_id=120082168 "Hit of the Week: Murderous Writers Plot Mystery Weekend in Philly"]. ''Philadelphia Daily News''. p. 61. Retrieved March 3, 2023.</ref><ref>[http://www.alamo-sf.org/bouchercon02/past.html "Information on Bouchercons 1 - 32"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425023018/http://www.alamo-sf.org/bouchercon02/past.html |date=2023-04-25 }}. ALAMO, Inc. (Alamo Literary Arts Maintenance Organization).</ref> | |}
=== 1990s === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Anthony Award winners (1990-1999)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> !Year !Category !Author !Title !Ref. |- ! rowspan="7" |1990 !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Kijewski|first=Karen}} |''Katwalk'' | |- !Movie | |''Crimes and Misdemeanors'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Caudwell|first=Sarah}} |''{{sortname|last=Sirens Sang of Murder|first=The}}'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Hart|first=Carolyn}} |''Honeymoon with Murder'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Pickard|first=Nancy}} |''Afraid All The Time from Sisters in Crime'' | |- !TV Series | |''Inspector Morse'' | |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Gilbert|first=Michael}} | | |- ! rowspan="9" |1991 !Critical work |{{sortname|last=Breen|first=Jon L.}} and Martin H. Greenberg |''Synod Of Sleuths'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Cornwell|first=Patricia}} |''Postmortem'' | |- !Motion Picture | |''Presumed Innocent'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Grafton|first=Sue}} |''"G" Is for Gumshoe'' | |- ! rowspan="2" |Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Krich|first=Rochelle}} |''Where's Mommy Now?'' | |- |{{sortname|last=McCahery|first=James}} |''Grave Undertaking'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Dunlap|first=Susan}} |"The Celestial Buffet" from ''Sisters in Crime 2'' | |- !Television series | |''Mystery!'' | |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Campbell Gault|first=William}} | | |- ! rowspan="8" |1992 !Anthology / Short Story collection |{{sortname|last=Paretsky|first=Sara}} |''A Woman's Eye'' | |- !Critical work |{{sortname|last=Jakubowski|first=Maxim}} |''100 Great Detectives'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Henry|first=Sue}} |''Murder on the Iditarod Trail'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Lovesey|first=Peter}} |''{{sortname|last=Last Detective|first=The|link=The Last Detective (book)}}'' | |- !Paperback Original | colspan="2" |No award presented | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Cody|first=Liza}} |"Lucky Dip" from ''A Woman’s Eye'' | |- !True Crime |{{sortname|last=Simon|first=David}} |''Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets'' | |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=MacLeod|first=Charlotte}} | | |- ! rowspan="9" |1993 !Critical work |{{sortname|last=Nehr|first=Ellen}} |''Doubleday Crime Club Compendium 1928-1991'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Neely|first=Barbara}} |''Blanche on the Lam'' | |- !Motion Picture | |''{{sortname|last=Crying Game|first=The}}'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Maron|first=Margaret}} |''Bootlegger's Daughter'' | |- !Paperback Original | colspan="2" |No award presented | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Mott Davidson|first=Diane}} |"Cold Turkey" from ''Sisters in Crime 5'' |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-20 |title=Book Brahmin: Diane Mott Davidson |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=233 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525222300/https://shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=233 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- !True Crime |{{sortname|last=D'Amato|first=Barbara}} |''The Doctor, the Murder, the Mystery: The True Story of the Dr. John Branion Murder Case'' | |- ! rowspan="2" |Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Innes|first=Hammond}} | | |- |{{sortname|last=McInerny|first=Ralph}} | | |- ! rowspan="8" |1994 !Anthology / Short Story collection |{{sortname|last=Greenberg|first=Martin H.}} |''Mary Higgins Clark presents Malice Domestic 2'' | |- !Critical work |{{sortname|last=Gorman|first=Ed|dab=writer}}, Martin H. Greenberg, and Larry Segriff |''The Fine Art Of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Barr|first=Nevada}} |''Track of the Cat'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Muller|first=Marcia}} |''Wolf in the Shadows'' | |- !Paperback Original | colspan="2" |No award presented | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Dunlap|first=Susan}} |"Checkout" from ''Malice Domestic 2'' | |- !True Crime |{{sortname|last=Rule|first=Ann}} |''{{sortname|last=Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases|first=A}}'' | |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Hillerman|first=Tony}} | | |- ! rowspan="9" |1995 !Anthology / Short Story collection |{{sortname|last=Hillerman|first=Tony}} |''{{sortname|last=Mysterious West|first=The}}'' | |- !Critical work |{{sortname|last=Pike|first=B.A.}} and J. Cooper |''Crime Fiction, 2nd Edition'' | |- !Film | |''Pulp Fiction'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Carr|first=Caleb}} |''{{sortname|last=Alienist|first=The}}'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=McCrumb|first=Sharyn}} |''She Walks These Hills'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=McCrumb|first=Sharyn}} |"The Monster of Glamis" from ''Royal Crimes'' | |- !True Crime |{{sortname|last=Canter|first=David}} |''Criminal Shadows: Inside the Mind of the Serial Killer'' | |- !TV Series | |''Prime Suspect'' | |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Rendell|first=Ruth}} | | |- ! rowspan="13" |1996 !Cover Art |{{sortname|last=Patrick|first=Pamela}} |''{{sortname|last=Body In The Transept|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Stine|first=Kate}} |''{{sortname|last=Armchair Detective Book of Lists, 2nd Edition|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Editor |{{sortname|last=Freed|first=Sara Ann}} | | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Lanier|first=Virginia}} |''Death in Bloodhound Red'' | |- !Magazine / Digest / Review Publication | |''{{sortname|last=Armchair Detective|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Movie | |''{{sortname|last=Usual Suspects|first=The}}'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Willis Walker|first=Mary}} |''Under the Beetle's Cellar'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Coben|first=Harlan}} |''Deal Breaker'' | |- !Publisher |{{sortname|last=|first=St. Martin's Press}} | | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Haywood|first=Gar Anthony}} |"And Pray Nobody Sees You" from ''Spooks, Spies, and Private Eyes'' | |- !Short Story collection |{{sortname|last=Muller|first=Marcia}} |''{{sortname|last=McCone Files: The Complete Sharon McCone Stories|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |- !True Crime |{{sortname|last=Rule|first=Ann}} |''Dead By Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?'' | |- !TV Show | |''{{sortname|last=X-Files|first=The}}'' | |- ! rowspan="7" |1997 !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Heising|first=Willetta L.}} |''Detecting Women 2: Reader's Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women'' | |- !Fanzine | |''{{sortname|last=Armchair Detective|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |- ! rowspan="2" |First Novel |{{sortname|last=Furutani|first=Dale}} |''Death in Little Tokyo'' | |- |{{sortname|last=McMahan Grimes|first=Terris}} |''Somebody Else's Child'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Connelly|first=Michael}} |''{{sortname|last=Poet|first=The|link=The Poet (novel)}}'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Wheat|first=Carolyn}} |"Accidents Will Happen" from ''Malice Domestic 5'' | |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Westlake|first=Donald E.}} | | |- ! rowspan="7" |1998 !Cover Art |{{sortname|last=Kellner|first=Michael|nolink=1}} |''Night Dogs'' | |- !Critical / Non-Fiction Work | colspan="2" |No award presented | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Child|first=Lee}} |''Killing Floor'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Rozan|first=S. J.}} |''No Colder Place'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Riordan|first=Rick}} |''Big Red Tequila'' | |- ! rowspan="2" |Short Story |{{sortname|last=Hoch|first=Edward D.}} |"One Bag of Coconuts" from ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine,'' November 1997 | |- |{{sortname|last=Grape|first=Jan}} |"A Front Row Seat" from ''Vengeance is Hers'' | |- ! rowspan="6" |1999 !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Easter|first=George}} |''Deadly Pleasures Magazine'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Krueger|first=William Kent}} |''Iron Lake'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Connelly|first=Michael}} |''Blood Work'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Lippman|first=Laura}} |''Butchers Hill'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=D'Amato|first=Barbara}} |"Of Course You Know that Chocolate Is a Vegetable" from ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine,'' November 1998 | |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Moffatt|first=Len and June}} | | |}
=== 2000s === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Anthony Award winners (2000-2009)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> !Year !Category !Author !Title |- ! rowspan="9" |2000 !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Heising|first=Willetta L.}} |''Detecting Women'', 3rd edition |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}} |''Murder with Peacocks'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Robinson|first=Peter|link=Peter Robinson (novelist)}} |''In a Dry Season'' |- !Novel of the century |{{sortname|last=Du Maurier|first=Daphne}} |''Rebecca'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Lippman|first=Laura}} |''In Big Trouble'' |- !Series of the Century |{{sortname|last=Christie|first=Agatha}} |''Hercule Poirot'' series |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Chittenden|first=Meg}} |"Noir Lite" from ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine,'' January 1999 |- !Writer of the Century |{{sortname|last=Christie|first=Agatha}} | |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Langton|first=Jane}} | |- ! rowspan="8" |2001 !Anthology / Short-story collection |{{sortname|last=Block|first=Lawrence}} |''Master's Choice II'' |- !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Huang|first=Jim}} |''100 Favorite Mysteries Of The Century'' |- !Fan Publication |{{sortname|last=Aldrich|first=Chris}} and Lynn Kaczmarek |''Mystery News'' |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Xiaolong|first=Qiu}} |''Death of a Red Heroine'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=McDermid|first=Val}} |''{{sortname|last=Place of Execution|first=A}}'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Grilley|first=Kate}} |''Death Dances to a Reggae Beat'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Hoch|first=Edward D.}} |"{{sortname|last=Problem of the Potting Shed|first=The|nolink=1}}" from ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine,'' July 2000 |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Hoch|first=Edward D.}} | |- ! rowspan="8" |2002 !Cover Art |{{sortname|last=Storrings|first=Michael}} |"Reflecting the Sky," from photograph by Josef Beck |- !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Hillerman|first=Tony}} |''Seldom Disappointed'' |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Box|first=C. J.}} |''Open Season'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Lehane|first=Dennis}} |''Mystic River'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Harris|first=Charlaine}} |''Dead Until Dark'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Crider|first=Bill}} and Judy Crider |"Chocolate Moose" from ''Death Dines at 8:30'' |- !Young Adult Mystery |{{sortname|last=Warner|first=Penny}} |''{{sortname|last=Mystery of the Haunted Caves|first=The|nolink=1}}'' |- !Special Service |{{sortname|last=Norris|first=Doris Ann}} | |- ! rowspan="7" |2003 !Cover Art |{{sortname|last=Kellner|first=Michael}} |"Measures of Poison" from photograph by Christopher Voelker |- !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Huang|first=Jim}} |''They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated and Forgotten Mystery Novels'' |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Spencer-Fleming|first=Julia}} |''In the Bleak Midwinter'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Connelly|first=Michael}} |''City of Bones'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Burcell|first=Robin}} |''Fatal Truth'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Talley|first=Marcia}} |"Too Many Cooks" from ''Much Ado About Murder'' |- !Special Service | colspan="2" |No award issued |- ! rowspan="8" |2004 !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Niebuhr|first=Gary Warren}} |''Make Mine a Mystery: A Reader's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction'' |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Tracy|first=P. J.}} |''Monkeewrench'' |- !Historical Mystery |{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}} |''For The Love Of Mike'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Lippman|first=Laura}} |''Every Secret Thing'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Burcell|first=Robin}} |''Deadly Legacy'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}} |"Doppelganger" from ''Blood on Their Hands'' |- !Young Adult Mystery |{{sortname|last=Rowling|first=J.K.}} |''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' |- !Special Service | colspan="2" |No award issued |- ! rowspan="9" |2005 !Cover Art |{{sortname|last=Habibion|first=Sohrab}} |Brooklyn Noir |- !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Collins|first=Max Allan}} et al. |''Men's Adventure Magazines'' |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Kozak|first=Harley Jane}} |''Dating Dead Men'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Krueger|first=William Kent}} |''Blood Hollow'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Starr|first=Jason}} |''Twisted City'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Viets|first=Elaine}} |"Wedding Knife" from ''Chesapeake Crimes'' |- ! rowspan="2" |Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Pronzini|first=Bill}} and Marcia Muller | |- |{{sortname|last=Muller|first=Marcia}} | |- !Special Service | colspan="2" |No award issued |- ! rowspan="8" |2006 !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Lachman|first=Marv}} |''The Heirs of Anthony Boucher'' |- !Fan Publication |{{sortname|last=Jordan|first=Jon and Ruth}} |''Crimespree Magazine'' |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Grabenstein|first=Chris}} |''Tilt-a-Whirl'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Krueger|first=William Kent}} |''Mercy Falls'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Coleman|first=Reed Farrel}} |''The James Deans'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Seranella|first=Barbara}} |"Misdirection" from ''Greatest Hits'' |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Parker|first=Robert B.}} | |- !Special Service |{{sortname|last=Rudolph|first=Janet}} |''Mystery Readers International'' |- ! rowspan="9" |2007 !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Huang|first=Jim}} and Austin Lugar |''Mystery Muses'' |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Penny|first=Louise}} |''Still Life'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Lippman|first=Laura}} |''No Good Deeds'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Cameron|first=Dana}} |''Ashes and Bones'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Wood|first=Simon|link=Simon Wood (writer)}} |"My Father's Secret" from ''Crimespree Magazine'' |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Sallis|first=James}} | |- ! rowspan="3" |Special Service |{{sortname|last=Huang|first=Jim}} | |- |''Crum Creek Press'' | |- |{{sortname|last=Mystery Company|first=The}} | |- ! rowspan="9" |2008 !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Lellenberg|first=Jon}}, Daniel Stashower, and Charles Foley |''Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters'' |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=French|first=Tana}} |''In the Woods'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Lippman|first=Laura}} |''What the Dead Know'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Parrish|first=P. J.}} |''{{sortname|last=Thousand Bones|first=A}}'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Lippman|first=Laura}} |"Hardly Knew Her" from ''Dead Man's Hand'' |- !Website / Blog |{{sortname|last=Surber|first=Lucinda}} and Stan Ulrich |''Stop, You're Killing Me!'' |- ! rowspan="2" |Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Rosenwald|first=Robert}} | |- |{{sortname|last=Peters|first=Barbara G.}} | |- !Special Service |{{sortname|last=Jordan|first=Jon and Ruth}} |''Crimespree'' magazine |- ! rowspan="9" |2009 !Children's / Young-adult Novel |{{sortname|last=Grabenstein|first=Chris}} |''{{sortname|last=Crossroads|first=The|link=The Crossroads (novel)}}'' |- !Cover Art |{{sortname|last=Mendelsund|first=Peter}} |''{{sortname|last=Girl with the Dragon Tattoo|first=The|link=}}'' |- !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Marks|first=Jeffrey}} |''Anthony Boucher: A Biobibliography'' |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Larsson|first=Stieg}} |''{{sortname|last=Girl with the Dragon Tattoo|first=The|link=}}'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Connelly|first=Michael}} |''{{sortname|last=Brass Verdict|first=The|link=}}'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Hyzy|first=Julie}} |''State of the Onion'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Chercover|first=Sean}} |"A Sleep Not Unlike Death" from ''Hardcore Hardboiled'' |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Hubin|first=Allen J.}} | |- !Special Service |{{sortname|last=Jordan|first=Jon and Ruth}} |''Crimespree'' magazine |}
=== 2010s === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Anthony Award winners (2010-2019)<ref name=":1" /> !Year !Category !Author !Title !Ref. |- ! rowspan="6" |2010<ref name=":0" /> !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=James|first=P.D.}} |''Talking About Detective Fiction'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Littlefield|first=Sophie}} |''{{sortname|last=Bad Day for Sorry|first=A|nolink=}}'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Penny|first=Louise}} |''{{sortname|last=Brutal Telling|first=The|nolink=}}'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Gruley|first=Bryan}} |''Starvation Lake'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Ryan|first=Hank Phillippi}} |''On the House from Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers'' | |- !Special Service award | colspan="2" |No award issued | |- ! rowspan="9" |2011<ref name=":0" /> !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Curran|first=John|link=John Curran (Agatha Christie expert)}} |''Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Davidson|first=Hilary|link=Hilary Davidson (writer)}} |''Damage Done'' | |- !Graphic Novel |{{sortname|last=Starr|first=Jason}} |''{{sortname|last=Chill|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Penny|first=Louise}} |''Bury Your Dead'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Swierczynski|first=Duane}} |''Expiration Date'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Cameron|first=Dana}} |"Swing Shift" from ''Crimes By Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side'' | |- !Website / Blog |{{sortname|last=Surber|first=Lucinda}} and Stan Ulrich |''Stop, You're Killing Me!'' | |- !Lifetime Achievement |{{sortname|last=Paretsky|first=Sara}} | | |- !Special Service award |{{sortname|last=Karim|first=Ali|nolink=1}} |''Shots'' | |- ! rowspan="5" |2012<ref name=":0" /> !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Harris|first=Charlaine}} |''{{sortname|last=Sookie Stackhouse Companion|first=The}}'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Henry|first=Sara J.}} |''Learning to Swim'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Penny|first=Louise}} |''{{sortname|last=Trick of the Light|first=A|link=A Trick of the Light (novel)}}'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Hyzy|first=Julie}} |''Buffalo West Wing'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Cameron|first=Dana}} |"Disarming" from ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'', June 2011 | |- ! rowspan="5" |2013<ref name=":0" /> !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Connolly|first=John|link=John Connolly (author)}} and Declan Burke |''Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Pavone|first=Chris}} |''{{sortname|last=Expats|first=The}}'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Penny|first=Louise}} |''{{sortname|last=Beautiful Mystery|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Shaw|first=Johnny}} |''Big Maria'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Cameron|first=Dana}} |"Mischief in Mesopotamia" from ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'', November 2012 | |- ! rowspan="5" |2014<ref name=":0" /> !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Stashower|first=Daniel}} |''The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot To Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Coyle|first=Matt|link=Matt Coyle (author)}} |''Yesterday's Echo'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Krueger|first=William Kent}} |''Ordinary Grace'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=McPherson|first=Catriona}} |''As She Left It'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Connolly|first=John|link=John Connolly (author)}} |"The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository" | |- ! rowspan="5" |2015<ref name=":0" /> !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Ryan|first=Hank Phillippi}} (ed.) |''Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Rader-Day|first=Lori}} |''{{sortname|last=Black Hour|first=The}}'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Lippman|first=Laura}} |''After I'm Gone'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=McPherson|first=Catriona}} |''{{sortname|last=Day She Died|first=The}}'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Taylor|first=Art|link=Art Taylor (writer)}} |"The Odds Are Against Us" | |- ! rowspan="7" |2016<ref name=":0" /> !Anthology or Collection |{{sortname|last=Taylor|first=Art|link=Art Taylor (writer)}} (ed.) |''Murder Under the Oaks'' |<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foster |first1=Jordan |title=Bouchercon 2016: Blood on the Bayou |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/71519-bouchercon-2016-blood-on-the-bayou.html |access-date=27 September 2016 |website=Publishers Weekly |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021053549/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/71519-bouchercon-2016-blood-on-the-bayou.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=McDermid|first=Val}} |''Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Hamilton|first=Glen Erik}} |''Past Crimes'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Holm|first=Chris|nolink=1}} |''{{sortname|last=Killing Kind|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Berney|first=Lou}} |''{{sortname|last=Long and Faraway Gone|first=The|nolink=}}'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Abbott|first=Megan}} |''{{sortname|last=Little Men|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Young Adult Novel |{{sortname|last=Charbonneau|first=Joelle}} |''Need'' | |- ! rowspan="8" |2017 !Anthology or Collection |{{sortname|last=Herren|first=Greg}} (ed.) |''Blood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2016'' | |- !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Franklin|first=Ruth}} |''Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Ide|first=Joe}} |''IQ'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Penny|first=Louise}} |''{{sortname|last=Great Reckoning|first=A|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Novella |{{sortname|last=Stevens|first=B.K.}} |''{{sortname|last=Last Blue Glass|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Ziskin|first=James W.}} |''Heart of Stone'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Abbott|first=Megan}} |"Oxford Girl" | |- !Young Adult Novel |{{sortname|last=Henry|first=April}} |''{{sortname|last=Girl I Used to Be|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |- ! rowspan="8" |2018<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-10 |title=The 2018 Anthony Award Winners |url=https://crimereads.com/the-2018-anthony-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=CrimeReads |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731215716/https://crimereads.com/the-2018-anthony-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref> !Anthology |{{sortname|last=Phillips|first=Gary|nolink=1}} (ed.) |''{{sortname|last=Obama Inheritance|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Grann|first=David}} |''Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Garrett|first=Kellye}} |''Hollywood Homicide'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Locke|first=Attica}} |''Bluebird, Bluebird'' | |- !Online Content |Jungle Red Writers | | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Rader-Day|first=Lori}} |''The Day I Died'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Davidson|first=Hilary|link=Hilary Davidson (writer)}} |"My Side of the Matter" | |- !Bill Crider Award for Novel in a Series |{{sortname|last=Grafton|first=Sue}} |''"Y" is for Yesterday'' | |- ! rowspan="5" |2019<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-03 |title=Announcing the 2019 Anthony Award Winners |url=https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2019-anthony-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=CrimeReads |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224010833/https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2019-anthony-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Anthony Award Winners |url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/6660-2019-anthony-award-winners |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Mystery Scene Magazine |archive-date=2022-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731215717/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/6660-2019-anthony-award-winners |url-status=live }}</ref> !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=McNamara|first=Michelle}} |''I'll Be Gone in the Dark'' | |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Braithwaite|first=Oyinkan}} |''My Sister, the Serial Killer'' | |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Berney|first=Lou}} |''November Road'' | |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Rader-Day|first=Lori}} |''Under a Dark Sky'' | |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Cosby|first=S. A.}} |''{{sortname|last=Grass Beneath My Feet|first=The|nolink=1}}'' | |}
=== 2020s === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" !Year !Category !Author !Title |- ! rowspan="7" |2020<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-19 |title=The Anthony Award Winners |url=https://poisonedpen.com/2020/10/19/the-anthony-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Poisoned Pen |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006235143/https://poisonedpen.com/2020/10/19/the-anthony-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref> !Anthology or Collection |{{sortname|last=Rose|first=Verena}}, Rita Owen, and Shawn Reilly Simmons (eds.) |''Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible'' |- !Critical / Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Moulton|first=Mo}} |''The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women'' |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Laskowski|first=Tara}} |''One Night Gone'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Ryan|first=Hank Phillippi}} |''{{sortname|last=Murder List|first=The|nolink=1}}'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Pandian|first=Gigi}} |''{{sortname|last=Alchemist’s Illusion|first=The|nolink=1}}'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Segura|first=Alex}} |''{{sortname|last=Red Zone|first=The|nolink=1}}'' |- !Young Adult |{{sortname|last=Conley|first=Jen}} |''Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry'' |- ! rowspan="7" |2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-30 |title=Announcing the 2021 Anthony Award winners |url=https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2021-anthony-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=CrimeReads |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831020306/https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2021-anthony-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Anthony Award Winners |url=https://www.novelsuspects.com/book-list/2021-anthony-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Novel Suspects |date=31 August 2021 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903024816/https://www.novelsuspects.com/book-list/2021-anthony-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=2021-08-30 |title=Winners of the Anthony Awards Are Revealed |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-anthony-awards-are-revealed/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030184159/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-anthony-awards-are-revealed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> !Anthology or Collection |{{sortname|last=Graham|first=Heather}} (editor) |''Shattering Glass: A Nasty Woman Press Anthology'' |- !Critical/Non-Fiction Work |{{sortname|last=Weinman|first=Sarah}} |''Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime Murder, Deceit, and Obsession'' |- !First Novel |{{sortname|last=Heska Wanbli Weiden|first=David}} |''Winter Counts'' |- !Novel |{{sortname|last=Cosby|first=S. A.}} |''Blacktop Wasteland'' |- !Paperback Original |{{sortname|last=Lourey|first=Jess}} |''Unspeakable Things'' |- !Short Story |{{sortname|last=Segura|first=Alex}} |"90 Miles" |- !Young Adult |{{sortname|last=Narvaez|first=Richie}} |''Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco'' |- ! rowspan="7" |2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=2022-09-12 |title=Winners of the 2022 Anthony Awards Are Revealed |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-2022-anthony-awards-are-revealed/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912170728/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-2022-anthony-awards-are-revealed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> !Anthology or Collection |{{Sortname|Hank Phillippi|Ryan}} (editor) |''This Time for Sure: Bouchercon Anthology 2021'' |- !Critical/Non-Fiction Work award |{{Sortname|Lee|Child}} and Laurie R. King |''How To Write a Mystery: A Handbook From Mystery Writers of America'' |- !First Novel |{{Sortname|Mia P.|Manansala}} |''Arsenic and Adobo'' |- !Novel |{{Sortname|first=S. A.|last=Cosby}} |''Razorblade Tears'' |- !Paperback Original |{{Sortname|Jess|Lourey}} |''Bloodline'' |- !Short Story |{{Sortname|first=S. A.|last=Cosby}} |“Not My Cross to Bear” |- !Young Adult |{{Sortname|Alan|Orloff}} |''I Play One on TV'' |- ! rowspan="9" |2023 !Anthology |{{Sortname|S. J.|Rozan}} (editor) |''Crime Hits Home: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction’s Top Authors'' |- !'''Children’s/Young Adult''' |{{Sortname|Nancy|Springer}} |''Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade'' |- !Critical/Non-fiction |{{Sortname|Martin|Edwards|dab=author}} |''The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators'' |- !First Novel |{{Sortname|Nita|Prose}} |{{Sort|The Maid|''The Maid''}} |- !Hardcover |{{Sortname|Kellye|Garrett}} |''Like a Sister'' |- !Historical |{{Sortname|Wanda M.|Morris}} |''Anywhere You Run'' |- !Humorous |{{Sortname|Catriona|McPherson}} |''Scot in a Trap'' |- !Paperback/E-book/Audiobook |{{Sortname|Jess|Lourey}} |{{Sort|Quarry Girls|''The Quarry Girls''}} |- !Short Story |{{Sortname|Barb|Goffman}} |“Beauty and the Beyotch” |- ! rowspan="7" |2024<ref>{{cite web | title=2024 Anthony Award Winners – The Poisoned Pen Bookstore | website=The Poisoned Pen Bookstore | date=2024-08-31 | url=https://poisonedpen.com/2024/08/31/2024-anthony-award-winners/ | access-date=2025-08-24}}</ref> !Anthology |{{Sortname|Holly|West}} (editor) |''Killin' Time in San Diego'' |- !'''Children’s/Young Adult''' |{{Sortname|Nancy|Springer}} |''Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose'' |- !Critical/Non-fiction |{{Sortname|Timothy|Egan}} |''A Fever in the Heartland'' |- !First Novel |{{Sortname|Nina|Simon}} |''Mother-Daughter Murder Night'' |- !Hardcover |{{Sortname|S.A.|Cosby}} |''All the Sinners Bleed'' |- !Paperback/E-book/Audiobook |{{Sortname|Tracy|Clark|Tracy Clark (author)}} |''Hide'' |- !Short Story |{{Sortname|Dru Ann|Love}} & Kristopher Zgorski |“Ticket to Ride” |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.bouchercon.com/ Official website of Bouchercon World Mystery Convention]
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