Black Orchid Novella Award
| Black Orchid Novella Award | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2007 |
| Location | New York, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Wolfe Pack |
| Website | http://www.nerowolfe.org  |
The Black Orchid Novella Award is a literary award for excellence in the mystery genre presented by The Wolfe Pack, the official Nero Wolfe Society which was founded in 1978 to explore and celebrate the stories of Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout.
The award is presented annually at the Wolfe Pack's Annual Black Orchid Banquet, traditionally held on the first Saturday in December in New York City. The award was announced in 2006 and was actually given out for the first time in 2007.[1]
To qualify:[2]
- Each entry must be an original unpublished work of fiction that conforms to the tradition of the Nero Wolfe series
- Entries must be 15,000 to 20,000 words in length
Winners
[edit]| Year | Author | Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | John Gregory Betancourt |
|
July/August 2008 |
| 2008 | Michael Nethercott |
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July/August 2009 |
| 2009 | Steve Liskow |
|
July/August 2010 |
| 2010 | Bradley Crowther |
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July/August 2011 |
| 2011 | James Lincoln Warren |
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July/August 2012 |
| 2012 | Robert Lopresti |
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July/August 2013 |
| 2013 | Susan Thibadeau |
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July/August 2014 |
| 2014 | K.B. McAbee |
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July/August 2015 |
| 2015 | Mark Thielman |
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July/August 2016 |
| 2016 | Steve Liskow |
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July/August 2016 |
| 2017 | Mark Thielman |
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July/August 2018 |
| 2018 | Mark Bruce |
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July/August 2019 |
| 2019 | Ted Burge |
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July/August 2020 |
| 2020 | Tom Larsen |
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July/August 2021 |
| 2021 | Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson |
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July/August 2022 |
| 2022 | Jacqueline Freimor |
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July/August 2023 |
| 2023 | Libby Cudmore |
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July/August 2024 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Black Orchid Novella Award—Celebrating the Novella Format". The Wolfe Pack. The Wolfe Pack. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Wolfe Pack -- Black Orchid Novella Award Contest Guidelines, Procedures, and FAQs". www.nerowolfe.org. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ^ "The Black Orchid Novella Award—Award Recipients". The Wolfe Pack. The Wolfe Pack. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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