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The Mystery Writers of America are a professional writers group, and are well-known for bestowing the annual Edgar Awards are bestowed by and while the choices of nominees and winners may sometimes be rather bewildering, they remain the most prestigious awards in the entire mystery genre. The Arthur Ellis Awards , commonly called the Arthurs, are awarded annually by The Crime Writers of Canada , for books published in the previous calendar year, that is, for example, the 1997 awards were for books published in 1996. They're named for the pseudonym of Canada's offical hangman. Your comments, suggestions, corrections and contributions are always welcome.