Book Mark: 2011 Arthur Ellis Award Winners

The 2011 Arthur Ellis Award winners were unveiled at a banquet in Victoria June 2, the 28th edition of the awards held by the Crime Writers of Canada. The Ellis Awards are Canada's literary prize celebrating crime-writing excellence. Open to Canadian writers, the awards are named for Arthur Ellis, the pseudonym used by Canada's former official hangman.

Novel: Bury Your Dead - Louise Penny



Non-Fiction: On The Farm - Stevie Cameron



Short story: So Much in Common - Mary Jane Maffini (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

Juvenile/young adult: The Worst Thing She Ever Did - Alice Kuipers.



French: Dans le quartier des agités - Jacques Côté.



First novel: The Debba - Avner Mandleman.



John Jeneroux picked up the Unhanged Arthur Award, which recognizes the best unpublished first crime novel, for his manuscript Better Off Dead.