Black Orchid Novella Award

Black Orchid Novella Award
Date 2007 (2007)
Location New York, New York
Country United States
Presented by The Wolfe Pack
Website http://www.nerowolfe.org Edit this on Wikidata

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  • Each entry must be an original unpublished work of fiction that conforms to the tradition of the Nero Wolfe series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[3]

Year Author Title Publication Date
2015 Mark Thielman

"A Meter of Murder"

 July/August 2016
2014 K.B. McAbee

"Dyed to Death"

 July/August, 2015
2013 Susan Thibadeau

"The Discarded Spouse"

 July/August, 2014
2012 Robert Lopresti

"The Red Envelope"

 July/August, 2013
2011 James Lincoln Warren

"Inner Fire"

 July/August, 2012
2010 Bradley Crowther

"Politics Make Dead Bedfellow"

 July/August, 2011
2009 Steve Liskow

"The Strangle Hold"

 July/August, 2010
2008 Michael Nethercott

"O'Nelligan's Glory"

 July/August, 2009
2007 John Gregory Betancourt

"Horse Pit"

 July/August, 2008

References

  1. ↑ "The Black Orchid Novella Award—Celebrating the Novella Format". The Wolfe Pack. The Wolfe Pack. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Wolfe Pack -- Black Orchid Novella Award Contest Guidelines, Procedures, and FAQs". www.nerowolfe.org. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  3. ↑ "The Black Orchid Novella Award—Award Recipients". The Wolfe Pack. The Wolfe Pack. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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