The prestigious Arthur Ellis Awards are presented in early June by the Crime Writers of Canada, a national organization for and about Canadian crime writers.

Here is a link to the article about the Arthur Ellis Awards .

The 2009 award winners include:

Best Novel - Linwood Barclay, Too Close to Home
Best First Novel - Howard Shrier, Buffalo Jump
Best Short Story - Pasha Malla, �Filmsong� in Toronto Noir
Best Non-Fiction - Michael Calce & Craig Silverman, Mafiaboy: How I Cracked the Internet and Why It�s Still Broken
Best Juvenile - Sharon E. McKay, War Brothers
Best Crime Writing in French - Jacques C�t�, Le Chemin des brumes
Best Unpublished First Crime Novel (the Unhanged Arthur) - Douglas A. Moles, Louder

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