Anthony Award Winners were announced at Bouchercon 2026 in Calgary, October 24, 2026. The list of all the nominations can be found here.
Winners
Best Hardcover Novel
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
Best First Novel
Mask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove
Best paperback/eBook/Audiobook
Edge by Tracy Clark
Best Children's YA
Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala
Best Critical/Non-Fiction
Vacations Can Be Murder: A True Crime Lover's Travel Guide to New England by Dawn M. Barclay
Best Anthology/Collection
On Fire and Under Water: A Climate Change Crime Fiction Anthology edited by Curtis Ippolito Hollywood Kills edited by Adam Meyer & Alan Orloff
Best Short Story
"AITA for Using My Husband's Hobby to Teach Him a Lesson" by Mindy Carlson
Congratulations to all!
