Arthur Ellis Awards - Derrick Murdoch Award

Derrick Murdoch Award

This is a special achievement award for contributions to the genre of crime and mystery writing, awarded at the discretion of the president of the Crime Writers of Canada. When first presented in 1984, it was known as the Chairman's Award; it was later renamed in honour of its first recipient, Derrick Murdoch.

  • 1984 - Derrick Murdoch
  • 1985 - Tony Aspler
  • 1986 - Margaret Millar
  • 1987 - The CBC Drama Department
  • 1988 - J.D. Singh and Jim Reicker
  • 1989 - not presented
  • 1990 - Eric Wilson
  • 1991 - not presented
  • 1992 - William Bankier, James Powell and Peter Sellers
  • 1993 - not presented
  • 1994 - not presented
  • 1995 - Jim and Margaret McBride
  • 1996 - not presented
  • 1997 - not presented
  • 1998 - Howard Engel and Eric Wright
  • 1999 - Ted Wood
  • 2000 - Eddie Barber, Rick Blechta, John North and David Skene-Melvin
  • 2001 - L.R. Wright
  • 2002 - James Dubro and Caro Soles
  • 2003 - Margaret Cannon
  • 2004 - Cheryl Freedman
  • 2005 - Max Haines
  • 2006 - Mary Jane Maffini
  • 2007 - not presented
  • 2008 - Edward D. Hoch
  • 2009 - Gail Bowen
  • 2010 - Peter Robinson
  • 2011 - Louise Allin and N.A.T. Grant
  • 2012 - Don Graves and Catherine Astolfo

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