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EDGAR AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

BEST NOVEL Down River by John Hart (St. Martin's Minotaur) BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR In the Woods by Tana French (Penguin Group – Viking) BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL Queenpin by Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster) BEST FACT CRIME Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Vincent Bugliosi (W.W. Norton and Company BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower and Charles Foley (The Penguin Press) BEST SHORT STORY "The Golden Gopher ' – Los Angeles Noir by Susan Straight (Akashic Books BEST JUVENILE The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh (Hyperion Books for Young Readers) BEST YOUNG ADULT Rat Life by Tedd Arnold (Penguin – Dial Books for Young Readers) BEST PLAY Panic by Joseph Goodrich (International Mystery Writers' Festival) BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY "Pilot" – Burn Notice, Teleplay by Matt Nix (USA Network/Fox Television Studios) BEST MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY Michael Clayton, Screenplay by Tony Gilroy (Warner Bros. Pictures)

2007 Dates

Mark Your Calendars! (See Authors page for author signings) 2007-2009 MEETING DATES May 6—Critique May 8—Chris Herndon, El Paso County Deputy Coroner May 20—Critique June to August Summer Hiatus Critique will continue to meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month September 2—Critique September 11—Program September 16—Critique October 7—Critique October 9—Program October 21—Critique November 4—Critique November 13—Program November 17—Critique December 2—Critique December 11—Program December 16—Critique January 8—Program February 12—Program March 12—Program April 9—Program May 14—Program