Malice Domestic Convention - Arlington, VA. AGATHA AWARDS Named in Honor of Agatha Christie List of nominees The 2013 Agatha Awards will be given for materials first published in the United States by a living author during the calendar year 2013 (January 1-December 31), either in hardcover, as a paperback original, or e-published by an e-publishing firm.
The Agatha Awards honor the "traditional mystery. " That is to say, books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie as well as others. The Mystery Reader. Stop, You're Killing Me! Mystery Writers of America.