Current Award Nominees

2025 Robert L. Fish Memorial Award Short Story Nominees

EQMM is proud to celebrate five short stories published in EQMM in 2024 that have been nominated for the 2025 Robert L. Fish Memorial Award. Endowed by the family of Robert L. Fish for the best published mystery short story by a previously unpublished American author, the Award will be presented at the 79th Annual Edgar® Awards celebrated on May 1, 2025, at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square. The stories are:

“The Legend of Penny and the Luck of the Draw Casino,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May-June 2024 by Pat Gaudet

“Head Start,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September-October 2024 by Kai Lovelace

“Murder Under Sedation,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March-April 2024 by Lawrence Ong

“The Jews on Elm Street,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September-October 2024 by Anna Stolley Persky

“Sparrow Maker,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November-December 2024 by Jake Stein