The Edgar Awards, named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. They honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film and theatre published or produced in the past year. Categories in 2003 included:

  • Best novel
  • Best first novel by an American author
  • Best paperback original
  • Best critical / biographical
  • Best fact crime
  • Best short story
  • Best young adult
  • Best juvenile
  • Best television episode teleplay
  • Best motion picture screenplay
  • Best play