Dilys Award Explained

The Dilys Award was presented every year from 1992 to 2014 by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. It was given to the mystery title of the year which the member booksellers have most enjoyed selling.^{[1] [2]} The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association is an association of retail businesses that are either wholly or substantially devoted to the sale of mystery books. The Dilys award is named after Dilys Winn, who became the first specialty bookseller of mystery books in the United States.^[3]

Awards

Notes and References

1. Book: Clark, Candace . Charles, John . Morrison, Joanna . The mystery readers' advisory: the librarian's clues to murder and mayhem . American Library Association . Chicago . 2002 . 75 . 0-8389-0811-X . 2023-03-23 . 2023-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223051201/https://books.google.com/books?id=bsWM8vWJHzoC&dq=%22Dilys+award%22&pg=PA75#v=onepage&q=%22Dilys%20award%22&f=false . live .
2. Book: Tere Stouffer . The Complete Idiot's Guide to the World of Harry Potter (Complete Idiot's Guide to) . Alpha . Indianapolis, IN . 2007 . 107. 978-1-59257-599-2 . registration . Dilys award. .
3. Web site: The DILYS AWARD . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100412150011/http://www.mysterybooksellers.com/dilys-award . April 12, 2010 . June 18, 2010 . Independent Mystery Booksellers Association .
4. Web site: The Dilys Award . December 23, 2023 . Stop, You're Killing Me! . January 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127213130/http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Dilys_Award.html . live .
5. Web site: February 5, 2007 . Awards: Still Life Takes the Dilys; The Audies . December 23, 2023 . . October 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001223330/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=370 . live .
6. Web site: Williams . Wilda W. . April 15, 2007 . Genre Spotlight 2007 "Mystery": The Killer Genre . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080716020154/http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6431959.html . July 16, 2008 . August 27, 2008 . Library Journal.
7. Web site: March 11, 2008 . Awards: Dilys; Iowa Short Fiction and Simmons Short Fiction . December 23, 2023 . . February 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223214113/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=630 . live .
8. Web site: January 15, 2008 . Awards: Dilys Nominees Unveiled . December 23, 2023 . . June 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629233510/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=592 . live .
9. Web site: March 12, 2009 . Awards: IMBA Dilys Award . December 23, 2023 . . August 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814145234/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=877 . live .
10. Web site: January 20, 2009 . Awards: Dilys and Edgar Nominees . December 23, 2023 . . September 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930083343/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=840 . live .
11. Web site: March 16, 2010 . Awards: Dilys Winner; Ridenhour Winners . December 23, 2023 . . October 2, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171002230341/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1138 . live .
12. Web site: January 19, 2010 . Awards: Pannell and Dilys Nominees . December 23, 2023 . . October 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006171535/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1093 . live .
13. Web site: March 28, 2011 . Awards: Dilys and Bancroft Winners . December 23, 2023 . . March 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315130107/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1424 . live .
14. Web site: January 26, 2011 . Awards: Costa; DBW Publishing Innovation; Dilys Shortlist . December 23, 2023 . . December 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207192420/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1376 . live .
15. Web site: April 2, 2012 . Awards: Dilys Winner; Diagram Oddest Book Title . December 23, 2023 . . June 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630224150/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1706 . live .
16. Web site: January 30, 2012 . Awards: Dilys Shortlist . December 23, 2023 . . November 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120001553/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1652 . live .
17. Web site: March 25, 2013 . Awards: Dilys Winner; Sunday Times Short Story . December 23, 2023 . . February 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203023650/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1955 . live .
18. Web site: January 30, 2013 . Awards: Costa Book of the Year; Dilys Winn Shortlist . December 23, 2023 . . December 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225055900/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1917 . live .
19. Web site: March 24, 2014 . Awards: Dilys Winner . December 23, 2023 . . March 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302135948/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2213 . live .
20. Web site: January 29, 2014 . Awards: Costa Book of the Year; Dilys Winn Nominees . December 23, 2023 . . March 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321014436/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2175 . live .