Carolyn Hart Awards and Honors
Carolyn Hart has captivated readers for decades with her masterful traditional mysteries, including the beloved Death on Demand, Ghost, and Henrie O series. Her exceptional work has earned three Agatha Awards for Best Novel, two Anthony Awards, two Macavity Awards, two Oklahoma Book Awards for best novel, and the prestigious Grand Master title from the Mystery Writers of America, the highest career honor in the field, celebrating her lasting contributions to the mystery genre.
Carolyn Hart has captivated readers for decades with her masterful traditional mysteries, including the beloved Death on Demand, Ghost, and Henrie O series. Her exceptional work has earned three Agatha Awards for Best Novel, two Anthony Awards, two Macavity Awards, two Oklahoma Book Awards for best novel, and the prestigious Grand Master title from the Mystery Writers of America, the highest career honor in the field, celebrating her lasting contributions to the mystery genre.
- 1988 — Agatha Award for Best Novel — Something Wicked
- 1989 — Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original — Something Wicked
- 1990 — Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original — Honeymoon with Murder
- 1990 — Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel — A Little Class on Murder
- 1993 — Agatha Award for Best Novel — Dead Man's Island
- 1993 — Macavity Award for Best Short Story — “Henrie O’s Holiday”
- 2001 — Oklahoma Book Award for Fiction/Best Novel — Sugarplum Dead
- 2003 — Agatha Award for Best Novel — Letter from Home
- 2004 — Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award — Oklahoma Center for the Book
- 2005 — Ridley Pearson Award — For significant contributions to the mystery field
- 2007 — Malice Domestic Lifetime Achievement Award (plus Amelia Award for contributions to traditional mystery)
- 2014 — Mystery Writers of America Grand Master — Highest career honor from MWA