Ngaio Marsh Awards
| Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel | |
|---|---|
The first Ngaio Marsh Award trophy was presented in 2010 | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand crime, mystery, and thriller writing |
| Country | New Zealand |
| First award | 2010 |
| Website | http://www.facebook.com/NgaioMarshAward |
The Ngaio Marsh Awards (formerly Ngaio Marsh Award), popularly called the Ngaios, are literary awards presented annually in New Zealand to recognise excellence in crime fiction, mystery, and thriller writing. The Awards were established by journalist and legal editor Craig Sisterson in 2010, and are named after Dame Ngaio Marsh, one of the four Queens of Crime of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. The Award is presented at the WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers Festival in Christchurch, the hometown of Dame Ngaio.