The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie, are literary awards for mystery and crime writers who write in the traditional mystery subgenre: "books typified by the works of Agatha Christie . . . loosely defined as mysteries that contain no explicit sex, excessive gore or gratuitous violence, and are not classified as 'hard-boiled.'" At an annual convention in Washington, D.C., the Agatha Awards are handed out by Malice Domestic Ltd, in six categories: Best Novel; Best First Mystery; Best Historical Novel; Best Short Story; Best Non-Fiction; Best Children's/Young Adult Mystery. Additionally, in some years the Poirot Award is presented to honor individuals other than writers who have made outstanding contributions to the mystery genre, but it is not an annual award. Early meetings of the Malice Domestic Committee occurred in fall 1987, with the first convention held on April 21–23, 1989, in Silver Spring, MD. Malice Domestic Ltd was incorporated in 1992. It is governed by a volunteer board of directors. Awards Winners and, where known, nominated titles for each year: Best First Novel 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Best Contemporary Novel 2010s 2020s Best Novel 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Best Historical Novel 2010s 2020s Best Non-Fiction 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Best Short Story 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Best Children/Young Adult Fiction 2000s 2010s 2020s Special Awards Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement Malice Domestic Poirot Award See also Agatha Christie Award (Japan) Agatha-Christie-Krimipreis, a former German literary prize named after Agatha Christie for unpublished crime short stories. References Mystery and detective fiction awards American literary awards Awards established in 1989 1989 establishments in the United States