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Mystery Writers’ Annual [#21, 1967] []
1967 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, Hotel Biltmore, New York City, April 21, 1967/
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a copy at the NYPL.

2 · From Our Past President · John Creasey · ms

2 · Greetings from Our New President · Herbert Brean · ms

6 · Sidestepping the Muse · Stuart Palmer · ar

8 · The Incidence of Coincidence · Ed Lacy · ar

10 · But We’re Not Talking About Roses, Will · Bruce Cassiday · ar

13 · Moa Frames a Gang · Norma Scheir · ar

13 · Violent Night; or, Play It Again Sam · Michael Avallone · ar

15 · Did He Fall? · Richard M. Gordon · ar

16 · 1967 Nominess · [uncredited] · ms

16 · Past Awards · [uncredited] · ms

17 · Bill of Fear · [uncredited] · ms

17 · Who’s Who in Mystery Writers of America, Inc. · [uncredited] · bg

19 · MWA Officers and Committees · [uncredited] · ms

20 · More Who’s Who in MWA · [uncredited] · ms

Mystery Writers’ Annual [#22, 1968] (31pp) []
1968 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, Hotel Biltmore, New York City, April 26, 1968.
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

2 · Greeting from Our New President · James Reach · cl

2 · From Our Past President · Herbert Brean · cl

4 · My Gun Is Quick—But My Aim Is Lousy · Joe Gores · ar

6 · On the Nostalgic Side · George Harmon Coxe · ar

8 · Carte du Jour · John Ball · ar

10 · A Literary Fable for Mystery Lovers · Lawrence Treat · ss

12 · Once Upon an Olive, or The Air Is Rare · Richard Martin Stern · ss

16 · 1968 Nominees · [uncredited] · ms

16 · Past Awards · [uncredited] · ms

17 · Who’s Who in Mystery Writers of America · [uncredited] · ms

17 · Car du Jour · Don Bensen · ar

17 · Cynic Qua Non · Pete Gordon · pm

19 · MWA Officers and Committees · [uncredited] · ms

20 · No Side Effects Anyhow · Pauline Bloom · ar

27 · More Who’s Who in MWA · [uncredited] · ms

Mystery Writers’ Annual [#23, 1969] (35pp) []
1969 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, Hotel Biltmore, New York City, April 25, 1969.
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

2 · Greetings from Our New President · Stanley Ellin · cl

2 · From Our Former President · James Reach · cl

4 · Advise—But Not Consent · Robert L. Fish · ar

6 · With a Litle Bit of Luck—and Some Work all Around · Joan Kahn · ar

8 · The Dime Detectives · Ron Goulart · ar

10 · Who Whom from What · Aaron Marc Stein · ar

12 · A Thrilling Situation Develops · Henry Slesar · ar

_ · Terror Among the Timbers · Henry Slesar · ss

16 · 1969 Nominees · [uncredited] · ms

16 · Past Awards · [uncredited] · ms

17 · Menu Menu Tekel Upharshin · Don Bensen · ms

29 · MWA Officers and Committees · [uncredited] · ms

29 · Who’s Who in MWA · [uncredited] · ms

33 · More Who’s Who in MWA · [uncredited] · ms

Mystery Writers’ Annual [#24, 1970] []
1970 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, Hotel Biltmore, New York City, May 1, 1970)
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

2 · From Our New President · Robert Bloch · ms

2 · From Our Former President · Stanley Ellin · ms

4 · Hammett and Chandler in Hollywood · William F. Nolan · ar [Ref. Dashiell Hammett & Raymond Chandler]

6 · Psycho Revisited · Lucy Freeman · ar

9 · Criminous Crossword · Norma Schier · pz

11 · Some of the Mysteries of Writing Mysteries · Robert L. Fish · ar

15 · Look Out, Oscar—Here Comes Edgar! · Chris Steinbrunner · ar

18 · 1970 Nominees · [uncredited] · ms

18 · Past Awards · [uncredited] · ms

19 · The Nominees: What the Reviewers Say · [uncredited] · ar

22 · MWA Officers and Committees · [uncredited] · ms

23 · Who’s Who in MWA · [uncredited] · ms

26 · American Heritage Pictorial History of MWA · [uncredited] · pt

Mystery Writers’ Annual [#25, 1971] (Mystery Writers of America) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

2 · Manfred B. Lee-1906-1971 · Bruce Cassiday · ob [Ref. Manfred B. Lee]

2 · Calyton Rawson: In Memorium · John Dickson Carr · ob [Ref. Clayton Rawson]

4 · From Our New President · Richard Martin Stern · es

4 · From Our Former President · Robert Bloch · es

6 · Options, Anyone? · Stanley Ellin · ar

9 · Dreams of an Awards Chairman · Hillary Waugh · ar

11 · The Mystery and Woman’s Lib · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · ar

15 · End Game · D. R. Bensen · ar

18 · 1971 Nominees · [uncredited] · ms

18 · Past Awards · [uncredited] · ms

19 · Criminalacarte Menu · [uncredited] · ms

22 · MWA Officers and Committees · [uncredited] · ms

29 · ’Tec Tac Toe · Nan Sumoyo · pz

Mystery Writers’ Annual [#26, 1972] ed. D. R. Bensen (32pp) []
1972 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, Essex House, New York City, April 28, 1972. Prominent authors of series were asked to write about their characters.
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

2 · From Our New President · Hillary Waugh · cl

2 · From Our Former President · Richard Martin Stern · cl

4 · Characters Are Born [Richard Rollison (The Toff)] · John Creasey · ar

6 · Dare to Wait [Susan Dare] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ar

8 · The Birth of a Blind Detective [Capt. Duncan Maclain] · Baynard Kendrick · ar

11 · An Author’s Relationship with His Characters · Robert L. Fish · ar

14 · I Made Him a Criminal [Parker] · Donald E. Westlake · ar

18 · 1972 Nominees · [uncredited] · ms

18 · MWA Committees · [uncredited] · ms

19 · About the Nominees · [uncredited] · ms

20 · MWA Officers · [uncredited] · ms

25 · A Series of Characters [Simon Ark; Captain Leopold; Jeffrey Rand] · Edward D. Hoch · ar

Mystery Writers’ Annual [#27, 1973] (32pp) []
1973 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, Essex House, New York City, May 4, 1973.
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

2 · From Our New President · Harold Q. Masur · cl

2 · From Our Former President · Hillary Waugh · cl

4 · A Glance at the Non-Writing Interests of Writers · Helen McCloy · ar

6 · Ramblings of a (Not Yet Full-Time but Hanging There) Neophyte Mystery Writer · Stanley Cohen · ar

10 · A Walker of Books · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · ar

18 · 1973 Nominees · [uncredited] · ms

18 · MWA Committees · [uncredited] · ms

19 · Table d’Hoch Menu · [uncredited] · ms

20 · About the Nominees · [uncredited] · ms

25 · Pickpocket Books, Inc. · Clayton Rawson · pl

30 · Jacks of All Trades · Jon L. Breen · qz

30 · Criminalimerick · D. R. B. · pm

Mystery Writers’ Annual [#28, 1974] (31pp) []
1974 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, Essex House, New York City, May 3, 1974.
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

4 · From Our New President: All About Hanover Time and—Ulp!—Censorship… · Aaron Marc Stein · cl

4 · From Our Former President: Some of My Best Friends Are Best Sellers · Harold Q. Masur · cl

6 · Latent Prints

_6 · View from the Burning Glass: The Secret of Being Very, Very Good · Dorothy B. Hughes · ar

_8 · View from the Polygraph: To Tell the Truth—It’s an Art! · Lillian de la Torre · ar

_10 · View from the Paper Chase: Who’s Winning the Softcover Sweepstakes? · Bill Pronzini · ar

_14 · View from the Projection Booth: An Audience That Loves Blood and Gore Can’t Be All Bad · Chris Steinbrunner · ar

11 · The Man Who Brings in the Winners · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Edward D. Hoch]

12 · Past Awards · [uncredited] · ms

20 · 1974 Nominees · [uncredited] · ms

22 · Acumenu · [uncredited] · ms

24 · Who Are These People? MWA Officers · [uncredited] · ms

25 · What the Shouting Is all About · [uncredited] · ms

Mystery Writers’ Annual [#29, 1975] (31pp) []
1975 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, New York Hilton, New York City, April 25, 1975.
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

4 · From Our New President: Keeping Up with (or Running Ahead of) One’s Readers · Phyllis A. Whitney · cl

4 · From Our Former President: A Salute to Certain Not Writing Writers · Aaron Marc Stein · cl

5 · In Memoriam

_5 · Lawrence G. Blochman · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · ob [Ref. Lawrence G. Blochman]

_5 · Hans Stefan Santesson · Edward D. Hoch · ob [Ref. Hans Stefan Santesson]

6 · The State of the Mystery

_6 · Why the Mystery Keeps Growing: The New Breed · Barbara Norville · ar

_8 · The Quality of Murder: A Connoisseur’s Lament · T. M. McDade · ar

_9 · Two Grand Achievers: Eric Ambler and Howard Haycraft · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Eric Ambler & Howard Haycraft]

_10 · A Slight Problem with the Ego, Kind of · Warner Law · ar

_11 · Those Were the Days: Maclain’s Last Case [Capt. Duncan Maclain] · Baynard Kendrick · ar

_14 · On Becoming an Editor · Lawrence Treat · ar

_14 · Oh, to Be in London in October of ’75 · Frank Bandy · ar

_24 · Horrors of a Writer’s Wars · Brian Garfield · ar

12 · Past Edgar Winners · [uncredited] · ms

20 · 1975 Edgar Nominees · [uncredited] · ms

20 · MWA Committees · [uncredited] · ms

21 · MWA Special Deadly Dozen · T. M. McDade · ms

22 · A Celebration of Candidates · [uncredited] · ms

26 · MWA Officers · [uncredited] · ms

Mystery Writers’ Annual [#30, 1976] (31pp) []
1976 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, New York Hilton, New York City, April 30, 1976.
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

4 · From Our New President: The Saga of a Search · Lawrence Treat · cl

4 · From Our Former President: Of Male Chauvinist Critics · Phyllis Whitney · cl

5 · In Memoriam

_5 · The Queen · S. Phelps Platt, Jr. · ob [Ref. Agatha Christie]

_5 · Rex · D. R. Bensen · ob [Ref. Rex Stout]

_5 · So Long, Leo · Marilyn Granbeck, Michael Avallone & Bruce Cassiday · ob [Ref. Leo Margulies]

6 · The State of the Mystery

_6 · The Mystery: From There to Where? · Hillary Waugh · ar

_6 · Our Bicentennial Blot · D. R. Bensen · ar

_8 · Same Time Next Year · Gloria Amoury · ar

_10 · Telly Baby Who Loves Ya? · Joe Gores · ar

_10 · A Study in Mauve · Charles Norman · ar

_11 · No Death Wish on This Location · Brian Garfield · ar

_11 · On the Rubber Chicken Circuit · Harold Q. Masur · ar

_12 · Editing Without Tears · Eleanor Sullivan · ar

_14 · Specialty of the House: Edwardian Style · Stanley Ellin · ar

12 · Grand Master Nominee: Graham Greene · Edward D. Hoch · ar [Ref. Graham Greene]

22 · 1976 Edgar Nominees · [uncredited] · ms

22 · MWA Committees · [uncredited] · ms

24 · MWA Officers · [uncredited] · ms

Mystery Writers’ Annual [#31, 1977] []
1977 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, Biltmore Hotel, New York City, April 29, 1977
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

4 · When You Say That, Smile (from Our New President) · Mignon G. Eberhart · ms

4 · A Kind of Ombudsman (from Our Immediate Past President) · Lawrence Treat · ms

6 · The Ultimate Superbowl · Stanley Ellin · ar

6 · “I’m Old Fashioned” · Isaac Asimov · ar

8 · A Series of Crimes—and Vice Versa · Robert Bloch · ar

10 · The Wildest Gambler of All—the $10,000 Bettor · Joan Kahn · ar

12 · Which Treasurer Lies Under Those Floor Boards? · Frank Bandy · ar

12 · Hello, Out There! · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · ar

14 · Clerihews and Ballade · Aaron Marc Stein · pm

18 · Widening One’s Horizon · Robert L. Fish · ar

20 · But the Work Gets Done… · Pauline Bloom · ar

22 · The Anonymous Annotator · Charles Norman · ar

22 · Fiscalimericsk · D. R. Bensen · ar

24 · Goodbye to the Friendly Crow in the Apple Tree · Helen Wells · ar

Mystery Writers’ Annual [#32, 1978] []
1978 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner & 2nd International Congress of Crime Writers, Biltmore Hotel, New York City, March 17, 1978
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

4 · Salute · Brian Garfield · ar

4 · The Case of the Stolen Gold Dagger · Gregory Mcdonald · ss

6 · Something of Value (from Our Immediate Past President) · Mignon G. Eberhart · ms

6 · Welcome and a Warning (from Our New President) · Robert L. Fish · ms

8 · Quotations from Chairman E.X. · E. X. Ferrars · ar

10 · A Mystery Writer, Beheaded in Error · Warner Law · ar

12 · West Side Story—1978 · Frank Bandy · ar

12 · And Helpful Hints for our Visitors to New York · Frank Bandy · ar

13 · We Would Love to See You in Sweden · K. Arne Blom & Iwan Hedman · ar

14 · My Love Affair · H. R. F. Keating · ar

16 · The Police in Fact and Fiction · Michael Gilbert · ar

17 · From Silver Screen to Emerald Isle · Jean Darling · ar

17 · A Sonnet for the Fearful · Aaron Marc Stein · pm

17 · And Another for the Foolhardy · Aaron Marc Stein · pm

19 · A Gorey Sketch · Eleanor Sullivan · ar [Ref. Edward Gorey]; the Annual includes a poster designed by Gorey to promote the 2nd International Congress of Crime Writers.

20 · Like, You Know—E. A. Poe · Stanley Ellin · ar

22 · “Lizzie” Makes It as Opera · [uncredited] · ar

24 · Boswell and Crime · Lillian de la Torre · ar
from a talk before the Johnson-Boswell Society of the Rocky Mountain Region, 1977.

28 · Had I but Known · D. R. Bensen · ar

30 · When Dreams Come True · Mary Higgins Clark · ar

32 · An Editor Speaks to Writers · Barbara Norville · qa

33 · “Wolfe’s Bane” (Mystery Crossword Puzzle) · Edgar Montenegro · pz

34 · Crime Movie Quiz · Fred C. Dobbs · qz

35 · Advice from the Crime Queen · Lee Wright · ar

36 · A New Golden Age? · Edward D. Hoch · ar

37 · Science in Mystery and Vice Versa · Isaac Asimov · ar

38 · It All Started with Hammett · Bill Pronzini · ar [Ref. Dashiell Hammett]

38 · How to Write in Los Angeles · Ross Thomas · ar

40 · Chicago Style · Robert Edward Eckels · ar

41 · Live! A Frozen Leg of Lamb · Dilys Winn · ar

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