Author record · 2015 to 2025
Ellen Byron: Awards and Best-of Lists
Ellen Byron has won 6 awards, including the Lefty Awards (2017) for Body on the Bayou, with 15 longlist or nominee places in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A Very Woodsy Murder | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Contemporary Novel | |
| 2025 | A Very Woodsy Murder | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2025 | A Very Woodsy Murder | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Humorous Novel | |
| 2024 | Wined and Died in New Orleans | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Contemporary Novel | |
| 2023 | Bayou Book Thief | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2023 | Bayou Book Thief | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Contemporary Novel | |
| 2023 | Bayou Book Thief | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Humorous Novel | |
| 2022 | Cajun Kiss of Death | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Contemporary Novel | |
| 2022 | Cajun Kiss of Death | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2021 | Murder in the Bayou Boneyard | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2020 | Murder in the Bayou Boneyard | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Contemporary Novel | |
| 2020 | Fatal Cajun Festival | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2019 | Fatal Cajun Festival | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Contemporary Novel | |
| 2019 | Mardi Gras Murder | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2018 | Mardi Gras Murder | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Contemporary Novel | |
| 2018 | A Cajun Christmas Killing | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2017 | Body on the Bayou | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2017 | A Cajun Christmas Killing | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Contemporary Novel | |
| 2016 | Body on the Bayou | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Contemporary Novel | |
| 2016 | Plantation Shudders | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2015 | Plantation Shudders | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best First Novel |
Books
- A Very Woodsy Murder3 sources · 2025
- Bayou Book Thief3 sources · 2023
- A Cajun Christmas Killing2 sources · 2017 to 2018
- Body on the Bayou2 sources · 2016 to 2017
- Cajun Kiss of Death2 sources · 2022
- Fatal Cajun Festival2 sources · 2019 to 2020
- Mardi Gras Murder2 sources · 2018 to 2019
- Murder in the Bayou Boneyard2 sources · 2020 to 2021
- Plantation Shudders2 sources · 2015 to 2016
- Wined and Died in New Orleans1 source · 2024