Lori Rader-Day

Lori Rader-Day is an American author of mystery, crime, and suspense novels. She has won three Anthony Awards (2015, 2018, 2019),^[1][2][3] a Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award (2016),^[4] and an Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel (2021).^[5]

Personal life and education

Rader-Day was born in Thorntown, Indiana^[6] and currently lives in Chicago.^[7]

She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University, Master of Arts degree in creative nonfiction from Ball State University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Roosevelt University.^[8]

Career

From 2019-2020, Rader-Day served as the national president for Sisters in Crime.^[7][8] She presently serves as the co-chair of the Midwest Mystery Conference.^[7][8]

Rader-Day also teaches creative writing for Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies.^[7][8] She previously taught at Ball State University, Roosevelt University, and Yale University.^[8]

Awards and honors

In 2017, Rader-Day won the Regional Award for the Indiana Authors Awards.^[9]

Awards for Rader-Day's writing

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2015	The Black Hour	Anthony Award for Best First Novel	Winner	[1]
		Left Coast Crime's Rosebud Award	Nominee	[10]
		Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award	Nominee	[4]
		Macavity Award for Best First Novel	Nominee	[7]
		Barry Award for Best Paperback Original	Nominee	[7]
2016	Little Pretty Things	Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award	Winner	[11][12][13]
		Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original	Nominee	[1]
2018	The Day I Died	Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original	Winner	[2]
		Barry Award for Best Paperback Original	Nominee	[14]
		ITW Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original	Nominee	[15]
		Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award	Nominee	[4]
2019	Under a Dark Sky	Anthony Award for Best Best Paperback Original	Winner	[3][16]
		Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original	Nominee	[17]
		Lefty Award for Best Mystery	Nominee	[7]
2021	The Lucky One	Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel	Nominee	[18]
		Anthony Award for Best Best Paperback /E-book/ Audiobook Original Novel	Nominee	[19]
		Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award	Nominee	[4]
2022	Death at Greenway	Sue Feder Memorial Award (Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel)	Nominee	[20]
		Bruce Alexander Memorial Award (Lefty Award for Best Historical Novel)	Nominee	[7]
		Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel	Winner	[5]

Publications

• The Black Hour (2014)
• Little Pretty Things (2015)
• The Day I Died (2017)
• Under a Dark Sky (2018)
• The Lucky One (2020)
• Death at Greenway (2021)
• The Death of Us (2023)

References

1. "The Anthony Awards: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction". Crime Fiction Awards. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
2. "The 2018 Anthony Award Winners". CrimeReads. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
3. "Announcing the 2019 Anthony Award Winners". CrimeReads. 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
4. "Category List – Mary Higgins Clark Award". Edgar Awards Info & Database. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
5. "The Agatha Awards". MALICE DOMESTIC. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
6. "Lori Rader-Day". Goodreads. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
7. "About". Lori Rader-Day. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
8. "Faculty of the Master of Arts in Writing". School of Professional Studies | Northwestern University. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
9. "Previous Award Winners". Indiana Authors Awards. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
10. "Nominees for 2015 Left Coast Crime awards". Crimespree Magazine. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
11. "2016 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on 2016-11-05.
12. "Awards: Edgar Winners". Shelf Awareness. May 2, 2016. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
13. "Little Pretty Things". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
14. "2018 Barry Award Nominations". Poisoned Pen. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
15. "2018 Thriller Award - Paperback Original Winner and Nominees". Awards Archive. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
16. Cogdill, Oline H. "2019 Anthony Award Winners". Mystery Scene Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
17. "Category List – Best Paperback Original". Edgar Awards Info & Database. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
18. "The Agatha Award Nominees". Poisoned Pen. 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
19. "Announcing the 2021 Anthony Award winners". CrimeReads. 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
20. Rudolph, Janet (2022-07-25). "Mystery Fanfare: MACAVITY AWARD NOMINATIONS 2022". Mystery Fanfare. Retrieved 2022-12-23.

External links

• Official website