Awards & Winners

Donald E. Westlake

Date of Birth 12-July-1933
Place of Birth Brooklyn
(United States of America, New York City, New York, New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Curt Clark, Donald Edwin Edmund Westlake, Richard Stark, Donald Westlake, Donald Edwin Westlake, Tucker Coe, J. Morgan Cunningham, Samuel Holt, Timothy J. Culver, Sheldon Lord, John B. Allan, Judson Jack Carmichael, The Neil Simon of the Crime Novel, Alan Marsh, Don Holliday, Andrew Shaw, P.N. Castor, Ben Christopher, Alan Marshall, Edwin West, John Dexter, James Blue, Neil Simon
Profession Writer, Screenwriter, Novelist
Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer, with over a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction or other genres. He was a three-time Edgar Award winner, one of only three writers to win Edgars in three different categories. In 1993, the Mystery Writers of America named Westlake a Grand Master, the highest honor bestowed by the society.

Awards by Donald E. Westlake

Check all the awards nominated and won by Donald E. Westlake.

2002


Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Barry Award for Best Novel Bad news

1998


Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Novel The Ax

1991


Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay
Honored for : The Grifters

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Grifters
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay The Grifters

1990


Edgar Award for Best Short Story
Honored for : Too Many Crooks

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Short Story Too Many Crooks
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay The Grifters
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay The Grifters

1988


Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay The Stepfather

1985


Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Short Story After I'm Gone

1983


Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Novel Kahawa

1979


Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Short Story This Is Death

1971


Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Novel The Hot Rock

1970


Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original The Sour Lemon Score

1968


Edgar Award for Best Novel
Honored for : God Save the Mark

Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Novel God Save the Mark

1967


Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Novel The Busy Body

1961


Nominations 1961 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author The Mercenaries
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