ABOUT MALICE DOMESTIC
Established in 1989, Malice Domestic® is an annual "fun fan" convention in metropolitan Washington, D.C., saluting the traditional mystery—books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
The genre is loosely defined as mysteries which contain no explicit sex or excessive gore or violence.
Malice Domestic Ltd., a nonprofit corporation (501)(C)(3) with tax-exempt status, was incorporated in 1992 and is governed by an all-volunteer board of directors. The logo and name are trademarked.
If you have questions or need further information about Malice Domestic, please contact Shawn Reilly, Public Relations, at PublicRelations@MaliceDomestic.org.
Future Dates for Malice Domestic Convention:
Malice Domestic 23: April 29 - May 1, 2011 at the Hyatt, Bethesda, MD
Malice Domestic 24: April 27 - 29, 2012 at the Hyatt, Bethesda, MD
A BRIEF HISTORY OF MALICE: ALL PAST HONOREES
The Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement is given in recognition of a significant body of distinguished work in the Malice Domestic genre. The award is bestowed by the Malice Domestic Board of Directors.
The Poirot Award is presented to honor individuals other than writers who have made outstanding contributions to the Malice Domestic genre. The award is bestowed by the Malice Domestic Board of Directors and presented at the Malice Domestic conference. The Poirot Award is not an annual award.
| Convention |
Guest of Honor |
Toastmaster |
Fan Guest of Honor |
Malice Remembers |
Lifetime Achievement |
Poirot |
Chair |
Malice I
4/21-23/89 |
Barbara Mertz |
Robert Barnard |
Ellen Nehr |
Agatha Christie |
None |
None |
Mary Morman |
Malice II
4/6-8/90 |
Patricia Moyes |
Sharyn McCrumb |
Phyllis Brown |
Dorothy L. Sayers |
Phyllis A. Whitney |
None |
Mary Morman |
Malice III
4/26-28/91 |
Charlotte MacLeod |
Simon Brett |
Janet Rudolph |
Mary R. Rinehart |
None |
None |
Gerry Letteney |
Malice IV
4/24-26/92 |
Aaron Elkins |
Mary Higgins Clark |
Bill Deeck |
Margery Allingham |
None |
None |
Gerry Letteney |
Malice V
4/23-25/93 |
Anne Perry |
Nancy Pickard |
Mary Morman |
William Shakespeare |
None |
None |
Ron McMillen |
Malice VI
4/22-24/94 |
Dorothy Salisbury Davis |
Dorothy Cannell |
Jim Huang |
Edgar Allan Poe |
Mignon G. Eberhart |
None |
Ron McMillen |
Malice VII
4/28-30/95 |
Ellis Peters |
Edward Marston |
Dean James |
Ngaio Marsh |
None |
None |
Ron McMillen |
Malice VIII
4/26-28/96 |
Peter Lovesey |
Margaret Maron |
Shirley Beaird |
Josephine Tey |
Mary Stewart |
None |
Beth Foxwell |
Malice IX
5/2-4/97 |
Carolyn G. Hart |
Joan Hess |
Judy & Jack Cater |
Richard & Francis Lockridge |
Emma Lathen |
None |
Beth Foxwell |
Malice X
5/1-3/98 |
Robert Barnard |
Katherine Hall Page |
Maureen Collins |
Ellery Queen |
Charlotte MacLeod |
None |
Carol Whitney |
Malice XI
4/30-5/2/99 |
Mary Higgins Clark |
M.D. Lake |
Carol Harper |
John Dickson Carr |
Patricia Moyes |
None |
Carol Whitney |
Malice XII
5/5-7/00 |
Simon Brett |
Eileen Dreyer |
Sheila Martin |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
Dick Francis |
None |
Cindy Silberblatt |
Malice XIII
5/4-6/01 |
Margaret Maron |
Rita Mae Brown |
Patti Ruocco |
Rex Stout |
Mildred Wirt Benson |
None |
Cindy Silberblatt |
Malice XIV
5/3-5/02 |
Edward Marston |
Annette & Martin Meyers |
Gerry Letteney |
G.K. Chesterton |
Tony Hillerman |
None |
Cindy Silberblatt |
Malice XV
5/2-4/03 |
Barbara D'Amato |
Parnell Hall |
Donna Beatley |
Agatha Christie |
Elizabeth Peters |
David Suchet |
Tom O'Day |
Malice XVI*
4/30-5/2/04 |
Dorothy Cannell |
Jan Burke |
Linda Pletzke |
Erle Stanley Gardner |
Marion Babson |
Ruth Cavin & Thomas Dunne |
Tom O'Day |
Malice XVII
4/29-5/1/05 |
Joan Hess |
Carole Nelson Douglas |
Anne Reece |
Ellis Peters |
H.R.F. Keating |
Angela Lansbury |
Tom O'Day |
Malice XVIII
4/21-23/06
|
Katherine Hall Page |
Kate Grilley |
Kay McCarty |
Craig Rice |
Robert Barnard |
Doug Greene |
Verena Rose |
Malice XIX
5/4-6/07 |
Rochelle Krich |
Kate Grilley |
Lee Mewshaw |
Georgette Heyer |
Carolyn G. Hart |
None |
Verena Rose |
Malice XX
4/25-27/08 |
Charlaine Harris
Lindsey Davis** |
Dan Stashower |
Elizabeth Foxwell/Ron & Jean McMillen |
All Those Previously Honored |
Peter Lovesey |
Janet Hutchings & Linda Landrigan |
Verena Rose |
Malice XXI
5/1-3/09 |
Nancy Pickard |
Elaine Viets |
Laura Hyzy |
Charlotte MacLeod |
Anne Perry |
Kate Stine & Brian Skupin |
Louise Leftwich |
Malice XXII
4/30-5/2/10 |
Parnell Hall |
Rhys Bowen |
Tom & Marie O'Day |
Ed Hoch |
Mary Higgins Clark |
William Link |
Verena Rose |
* A special category for Malice XVI honored Special Fan Ghost of Honor, Carole Ann Nelson
** International Guest of Honor
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