Lori Rader-Day
{{short description|American writer}}
Lori Rader-Day is an American author of mystery, crime, and suspense novels. She has won three Anthony Awards (2015, 2018, 2019),{{Cite web |title=The Anthony Awards: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction. |url=http://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-anthonys.html |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Crime Fiction Awards}}{{Cite web |date=2018-09-10 |title=The 2018 Anthony Award Winners |url=https://crimereads.com/the-2018-anthony-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=CrimeReads |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2019-11-03 |title=Announcing the 2019 Anthony Award Winners |url=https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2019-anthony-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=CrimeReads |language=en-US}} a Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award (2016),{{Cite web |title=Category List – Mary Higgins Clark Award |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-mary-higgins-clark-award/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Edgar Awards Info & Database}} and an Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel (2021).{{Cite web |title=The Agatha Awards |url=https://www.malicedomestic.org/agatha-awards.html |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=MALICE DOMESTIC |language=en}}
Personal life and education
Rader-Day was born in Thorntown, Indiana{{Cite web |title=Lori Rader-Day |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7340518.Lori_Rader_Day |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Goodreads}} and currently lives in Chicago.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://loriraderday.com/about-lori-rader-day/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Lori Rader-Day |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Faculty of the Master of Arts in Writing |url=https://sps.northwestern.edu/masters/writing/faculty.php |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=School of Professional Studies {{!}} Northwestern University |language=en-us}}
Career
From 2019-2020, Rader-Day served as the national president for Sisters in Crime. She presently serves as the co-chair of the Midwest Mystery Conference.
Rader-Day also teaches creative writing for Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies. She previously taught at Ball State University, Roosevelt University, and Yale University.
Awards and honors
In 2017, Rader-Day won the Regional Award for the Indiana Authors Awards.{{Cite web |title=Previous Award Winners |url=https://indianaauthorsawards.org/the-awards/previous-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Indiana Authors Awards |language=en-US}}
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|+Awards for Rader-Day's writing !Year !Title !Award !Result !Ref. |
| rowspan="5" |2015
| rowspan="5" |{{sortname|The|Black Hour|nolink=1}} |Anthony Award for Best First Novel |Winner |
| Left Coast Crime's Rosebud Award
|Nominee |
| Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award
|Nominee |
| Macavity Award for Best First Novel
|Nominee |
| Barry Award for Best Paperback Original
|Nominee |
| rowspan="2" |2016
| rowspan="2" |Little Pretty Things |Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award |Winner |{{cite web |title=2016 Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105001852/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html |archive-date=2016-11-05 |work=Edgar Awards}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=May 2, 2016 |title=Awards: Edgar Winners |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2744 |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Shelf Awareness}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Little Pretty Things |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/little-pretty-things-lori-rader-day/1120551177?ean=9781633880054 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Barnes & Noble |language=en}} |
| Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original
|Nominee |
| rowspan="4" |2018
| rowspan="4" |{{sortname|The|Day I Died|nolink=1}} |Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original |Winner |
| Barry Award for Best Paperback Original
|Nominee |
| ITW Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original
|Nominee |
| Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award
|Nominee |
| rowspan="3" |2019
| rowspan="3" |Under a Dark Sky |Anthony Award for Best Best Paperback Original |Winner |{{Cite web |last=Cogdill |first=Oline H |title=2019 Anthony Award Winners |url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/6660-2019-anthony-award-winners |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Mystery Scene Magazine}} |
| Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original
|Nominee |{{Cite web |title=Category List – Best Paperback Original |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-paperback-original/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Edgar Awards Info & Database}} |
| Lefty Award for Best Mystery
|Nominee |
| rowspan="3" |2021
| rowspan="3" |{{sortname|The|Lucky One|nolink=1}} |Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel |Nominee |
| Anthony Award for Best Best Paperback /E-book/ Audiobook Original Novel
|Nominee |
| Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award
|Nominee |
| rowspan="3" |2022
| rowspan="3" |Death at Greenway |Sue Feder Memorial Award (Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel) |Nominee |
| Bruce Alexander Memorial Award (Lefty Award for Best Historical Novel)
|Nominee |
| Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel
|Winner |
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
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External links
- [http://loriraderday.com/ Official website]
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Category:21st-century American women writers
Category:People from Thorntown, Indiana