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The first Hopwood Award was given in 1931. Former winners include Arthur Miller, Lawrence Kasdan, Marge Piercy and Kathryn King Johnson (yours truly).
The First Queen of Mystery: Mary Roberts Rinehart Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958) almost wound up dead just like one of her own characters. On the morning of June 21, 1947, a disgruntled cook named Blas Reyes pointed a loaded gun at Rinehart and pulled the trigger. The only thing that saved the famous mystery writer was the age of the bullets; the filthy and ancient cartridges did not fire. The gun dropped to the floor. The household servants rushed to save Rinehart. Her personal maid, Margaret Muckian, and her chauffeur, Ted Falkenstrom, tried to subdue Reyes. They only succeeded after R...