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The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Short Story: "A Wee Doch and Doris" by Sharyn McCrumb, published in "Mistletoe Mysteries"
Best First Novel: "Grime and Punishment" by Jill Churchill
Best Novel: "Naked Once More" by Elizabeth Peters