Anthony Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1992) Winner
Maxim Jakubowski
マキシム・ヤクボウスキー
Makishimu Yakubōsuki
Pen Names:
Adam Barnett-Foster（Used for the short story 'Un Avocat pour Dolorès' in Twenty Houses of the Zodiac）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-01-01 （England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, French, Italian
- Residence History
- England → France → Italy
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, editor, publisher, bookseller, critic, rock music critic
- Active Years
- 1979-2025
- Affiliations
- Virgin Group, Penguin, Hearst Group, Murder One Bookshop, Crime Writers' Association
- Memberships
- Crime Writers' Association (CWA)
- Nominations
- London Noir (1995 Anthony Award nomination for Best Anthology)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CWA Red Herring Award | — | lifetime achievement | Crime Writers' Association | winner |
| 1992 | Anthony Award | 100 Great Detectives | Best Critical / Non-Fiction Work | — | winner |
| — | Karel Award | — | contribution to European science fiction | — | winner |
| 2024 | David L. Goodis Award | — | — | Noircon | winner |
CWA Red Herring Award
2019
Category:
lifetime achievement
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
winner
Anthony Award
1992
Work:
100 Great Detectives
Category:
Best Critical / Non-Fiction Work
Result:
winner
Karel Award
Category:
contribution to European science fiction
Result:
winner
David L. Goodis Award
2024
Organization:
Noircon
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
100 Great Detectives
1991 Detective fiction criticism 255 pagesA non-fiction work introducing 100 great detectives.
DetectivesCrime
Jack the Ripper: Comprehensive A-Z
2005 Non-fictionComprehensive A-Z on Jack the Ripper.
Crime history
Twenty Houses of the Zodiac
1979 SF anthology 237 pagesScience fiction anthology edited by him.
Science fiction
Bibliography
- Full bibliography (over 120 books) available on www.maximjakubowski.co.uk
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blend of crime, erotica, and science fictionDetailed narrativeCritical insight
- Recurring Motifs
- RomanceCrimeErotica
Legacy
Known as a writer of crime fiction, erotica, and SF; founded Murder One bookstore; recipient of CWA Red Herring, Anthony, and other awards.
In Popular Culture
- Co-author behind pseudonym Vina Jackson for bestselling erotic romance series.
Trivia
- Opened Murder One, UK's first specialist crime and mystery bookstore, closed 2009.
- Former chair of the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
- Wrote books on rock music in the 1980s.