“A Dreadful Day” is treated as the 2010 Robert L. Fish Memorial Award winner. No book edition has been confirmed, so its recognition is centered on its magazine publication.

Its tension as a short story is what earned the recognition.

Dorothy Gilman received the 2010 Grand Master Award in recognition of her career, best known for the Mrs. Pollifax series.

It was the writer’s long career, not a single title, that was honored.

Barbara G. Peters received the 2010 Ellery Queen Award for her contribution to Poisoned Pen Press and the mystery-publishing field.

The award recognizes contributions to publishing and to the genre itself.

Robert Rosenwald received the 2010 Ellery Queen Award for his contribution to Poisoned Pen Press and the mystery-publishing field.

His publishing work itself became the reason for the honor.