Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine selling more than 90,000 copies, which is far beyond Dannay and the publisher’s expectation. Since then, "EQMM" has become the Amwtican leading magazine of the genre and is credited with setting the standard for the modern crime and mystery short stories and keeping short stories of the genre alive and flourish. Frederic Dannay served as editor-in-chief for EQMM for more than 40 years. As an editor, Dannay set his goal to establish a more respectful reputation for mysteries and keep the genre strong. Dannay explained his manifesto for "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine" as being to "raise the sights of mystery
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize The PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize is awarded by the PEN American Center "to exceptionally talented fiction writers whose debut work — a first novel or collection of short stories...represent distinguished literary achievement and suggests great promise." The winner is selected by a panel of PEN Members made up of three writers or editors. The PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize was originally named the PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers. The prize awards the debut writer a cash award of US$25,000. The PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize was established in memory of Robert W. Bingham, who died in 1999 at