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/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship The PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship is awarded by the PEN American Center annually to a writer of children's or young-adult fiction of high literary caliber "at a crucial moment in his or her career to complete a book-length work-in-progress." The author receives $5,000 and was made possible by PEN Member Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the Newbery Medal winner of such books as "Sang Spell" and "Shiloh". The author must be nominated by an editor or a fellow writer and must have published "at least two novels for children or young adults which have been warmly