Nita Prose
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Nita Pronovost,[1] better known by her pen name Nita Prose, is a Canadian author and book editor. She is best known for her 2022 novel, The Maid, which won a Anthony Award (2023), Barry Award (2023), Goodreads Choice Award (2022), Macavity Award (2023), and Ned Kelly Award (2022).
Prose began her career writing for literary magazines before becoming a production editor with HarperCollins Canada. She eventually transferred to Doubleday, where she served as senior editor. In 2016, she began overseeing the editorial team at Simon & Schuster Canada, ultimately becoming vice president and editorial director. As editor, she also worked as a ghost writer for multiple celebrity memoirs.[1]
The Maid was a number one New York Times Best Seller and a Good Morning America Book Club Pick.[3] CrimeReads included it on their list of the best traditional mysteries of 2022.[2] The same year, it was the eighth most-popular book club pick.[4]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Maid | Fingerprint Award for Debut Novel of the Year | Finalist | [5] |
| Goodreads Choice Award for Best Mystery & Thriller | Won | [6][7] | ||
| Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut Novel | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Novel | Won | [8][9] | ||
| 2023 | Anthony Award for Best First Novel | Won | [8] | |
| Audie Award for Mystery | Finalist | [10] | ||
| Barry Award for Best Debut Novel | Won | [8][11][12] | ||
| Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel | Finalist | [8][13] | ||
| Macavity Award for Best First Mystery | Won | [8] | ||
| 2024 | The Mystery Guest | Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Traditional Mystery | Won | [14] |
