Nita Prose
Nita Pronovost, 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, Barry Award, Goodreads Choice Award, Macavity Award, and Ned Kelly Award.
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.
As of 2022, Prose lived in Toronto.
Awards
The Maid was a number one New York Times Best Seller and a Good Morning America Book Club Pick. CrimeReads included it on their list of the best traditional mysteries of 2022. The same year, it was the eighth most-popular book club pick.| Year | Title | Award | Result | |
| 2022 | The Maid | Fingerprint Award for Debut Novel of the Year | ||
| 2022 | The Maid | Goodreads Choice Award for Best Mystery & Thriller | Won | |
| 2022 | The Maid | Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut Novel | Nomitated | |
| 2022 | The Maid | Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Novel | Won | |
| 2023 | The Maid | Anthony Award for Best First Novel | Won | |
| 2023 | The Maid | Audie Award for Mystery | ||
| 2023 | The Maid | Barry Award for Best Debut Novel | Won | |
| 2023 | The Maid | Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel | ||
| 2023 | The Maid | Macavity Award for Best First Mystery | Won | |
| 2024 | The Mystery Guest | Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Traditional Mystery | Won |