The Black Orchid Novella Award is a literary award for excellence in the mystery genre presented by The Wolfe Pack, the official Nero Wolfe Society which was founded in 1978 to explore and celebrate the stories of Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout.

The award is presented annually at the Wolfe Pack's Annual Black Orchid Banquet, traditionally held on the first Saturday in December in New York City.

The award was announced in 2006 and was actually given out for the first time in 2007.

[1] To qualify:[2] "Horse Pit""O'Nelligan's Glory""The Strangle Hold""Politics Make Dead Bedfellow""Inner Fire""The Red Envelope""The Discarded Spouse""Dyed to Death""A Meter of Murder""Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma""The Black Drop of Venus""Minerva James and the Goddess of Justice""The Red Taxi""El Cuerpo en el Barril" ("The Body in the Barrel")"The Man Who Went Down Under""The Case of the Bogus Cinderellas" "Alibi in Ice""Double Take"[3]