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Monday, May 31, 2021

2021 CRIMEFEST AWARD WINNERS AND GIVEAWAYS!


THE 2021 CRIMEFEST AWARD WINNERS

CRIMEFEST presented its 2021 awards today. With Agatha Raisin star Matt McCooey returning as host, you can view the full award video ceremony on the CRIMEFEST HOME or VIDEO pages.

For those who haven't watched Agatha Raisin on television or would like to watch it again, CrimeFest has a DVD boxset of the Pilot and series one signed by Matt, as well as scriptwriter Julia Gilbert, and its star Ashley Jensen – yes, Agatha herself! To win, email competition@crimefest.com with ‘Agatha’ in the subject line, and your name and postal address in the body of the message. The deadline is 7 June.


Best Crime Novel For Children (aged 8-12)
– Serena Patel for Anisha, Accidental Detective (Usborne Publishing)
 

Best Crime Novel For Young Adults (aged 12-16)
– Patrice Lawrence for Eight Pieces of Silva (Hodder Children’s Group)

(In our continued mission to engage and support the local community, CRIMEFEST has once more distributed sets of all the books entered for both the Children and Young Adult Awards – total value at just under £1,100 – to schools in Bristol.

 
With heartfelt thanks to the participating publishers, and Max Minerva's Marvellous Books for their help.)


H.R.F. Keating Award
for best biographical or critical book related to crime fiction
– Martin Edwards (editor) for Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club (Collins Crime Club)


eDunnit Award
for best crime fiction ebook published in both hardcopy and in electronic format
– Ian Rankin for A Song for the Dark Times (Orion Fiction)


Last Laugh Award
for the best humorous crime novel
– Carl Hiaasen for Squeeze Me (Sphere)


Audible Sounds Of Crime Award
for the best unabridged crime audiobook
– Richard Osman for The Thursday Murder Club, reader Lesley Manville (Viking)

Courtesy of sponsor Audible, Richard Osman and Lesley Manville share a £1,000 prize equally.
 
With thanks to Audible, there is a digital set of all the nominated titles to give away to one lucky newsletter reader. (Accessing the audiobooks will require the winner to have an Audible account, or to sign up for a free one.) To enter, send an email to competition@crimefest.com with ‘Audible’ in the subject line and your name and email address in the body of the message. The deadline to enter is 7 June.


Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award
for a crime novel by a debut author
– Trevor Wood for The Man on the Street (Quercus)

Courtesy of headline and award sponsor, Specsavers, Trevor Wood receives a £1,000 prize.

(You can view last month’s Zoom panel with five of the nominees of this year’s Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award on the VIDEO page.)

With thanks to Specsavers and the participating publishers, there is one set of all the nominated titles to give away to one lucky newsletter reader. To enter, send an email to competition@crimefest.com with ‘Specsavers’ in the subject line and your name and email address in the body of the message. The deadline to enter is 7 June.
 
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! For full details of all the entered titles visit the CRIMEFEST AWARDS page.

 

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