Crimefest Announces Awards Shortlists

Press Release  Thursday 15 Apr 2010
CrimeFest, the international crime fiction convention, announces the shortlists for their crime related awards.

The winners of the CrimeFest Awards will be announced during the Gala Dinner at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel on Saturday, 22 May. Toastmaster is Gyles Brandreth, and featured and highlighted authors include Colin Dexter, Rennie Airth, Tonino Benacquista, M.C. Beaton, Lindsey Davis, Laura Wilson and many more. (For more information visit www.crimefest.com.)

THE AWARDS

eDUNNIT AWARD

The eDunnit Award is for the best crime fiction ebook first published in the UK in 2009.

The award is sponsored by Reader from Sony and the winning author receives £1,000 and a Sony eReader. The winner also receives a commemorative award provided by Bristol Blue Glass.

eDunnit Award nominees:

- Josh Bazell for Beat The Reaper (Random House)

- Steve Berry for The Charlemagne Pursuit (Hodder & Stoughton)

- Juan Gomez-Jurado for Contract With God (Orion)

- Bernard Knight for Crowner Royal (Simon & Schuster)

- Carol McCleary for The Alchemy of Murder (Hodder & Stoughton)

Eligible titles were submitted by publishers for the longlist, and leading British crime fiction reviewers voted for the winning title from the shortlisted entries containing additional econtent.

One CrimeFest delegate whose vote coincides with the winning title will be randomly selected and receives an eReader courtesy of Sony.

THE LAST LAUGH AWARD

The Last Laugh Award is for the best humorous crime novel first published in the British Isles in 2009.

The £500 award is sponsored by Goldsboro Books, Britain's book collector's bookseller. The winner also receives a commemorative award provided by Bristol Blue Glass.

Last Laugh Award nominees:

- Colin Bateman for The Day of the Jack Russell (Headline)

- Josh Bazell for Beat the Reaper (Random House)

- Chris Ewan for The Good Thief's Guide to Paris (Long Barn Books)

- Suzette Hill for Bone Idle (Constable & Robinson)

- Malcolm Pryce for From Aberystwyth with Love (Bloomsbury)

- Len Tyler for Ten Little Herrings (Macmillan)

Eligible titles were submitted by publishers for the longlist, and leading British crime fiction reviewers voted to establish the shortlist and the winning title.

One CrimeFest delegate whose vote coincides with the winning title will be randomly selected and receives copies of the shortlisted titles.

SOUNDS OF CRIME AWARDS

The Sounds of Crime Awards are for the best abridged and unabridged crime audiobooks first published in the UK in 2009 in both printed and digital formats, and available for download from the Audible UK website. The Bristol Blue commemorative award goes to both the author and the reader of he winning entry.

The Sounds of Crime Awards are sponsored by Audible UK, the Internet's leading premium spoken audio source.

Nominees for Best Abridged Crime Audiobook:

- Dan Brown for The Lost Symbol (abridged by Karen DiMattia). Reader: Paul Michael (Orion)

- Lee Child for Gone Tomorrow (abridged by Carolanne Lyme). Reader: Kerry Shale (Random House)

- Peter James for Dead Tomorrow (abridged by Kati Nicholl). Reader: William Gaminara (Pan Macmillan)

- Stieg Larsson for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (translated by Reg Keeland; abridged by Isabel Morgan). Reader: Martin Wenner (Quercus)

- Stieg Larsson for The Girl Who Played with Fire (translated by Reg Keeland; abridged by Isabel Morgan). Reader: Martin Wenner (Quercus)

- Ian Rankin for The Complaints (abridged by Kati Nicholl). Reader: James Macpherson (Orion)

Nominees for Best Unabridged Crime Audiobook:

- Dan Brown for The Lost Symbol. Reader: Paul Michael (Whole Story Audio Books)

- Michael Connelly for The Scarecrow. Reader: Peter Giles (Orion)

- Peter James for Dead Tomorrow. Reader: David Bauckham (Whole Story Audio Books)

- Stieg Larsson for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (translated by Reg Keeland). Reader: Saul Reichlin (Whole Story Audio Books)

- Stieg Larsson for The Girl Who Played with Fire (translated by Reg Keeland). Reader: Saul Reichlin (Whole Story Audio Books)

- Ian Rankin for The Complaints. Reader: Peter Forbes (Whole Story Audio Books)

Eligible titles were submitted by publishers for the longlist, and Audible UK customers and recipients of the CrimeFest newsletter voted to establish the shortlists and winners.

One Audible UK customer or CrimeFest delegate whose votes coincides with the winning titles will be randomly selected and receives an iPod and the shortlisted titles.

For more information about the CrimeFest or the awards contact info@crimefest.com

www.crimefest.com/awards.html