CrimeFest, CWA & Petrona Awards

Tomorrow CrimeFest begins and all being well I'll be there and tweeting/writing up panels.

There will be lots of Awards-related happenings:

On Friday, the shortlist for several CWA Awards will be announced including the International Dagger. For the first time in several years, this list will be a complete surprise to me as I'm no longer a judge. I'd love to hear what other people think will be on the shortlist. My usual Eligibles list is here.

On Saturday, at the Gala Dinner, the winner of the Petrona Award 2014 will be announced and it will be one of these titles, again which title do you think will win?:

CLOSED FOR WINTER by Jørn Lier Horst tr. Anne Bruce (Sandstone Press)

STRANGE SHORES by Arnaldur Indriðason tr. Victoria Cribb (Harvill Secker)

THE WEEPING GIRL by Håkan Nesser tr. Laurie Thompson (Mantle)

LINDA, AS IN THE LINDA MURDER by Leif G W Persson tr. Neil Smith (Doubleday)

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME by Yrsa Sigurdardottir tr. Philip Roughton (Hodder & Stoughton)

LIGHT IN A DARK HOUSE by Jan Costin Wagner tr. Anthea Bell (Harvill Secker)

Also at the Gala Dinner, the winners of the CrimeFest Awards will be announced. Here are the shortlists:

AUDIBLE SOUNDS OF CRIME AWARD
Audible.co.ukThe Audible Sounds of Crime Award recognises the best crime audiobook published in both print and audio in 2013. Courtesy of sponsor Audible UK, Britain's largest provider of downloadable audiobooks, the winning author and audiobook reader share the £1,000 prize equally and each receives a commemorative Bristol Blue Glass vase. Audible UK listeners establish the shortlist and the winning title.

The nominees are:
- Ben Aaronovitch for Broken Homes, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Orion Audio)
- John le Carré for A Delicate Truth, read by John le Carré (Penguin)
- Robert Galbraith for The Cuckoo's Calling, read by Robert Glenister (Hachette Audio)
- Peter James for Dead Man’s Time, read by Daniel Weyman (Macmillan Audio)
- Peter May for The Chessmen, read by Peter Forbes (Quercus)
- James Oswald for Natural Causes, read by Ian Hanmore (Penguin)


eDUNNIT AWARD
The eDunnit Award is for the best crime fiction ebook first published in both hardcopy and in electronic format in the British Isles in 2013. The winning author receives a cash prize as well as a commemorative Bristol Blue Glass vase. A team of British crime fiction reviewers vote to establish the shortlist and the winning title.

The nominees are:
- A.K. Benedict for The Beauty of Murder (Orion)
- Thomas H. Cook for Sandrine (Head of Zeus)
- Sara Gran for Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway (Faber and Faber)
- Elizabeth Haynes for Under a Silent Moon (Sphere)
- Val McDermid for Cross and Burn (Sphere)
- Derek B. Miller for Norwegian by Night (Faber and Faber)
- Denise Mina for The Red Road (Orion)
- Thomas Mogford for Sign of the Cross (Bloomsbury)
- George Pelecanos for The Double (Orion)
- Anne Zouroudi for The Feast of Artemis (Bloomsbury)


GOLDSBORO LAST LAUGH AWARD
Audible.co.ukThe Goldsboro Last Laugh Award is for the best humorous crime novel first published in the British Isles in 2013. The £500 prize is sponsored by Goldsboro Books, the UK's largest specialist in first edition, signed books. The winner also receives a Bristol Blue Glass vase. A team of British crime fiction reviewers vote to establish the shortlist and the winning title.

The nominees are:
- Colin Bateman for Fire and Brimstone (Headline)
- Alan Bradley for Speaking from Among the Bones (Orion)
- Colin Cotterill for The Axe Factor (Quercus)
- Shamini Flint for A Calamitous Chinese Killing (Little, Brown)
- Carl Hiaasen for Bad Monkey (Little, Brown)
- Suzette A. Hill for A Little Murder (Allison & Busby)
- Derek B. Miller for Norwegian by Night (Faber and Faber)
- Teresa Solana for The Sound of One Hand Killing (Bitter Lemon Press)