The Colorado Book Awards announced this year's winners at an online event this past Friday. The winner in the Mystery Category was Celtic Empire by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler, with the other finalists including Lost Lake by Emily Littlejohn and Tracking Game by Margaret Mizushima. In the Thriller Category, the winner was Black Pearl, A Cold Case Suspense by Donnell Ann Bell, with the finalists including The Extinction Agenda by Michael Laurence and The Dead Girl in 2A by Carter Wilson.
Lambda Literary, an organization supporting LGBTQ+ writers and championing LGBTQ+ literature, announced the winners of the 32nd Lambda Literary Awards in over 20 categories across a broad range of genres. The winner in the Lesbian Mystery was Galileo by Ann McMan, while the winner in the Gay Mystery category was Carved in Bone: A Henry Rios Novel by Michael Nava. You can see the lists of all the finalists in the various categories here.
CrimeFest, one of Europe’s leading crime writing conventions, has announced the shortlists for its 13th annual awards honoring the best crime books released in 2019 in the UK. Winners will be chosen for Best Debut Crime Novel, Audible Sounds of Crime for audiobooks, the eDunnit Award for ebooks, the H.R.F. Keating Award for nonfiction, and the Best Books for Children and Young Adults. The awards were due to be presented at a Gala Dinner during the convention at the Bristol Mercure Grand Hotel this June, but due to Covid-19, the winners will be announced online at crimefest.com and via its social media pages on Tuesday July 7. You can find lists of all the finalists on the above official festival link.
The longlists were announced for Sisters in Crime Australia’s 20th Davitt Awards for the best crime and mystery books by Aussie women. This year a record 85 adult novels are in contention, with a third of those being debut novels. The official SinC-Australia website has the complete lists of the finalist for Best Adult Crime Novel, Best Young Adult Crime Novel, Best Children's Crime Novel, and Best Nonfiction Crime Books.
There will be a Virtual Noir at the Bar London today, Jun 3, 2020 07:30 PM. Authors scheduled to participate include Holly Seddon, Chris McDonald, Lizzy Barber, Emma Kavanagh, Danny Marshall, Jean Rafferty, Gillian McAllister, Theresa Talbot, Dave Sivers, and Phoebe Locke. Noir at the Bar has also compiled an anthology titled Noir from the Bar: 30 Crime and Mystery Shorts, with all proceeds to be donated to NHS charities in the UK.
Like many events, the Virginia Festival of the Book had to be canceled this year due to coronavirus concerns. But the festival has been offering up virtual events online via their SHELF LIFE series every Tuesday and Thursday at noon (EDT), livestreamed on Zoom and Facebook. Coming up on June 9th are crime writers Ellen Crosby (The Angels' Share) and Art Taylor (The Boy Detective & The Summer of '74 and Other Tales of Suspense) as they discuss their newest books, creating complex characters, and writing crime fiction. You can register for this free event here.
The Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer of color, offered through Sisters in Crime, although you don't have to be a member to apply. Applications are open through June 8, and although an unpublished writer is preferred, publication of several pieces of short fiction and/or up to two self-published or traditionally published books will not disqualify an applicant. The grantee may choose to use the funds for activities that include workshops, seminars, conferences, and retreats, online courses, and research activities required for completion of the work.
This past week during the riots in Minneapolis, several bookstores were targeted including Uncle Hugo’s, the oldest independent science fiction and fantasy bookstore in the US. Founded in 1974, the store also included Uncle Edgar’s bookstore (a specialty mystery, suspense, and thrillers shop housed within Uncle Hugo’s), but the entire building was completed gutted by fire, with the contents a complete loss. A GoFundMe page has been set up for those who wish to help out.
This weeks' featured crime poem at the 5-2 Weekly is "Trump and Covid-19" by Robert Cooperman.
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