The 2023 McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year and the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Book of the Year were presented on September 15.
THE MCILVANNEY PRIZE SHORTLIST
The McIlvanney Prize recognizes excellence in Scottish crime writing, and includes a prize of £1,000.
THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE SHORTLIST
The Debut Prize winner is awarded a cheque of £500 and a trophy sponsored by The Glencairn Glass.
The Bloody Scotland festival today announced finalists for the McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year.
The McIlvanney Prize recognizes excellence in Scottish crime writing, and includes a prize of £1,000.
THE MCILVANNEY PRIZE SHORTLIST
The winner will be announced at the Bloody Scotland festival in Stirling, Scotland which takes place September 15-17.
The Bloody Scotland festival today announced contenders for the two awards it hosts that celebrate Scottish noir, the McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year, and the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Book of the Year award.
Both awards are handed out at the Bloody Scotland festival in Stirling, Scotland which takes place September 15-17.
The McIlvanney Prize recognizes excellence in Scottish crime writing, and includes a prize of £1,000. Below is the McIlvanney Prize 2023 longlist. (The shortlist will be announced in August.)
THE MCILVANNEY PRIZE LONGLIST
THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE SHORTLIST
The Debut Prize winner is awarded a cheque of £500 and a trophy sponsored by The Glencairn Glass.
The 2022 McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year and the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Book of the Year were presented on September 15.
2022 MCILVANNEY PRIZE
The McIlvanney Prize recognizes excellence in Scottish crime writing, and includes a prize of £1,000 and nationwide promotion in Waterstones. The 2022 winner is:
BLOODY SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CRIME DEBUT OF THE YEAR
The 2022 Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year goes to a writer born in Scotland or living there, and setting their books there. The winner is awarded a cheque of £500 and a trophy sponsored by The Glencairn Glass.
The winner is:
2022 BARRY AWARDS
The winners of the 2022 Barry Awards were announced September 8 at Bouchercon. The Barry Award winners are selected by subscribers and readers of Deadly Pleasures, where one of the magazine’s stated goals is to search out and report on the best works being published in the field of crime fiction each year.
BEST MYSTERY/CRIME NOVEL
BEST FIRST MYSTERY/CRIME NOVEL
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
BEST THRILLER
2022 MCILVANNEY PRIZE SHORTLIST
The McIlvanney Prize recognizes excellence in Scottish crime writing, and includes a prize of £1,000 and nationwide promotion in Waterstones. Here is the McIlvanney Prize 2022 shortlist which was announced September 6:
The McIlvanney Prize winner will be announced on September 15.
2022 ELEANOR TAYLOR BLAND EMERGING CRIME FICTION WRITER OF COLOR AWARD
The winner of the 2022 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award was announced by Sisters in Crime on June 9.
Her submission, Murder in Tokyo, is a story of a Japanese American teen’s life which is shattered when her boyfriend is arrested as the prime suspect in a classmate’s murder. “I lived in Tokyo as an adult and found it painful to be viewed as different,” said Otake. “I expected to fit in and wondered how much harder that experience would have been if I was a vulnerable teen.”
Sisters in Crime has also awarded five runners-up:
The winner receives a $2,000 grant intended to support the recipient in crime fiction writing and career development activities. The grant may be used for activities that include workshops, seminars, conferences, and retreats, online courses, and research activities required for completion of the work. Otake said, “With this generous grant, I plan to either visit Japan to do more research for my manuscript or attend a mystery writing class at Moniack Mhor in Scotland.”
MCILVANNEY PRIZE LONGLIST
The McIlvanney Prize recognizes excellence in Scottish crime writing, and includes a prize of £1,000 and nationwide promotion in Waterstones. Here is the McIlvanney Prize 2022 longlist which was announced June 8:
Finalists for the McIlvanney Prize will be revealed at the beginning of September. The winner will be announced on September 15.
[Thanks to Cora Buhlert for these stories.]
The 2021 McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year and the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Book of the Year were presented on September 17 at the Bloody Scotland festival in Stirling, Scotland.
McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year
The McIlvanney Prize recognizes excellence in Scottish crime writing, and includes a prize of £1,000 and nationwide promotion in Waterstones.
Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Book of the Year
Similar to the McIlvanney Prize, Scottish roots are a must, either being born in Scotland or living there, and setting their books there.
The winner is awarded £500 and a trophy sponsored by The Glencairn Glass.
From opposite ends of the earth come two more crime fiction awards updates.
DAVITT AWARD
The winners of the 2021 Davitt Award, handed out by Sisters in Crime Australia, have been announced.
BEST ADULT NOVEL
BEST YOUNG ADULT CRIME NOVEL
BEST CHILDREN’S CRIME NOVEL
BEST CHILDREN’S CRIME NOVEL
BEST NON-FICTION BOOK
BEST DEBUT BOOK
READERS’ CHOICE AWARD
The Davitts are named after Ellen Davitt, the author of Australia’s first mystery novel, Force and Fraud, in 1865.
The judging panel for 2021 comprised Philomena Horsley, winner of the 2018 Scarlet Stiletto Award and medical autopsy expert; Joy Lawn, YA expert, and reviewer; Janice Simpson, author and academic; Emily Webb, true crime author, and podcaster; and Sisters in Crime national co-convenors, Moraig Kisler and Tara Mitchell.
MCILVANNEY PRIZE SHORTLIST
The McIlvanney Prize recognizes excellence in Scottish crime writing, and includes a prize of £1,000 and nationwide promotion in Waterstones.. Here is The McIlvanney Prize 2021 shortlist:
[Thanks to Cora Buhlert for the story.]
The weed of crime bears award-winning fiction!
THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST
The six shortlisted books for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2021 were named on June 15:
The public is invited to vote for the winner here. The award will be announced Thursday July 22. The author will receive £3,000, and a handmade, engraved beer barrel provided by Theakston Old Peculier.
MCILVANNEY PRIZE LONGLIST
The McIlvanney Prize recognizes excellence in Scottish crime writing, and includes a prize of £1,000 and nationwide promotion in Waterstones.. Here is the McIlvanney Prize 2021 longlist:
MACAVITY AWARDS FINALISTS
Mystery Readers International announced the finalists for the 2021 Macavity Awards on June 1.
The Macavity Award is named for the “mystery cat” of T.S. Eliot (Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats). Each year the members of Mystery Readers International nominate and vote for their favorite mysteries in five categories.
Best Mystery Novel:
Best First Mystery:
Best Mystery Short Story:
Best Mystery Critical/Biographical:
Sue Feder Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery:
BONY BLITHE WINNER
The 2021 Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award, an annual Canadian award celebrating traditional, feel-good mysteries, has been given to —
This will be the last ever Bony Blithe Award, because the award is being retired.
[Thanks to Cora Buhlert for the story.]
The 2020 McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year and the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Book of the Year were presented in a virtual ceremony on September 18.
Both awards are ordinarily handed out at the Bloody Scotland festival in Stirling, Scotland, which was cancelled this year. The announcement was still made online in the month when the festival would have taken place.
McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year
The McIlvanney Prize recognizes excellence in Scottish crime writing, and includes a prize of £1,000 and nationwide promotion in Waterstones.
Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Book of the Year
