CrimeFest, a crime fiction con in Bristol UK, has announced the winners of their various awards. These prizes “honour the best crime books released in 2022 in the UK.” Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award eDunnit Award H.R.F. Keating Award (for the … Continue reading
(1) MEMBERS WILL HEAR FROM GLASGOW 2024. Glasgow 2024 told Facebook readers they will shortly be emailing all WSFS Only Members and Unconverted Friends with personalized instructions on how to become an Attending member, which will save people between £20 … Continue reading
2022 CRIMEFEST AWARDS SHORTLISTS CrimeFest, a British crime fiction convention in Bristol, announced their 2023 CrimeFest Awards nominees. These prizes “honour the best crime books released in 2022 in the UK.” The awards will be presented on May 13. Specsavers Debut … Continue reading
(1) INDIGENOUS HERITAGE IN HORROR. The Horror Writers Association blog features Owl Goingback, a three-time Bram Stoker Award Winner, receiving the award for Lifetime Achievement, Novel, and First Novel. “Interview with Owl Goingback”. Do you make a conscious effort to include … Continue reading
Many crime fiction award announcements have been posted in the past few weeks. SPOTTED OWL The winner of the 2021 Spotted Owl Award was announced on March 25. The award is for a mystery published during the previous calendar year … Continue reading
(1) SHOULD GEORGIA BILL HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR DRAGON CON? Georgia has passed a controversial voting bill reports CNN. Some think Dragon Con should take a stance, a few say they won’t attend while the law is in effect. The new … Continue reading
(1) LIGHTS OUT AT PARLER. When Twitter banned President Trump and purged thousands of QAnon-linked accounts that fell under the company’s “coordinated harmful activity” ban (due to concerns about online incitement leading to violence), Parler was one of the alternative … Continue reading
(1) KGB. Fantastic Fiction at KGB virtual reading series hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present Lauren Beukes and Usman T. Malik on Wednesday, January 20 at 7 p.m. Eastern. Check back at their website or social media to get the … Continue reading
(1) “THE FUTURE WAS SO BAD.” “HOW BAD WAS IT?” The Library of Congress’ National Book Festival Blog introduces “2020 National Book Festival Highlights: Dystopian Worlds”. Why is it that some of us love dystopian novels, the kind of fiction … Continue reading
The Capital Crime Festival is cancelled this year, however, through their social media the Amazon Publishing Readers’ Awards shortlist was announced. The crime fiction and media award sponsored by Amazon Publishing premiered last year at the Capital Crime event in … Continue reading