- LAST LAUGH AWARD
- SOUNDS OF CRIME AWARDS
- CRIME E-BOOK AWARD
- SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- 2008 & 2009 WINNERS

LAST LAUGH AWARD
The Last Laugh Award is for the best humorous crime novel published in the British Isles in 2009. Goldsboro Books, Britain's book collector's bookseller, is providing a £500 cash prize for the winner.

Publishers have been contacted and asked to submit eligible titles for the longlist. Leading British crime fiction reviewers will vote to establish the shortlist and winner. The winning title is announced at the CRIMEFEST Gala Dinner on the 22nd of May at the Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol. In addition to the cash prize the winner receives a commemorative award provided by Bristol Blue Glass.

CRIMEFEST delegates will also be invited to vote for their favourite humorous crime novel. Those who voted for the winning title will be entered into a draw for a set of copies of all the shortlisted titles.

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

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

Publishers have been contacted and asked to submit eligible titles for the longlist and recipients of the CRIMEFEST newsletter and Audible UK customers will vote to establish the shortlist. Audible UK customers and CRIMEFEST delegates will vote for the winning titles which will be announced at the CRIMEFEST Gala Dinner on the 22nd of May at the Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol. The winners receive a commemorative award provided by Bristol Blue Glass.

One Audible UK customer or CRIMEFEST delegate who voted for the winning titles will be randomly selected and receive an iPod and all shortlisted titles.

CRIME EBOOK AWARD

Sponsored by Reader from Sony, manufacturer of the Pocket and Touch Edition eBook Readers: the innovative new way to carry all your favourite books as electronic books and enjoy them whenever you want.

In recognition of the increasing popularity of eBooks, CRIMEFEST is instituting a new award for best crime eBook. The award will be presented for first time in 2010 at the CRIMEFEST Gala Dinner on the 22nd of May at the Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol.

More details to follow.

- 2008 WINNERS
- 2009 WINNERS