The Last Laurels in Bristol - The Rap Sheet

Will another group take their place?

Today, Panzer made a trip to The Rap Sheet site. There our traveling kitty found a post about CrimeFest convention in the U.K..

 

In his post J. Kingston Pierce lists the CrimeFest award winners and those also nominated. As Panzer told you earlier this month, CrimeFest announced on their site they are closing down. The post also includes links to other information about the closing and reactions to it.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty will miss them."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Final CrimeFest

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to International Crime Fiction 

CrimeFest - The International Crime Fiction Convention - Awards Shortlist

The convention is in the UK.

Panzer stopped in at the CrimeFest site and found the announcement of the nominees for this year's awards.

 

The winner in each of the seven categories will be announced on May 17.

 

Click the link below to go to the CrimeFest site. Upon arrival at the site an announcement about CrimeFest closing this year appears. Click the Close button in the upper right corner of the announcement. Scroll down to the list of Awards in the black box. Click each award to see the nominee's list for that award.(Sometimes, the announcement doesn't appear and you're taken to the long list of entries instead of the nominees list. Don't ask me why. I'm a cat not a computer nerd.)

 

To read the nominees list tootle over to Crimefest Nominees

Star Power Burst Out All Over - The Rap Sheet

I'm not going out again It's really, really cold outside.

Today, Panzer went to The Rap Sheet site. There with just a tiny bit of digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty found one about writing awards.

 

According to the post by J. Kingston  Pierce, the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) has already announced some of their awards. Also included in the post is information about this year's CrimeFest. There are links to more information about MWA and CrimeFest.

Panzer says, "It's only January and they're already planning for May."

Note:This is a long-short post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read the post.

To read the post tootle over to The Rap Sheet

Winnowing Down the Competition - The Rap Sheet

There's an ebook category.

Today, Panzer made a quick trip to The Rap Sheet site. With a little digging in the posts our illustrious kitty boy found one about the 2024 CrimeFest Awards shortlist.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the seven award categories and the nominees for each. The list also includes links to some of the material.

Panzer says, "The list is so long you'll need to read them yourself."

Note: This is a long-medium length post. You'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink for your snack while you read.

To read the post tootle over to Competition

Upcoming Mystery Awards Ceremonies

Today, when Panzer was cleaning the Panzermobile, he found four wadded up posts. The first he found under the pilot's seat was about the Lefty Awards nominees. The second he found in the glove box was about the Agatha Awards nominees. The third he found in the cup holder was about the Barry Awards nominees. The fourth he found under the wiper blade for the windscreen was about the CrimeFEST Awards nominees.

Instead of posting each individually, our fastidious kitty boy decided to put them all together in one post.

 

 The information about each award and the nominees is available by following the links below.

 

See anybody you know?

Lefty Awards presented by Left Coast Crime (April 7-10) Albuquerque, NM. Lefty Awards given on April 9.

To see the list of nominees for the Leftys tootle over to Left Coast Crime

 

Agatha Awards presented by Malice Domestic (April 21-24) Rockville, MD. Agatha Awards given on April 23.

To see the list of the nominees for the Agatha awards tootle over to Malice Domestic

 

CrimeFEST Awards presented by Crimefest (May 12-15) Bristol, UK. Awards given on May 14.

To see the list of the nominees for the CrimeFEST awards tootle over to Crimefest

 

Barry Awards presented by Deadly Pleasures (given at Bouchercon, September 8-11) Minneapolis, MN. Awards given on September 8.

To see the list of the nominees for the Barry Awards tootle over to Deadly Pleasures

 

 

Pandemic Won't Cancel CrimeFest Prizes - The Rap Sheet

 Panzer didn't even make back home for a nap, before he heard clapping and cheering outside the Panzermobile. Following all the jocularity took our busy kitty boy to The Rap Sheet site. There he found a post about CrimeFest.

 

Some familiar names on that list, but not mine.

According to the post by J. Kingston Pierce, although The International Crime Fiction Convention CrimeFest has been cancelled this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic the prizes will still be awarded. The winners will be announced online. The post includes the complete short list. The post also includes a link to a post on the Shots site with information about some of the entries and the history of CrimeFest.

Panzer says, "This little kitty wishes they had the whole convention online."

Note: This is a long list of all the contestants. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to read all the titles of the contestants. If you plan to follow the link to the Shots post, bring another muffin.

To read the post tootle over to CrimeFest