26 March 2008

Make your nominations for Crimefest awards

If you are attending Crimefest this year, and I hope you are because I shall be there, you can now vote for the Crimefest awards. Until 25 April you can send in nominations for the Last Laugh award for the best British humorous crime novel published in 2007; and, on the same deadline, you can vote from a longlist for the Audible Sounds of Crime award. (Details for both available at this link.)

26 Mar 2008 09:28:22 | Miscellaneous

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