Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Explained

The Swedish Crime Fiction Academy (Swedish: Svenska Deckarakademin), is a Swedish organization set up in 1971 to promote quality in Swedish detective fiction and crime fiction.^[1] Originally, the academy had 13 elected members; today the number of members is 24.

Prizes awarded each year by the Academy:

• Best Translated Crime Novel (Bästa översatta kriminalroman, formerly called The Martin Beck Award)
• Best Swedish Crime Novel (Bästa svenska kriminalroman; also called The Golden Crowbar award)

There are also a number of awards which are not necessarily presented annually (though the two first usually are):

• Best Swedish First Crime Novel (Bästa svenska deckarebut)
• The Tracker Dog for best children's or young adult crime novel [''Spårhunden'') * ''Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement'' * ''Best Non-Fiction Work on crime fiction'' (''Bästa faktabok'') * ''Award for outstanding translations'' (''Berömvärd översättargärning'') * ''Special Award'', given at the discretion of the Academy Awards presented in the past: * ''Special Grand Master Award'' (for achievements in crime fiction; given only twice, to central Swedish critics of crime fiction) * ''Best Crime Novel Translated into Swedish – International'' == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.deckarakademin.se/ Official site]

Notes and References

1. http://www.ne.se/svenska-deckarakademin Swedish Crime Writers' Academy