Swedish Crime Writers' Academy

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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:

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

Awards presented in the past:

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References

  1. Swedish Crime Writers' Academy, Nationalencyklopedin , retrieved 3 January 2011 (in Swedish)