Literary award · United States · since 1997
Barry Award
American group of awards for English-language crime novels and stories (1997-). Established 1997 in United States.
About Barry Award
The Barry Award is a crime literary prize awarded annually since 1997 by the editors of Deadly Pleasures, an American quarterly publication for crime fiction readers. From 2007 to 2009 the award was jointly presented with the publication Mystery News. The prize is named after Barry Gardner, an American critic.
From the Wikipedia article “Barry Award (crime novel prize)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Draining Lake | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Barry Award for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q809001 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).