Literary award · Sweden · since 1982
Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
Annual Swedish literary prize for Swedish language crime novels. Established 1982 in Sweden.
About Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
The Best Swedish Crime Novel Award (Bästa svenska kriminalroman) is a literary prize awarded annually since 1982 by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy. The winners of the award are listed below:
From the Wikipedia article “Best Swedish Crime Novel Award”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Carl-Johan Vallgren | — |
| 2023 | Christoffer Carlsson | — |
| 2022 | Sara Strömberg | — |
| 2021 | Åsa Larsson | The Second Deadly Sin |
| 2020 | Tove Alsterdal | — |
| 2019 | Camilla Grebe | — |
| 2018 | Stina Jackson | — |
| 2017 | Camilla Grebe | — |
| 2016 | Malin Persson Giolito | — |
| 2013 | Christoffer Carlsson | — |
| 2012 | Åsa Larsson | The Second Deadly Sin |
| 2011 | Jan Arnald | — |
| 2010 | Leif G. W. Persson | The Dying Detective |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Best Swedish Crime Novel 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 Q27665 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).