Literary award · Spain · since 2007
RBA International Prize for Crime Writing
Former Spanish literary award. Established 2007 in Spain.
About RBA International Prize for Crime Writing
RBA Prize for Crime Writing (Spanish: Premio RBA de Novela Policiaca) was a Spanish literary award said to be the world's most lucrative crime fiction prize at €125,000. It is funded by Barcelona-based multimedia publishing company RBA.
From the Wikipedia article “RBA Prize for Crime Writing”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Arnaldur Indriðason | — |
| 2009 | Philip Kerr | — |
| 2007 | Francisco González Ledesma | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the RBA International Prize for Crime Writing 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 Q16968308 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).