Keeping Current with the Kudos

September always brings with it a profusion of news about crime-fiction prizes, but this last week seems to have exceeded expectations. In addition to the Bouchercon prize results, we now have the shortlist of contestants for Scotland’s 2023 McIlvanney Prize:

• Squeaky Clean, by Callum McSorley (Pushkin)
• The Second Murderer, by Denise Mina (Vintage)
• Cast a Cold Eye, by Robbie Morrison (Macmillan)
• The Devil’s Playground, by Craig Russell (Little, Brown)

The three-times-as-lengthy longlist of contenders, released back in mid-June, can be revisited here.

As Mystery Fanfare explains, the latest McIlvanney Prize recipient will be declared during the latest Bloody Scotland festival, scheduled for September 15-17 in Stirling, Scotland. This award is named in honor of William McIlvanney, author of the novel Laidlaw.

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Meanwhile, the Australian Crime Writers Association last week announced the recipients of its 2023 Ned Kelly Awards (aka “Neddies”) in four different categories.

Best Crime Fiction: Exiles, by Jane Harper (Pan Macmillan Australia)
Best Debut Crime Fiction: Wake, by Shelley Burr (Hachette Australia)
Best International Crime Fiction (published in Australia): The Lemon Man, by Keith Bruton (Brash)
Best True Crime: Betrayed, by Sandi Logan (Hachette Australia)

In case you would like to look back, this year’s longlists of Neddie nominees are still available here.

(Hat tip to The Gumshoe Site.)