Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
The Swedish Crime Fiction Academy, is a Swedish organization set up in 1971 to promote quality in Swedish detective fiction and crime fiction. Originally, the academy had 13 elected members; today the number of members is 24.
Prizes awarded each year by the Academy:Best Translated Crime Novel Best Swedish Crime Novel
There are also a number of awards which are not necessarily presented annually :Best Swedish First Crime Novel The Bloodhound for best children's or young adult crime novel Grand Master Award for Lifetime AchievementBest Non-Fiction Work on crime fiction Award for outstanding translations Special Award, given at the discretion of the Academy
Awards presented in the past:Special Grand Master Award
- ''Best Crime Novel Translated into Swedish – International''