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. It is awarded annually at

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Crime Writing Festival in the UK, held every July, as part of the

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. The winner receives £3000 and a small hand-carved oak beer cask carved by one of Britain's last coopers. Novels eligible are those crime novels published in paperback any time during the previous year. Voting is by the public with decisions of a jury-panel also taken into account, a fact not-much publicised by the award organisers, who are keen to emphasize the public-voting aspect of the award.

Recipients

Outstanding Contribution

References

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