Readers will be able to choose the best detective. First prize in the field of detective and suspense genres of literature and cinema “Russian detective” has finished accepting applications and June 10 will announce the launch of the popular vote.
“the popular vote will pass on a book recommendation service LiveLib from 10 June to 20 August. The results will be formed the shortlist for the award and the winner in the nomination “readers ‘ Choice” – say the organizers.
According to them, they have received 310 applications, among which 125 paper books and e-183. The long list will be published on the website of the award. The winners will be determined in 10 nominations: “Crime and punishment detective of the year”, “songwriter of the year”, “discovery of the year”, “contribution to the development of the genre”, “readers Choice, Best foreign detective”, “the Best domestic series in the genre of detective”, “the Best film in the genre of detective”, “debut of the year”, “Children’s detective”.
Together with the readers the best will determine the professional jury: the Japanese writer, designer and astrologer sōji Shimada, one of the most famous writers in the genre of detective Alexandra Marinina, Director, Russian state library (RSL) Vadim Duda, editor in chief of TV channel “Russian detective” Ekaterina Efanova, scientist, criminologist, writer, and honored lawyer of the Russian Federation Danil Koretsky and many others.
to Compete, especially beginning authors, there is something: the work of the winner in the nomination “debut of the year” will be published by the publishing group “Eksmo-AST”. And RSL promises a particularly valuable prize for the winner in the nomination “contribution to the development of the genre.”
