Jackie Farrant - creator of RAVEN CRIME READS and a bookseller/Area Commercial Support for a major book chain in the UK.
Miriam Owen - founder of the NORDIC NOIR blog, passionate about the arts, she moderates author panels and provides support at crime fiction festivals.
Ewa Sherman - translator and writer, and blogger at NORDIC LIGHTHOUSE.
Award administrator
Karen Meek – owner of the EURO CRIME blog and website.
The judges (2022)
Jackie
Farrant
- creator of RAVEN CRIME READS and a bookseller/Area Commercial
Support for a major book chain in the UK.
Miriam Owen - founder of the NORDIC NOIR blog and creator of content for communities.
Ewa Sherman - translator and writer, and blogger at NORDIC LIGHTHOUSE.
Award administrator
Karen Meek – owner of the EURO CRIME blog and website.
The judges (2021)
Jackie Farrant – Crime fiction expert and creator of RAVEN CRIME READS; bookseller for twenty years and a Regional Commercial Manager for a major book chain in the UK.
Dr. Kat Hall – Translator and editor; Honorary Research Associate at Swansea University; international crime fiction reviewer at MRS. PEABODY INVESTIGATES.
Ewa Sherman – Translator and writer; blogger at NORDIC LIGHTHOUSE; regular contributor to CRIME REVIEW; volunteer at crime fiction festivals in Reykjavik, Bristol and Newcastle.
Award administrator
Karen Meek – owner of the EURO CRIME website; reviewer, former CWA judge for the International Dagger, and Library Assistant.
Jackie Farrant – Crime fiction expert and creator of RAVEN CRIME READS; bookseller for nineteen years and a Regional Commercial Manager for a major book chain in the UK.
Dr. Kat Hall – Translator and editor; Honorary Research Associate at Swansea University; international crime fiction reviewer at MRS. PEABODY INVESTIGATES.
Jake Kerridge – Journalist and literary critic. He has been the crime fiction reviewer of the Daily Telegraph since 2005 and has judged many crime and thriller prizes.
Award administrator
Karen Meek – owner of the EURO CRIME website, reviewer, former CWA judge for the International Dagger, and Library Assistant.
The judging panel (2019)
Jackie Farrant – Crime fiction expert and creator of RAVEN CRIME READS; bookseller for eighteen years and a Regional Commercial Manager for a major book chain in the UK.
Dr. Kat Hall – Editor of CRIME FICTION IN GERMAN; translator and editor; Honorary Research Associate at Swansea University; international crime fiction reviewer at MRS. PEABODY INVESTIGATES.
Sarah Ward – Author of the DC Connie Childs crime novels set in the Derbyshire Peak District (Faber and Faber). New Gothic thriller THE QUICKENING (Trapeze) under the name Rhiannon Ward coming February 2020. Crime fiction reviewer at CRIMEPIECES.
Karen Meek - owner of the EURO CRIME website, reviewer, former CWA judge for the International Dagger and Library Assistant.
The Petrona Award team after deciding the shortlist for the 2018 Petrona Award: Sarah Ward, Barry Forshaw, Kat Hall and Karen Meek.
The judging panel
Barry Forshaw – Writer and journalist specialising in crime fiction and film; author of multiple books including HISTORICAL NOIR, NORDIC NOIR, DEATH IN A COLD CLIMATE, EURO NOIR, DETECTIVE: CRIME UNCOVERED and the first biography of Stieg Larsson.
Dr. Kat Hall – Editor of CRIME FICTION IN GERMAN: DER KRIMI for University of Wales Press; translator and editor; Honorary Research Associate at Swansea University; international crime fiction reviewer/blogger at MRS. PEABODY INVESTIGATES.
Sarah Ward – Crime novelist, author of IN BITTER CHILL, A DEADLY THAW and A PATIENT FURY (Faber and Faber), and crime fiction reviewer at CRIMEPIECES.
Karen Meek - owner of the EURO CRIME website, reviewer, former CWA judge for the International Dagger and Library Assistant.
The Petrona Award team after deciding the shortlist for the 2017 Petrona Award: Katharina Hall, Barry Forshaw, Sarah Ward and Karen Meek.
The judging panel
Barry Forshaw – Writer and journalist specialising in crime fiction and film; author of multiple books covering Scandinavian crime fiction, including NORDIC NOIR, DEATH IN A COLD CLIMATE, EURO NOIR, DETECTIVE: CRIME UNCOVERED and the first biography of Stieg Larsson.
Dr. Kat Hall – Editor of CRIME FICTION IN GERMAN: DER KRIMI for University of Wales Press; Honorary Research Associate at Swansea University; international crime fiction reviewer/blogger at MRS. PEABODY INVESTIGATES.
Sarah Ward – Crime novelist, author of IN BITTER CHILL and A DEADLY THAW (Faber and Faber), and crime fiction reviewer at CRIMEPIECES.
The Petrona Award team after deciding the shortlist for the 2016 Petrona Award: Sarah Ward, Barry Forshaw, Karen Meek and Katharina Hall.
The judging panel
The Petrona Award team after deciding the shortlist for the 2015 Petrona Award: Sarah Ward, Barry Forshaw, Karen Meek and Katharina Hall (clockwise).
The judging panel
Barry Forshaw said “The Petrona Award goes from strength to strength, with both winners and shortlisted authors representing the very finest in the Nordic Noir genre; I’m pleased to be involved.”
The Petrona Award team after deciding the shortlist for the 2014 Petrona Award: Karen Meek, Katharina Hall, Barry Forshaw and Sarah Ward.
The judging panel
The judging panel (2019)
Jackie Farrant – Crime fiction expert and creator of RAVEN CRIME READS; bookseller for eighteen years and a Regional Commercial Manager for a major book chain in the UK.
Dr. Kat Hall – Editor of CRIME FICTION IN GERMAN; translator and editor; Honorary Research Associate at Swansea University; international crime fiction reviewer at MRS. PEABODY INVESTIGATES.
Sarah Ward – Author of the DC Connie Childs crime novels set in the Derbyshire Peak District (Faber and Faber). New Gothic thriller THE QUICKENING (Trapeze) under the name Rhiannon Ward coming February 2020. Crime fiction reviewer at CRIMEPIECES.
Award administrator
Karen Meek - owner of the EURO CRIME website, reviewer, former CWA judge for the International Dagger and Library Assistant.
The Petrona Award team after deciding the shortlist for the 2018 Petrona Award: Sarah Ward, Barry Forshaw, Kat Hall and Karen Meek.
The judging panel
Barry Forshaw – Writer and journalist specialising in crime fiction and film; author of multiple books including HISTORICAL NOIR, NORDIC NOIR, DEATH IN A COLD CLIMATE, EURO NOIR, DETECTIVE: CRIME UNCOVERED and the first biography of Stieg Larsson.
Dr. Kat Hall – Editor of CRIME FICTION IN GERMAN: DER KRIMI for University of Wales Press; translator and editor; Honorary Research Associate at Swansea University; international crime fiction reviewer/blogger at MRS. PEABODY INVESTIGATES.
Sarah Ward – Crime novelist, author of IN BITTER CHILL, A DEADLY THAW and A PATIENT FURY (Faber and Faber), and crime fiction reviewer at CRIMEPIECES.
Award administrator
Karen Meek - owner of the EURO CRIME website, reviewer, former CWA judge for the International Dagger and Library Assistant.
The Petrona Award team after deciding the shortlist for the 2017 Petrona Award: Katharina Hall, Barry Forshaw, Sarah Ward and Karen Meek.
The judging panel
Barry Forshaw – Writer and journalist specialising in crime fiction and film; author of multiple books covering Scandinavian crime fiction, including NORDIC NOIR, DEATH IN A COLD CLIMATE, EURO NOIR, DETECTIVE: CRIME UNCOVERED and the first biography of Stieg Larsson.
Dr. Kat Hall – Editor of CRIME FICTION IN GERMAN: DER KRIMI for University of Wales Press; Honorary Research Associate at Swansea University; international crime fiction reviewer/blogger at MRS. PEABODY INVESTIGATES.
Sarah Ward – Crime novelist, author of IN BITTER CHILL and A DEADLY THAW (Faber and Faber), and crime fiction reviewer at CRIMEPIECES.
Award administrator
Karen Meek - owner of the EURO CRIME website, reviewer, former CWA judge for the International Dagger and Library Assistant.
The Petrona Award team after deciding the shortlist for the 2016 Petrona Award: Sarah Ward, Barry Forshaw, Karen Meek and Katharina Hall.
The judging panel
Barry Forshaw – Writer and journalist specialising in crime fiction and film; author of four books covering Scandinavian crime fiction: NORDIC NOIR, DEATH IN A COLD CLIMATE, EURO NOIR and the first biography of Stieg Larsson.
Dr. Katharina Hall – Associate Professor of German at Swansea University; editor of CRIME FICTION IN GERMAN: DER KRIMI for University of Wales Press; international crime fiction reviewer/blogger at MRS. PEABODY INVESTIGATES.
Sarah Ward – Crime novelist, author of IN BITTER CHILL (Faber and Faber), and crime fiction blogger at CRIMEPIECES.
Award administrator
Karen Meek - owner of the EURO CRIME website, reviewer, former CWA judge for the International Dagger and Library Assistant.
The Petrona Award team after deciding the shortlist for the 2015 Petrona Award: Sarah Ward, Barry Forshaw, Karen Meek and Katharina Hall (clockwise).
The judging panel
Barry Forshaw – Writer and journalist specialising in crime fiction and film; author of four books covering Scandinavian crime fiction: NORDIC NOIR, DEATH IN A COLD CLIMATE, EURO NOIR and the first biography of Stieg Larsson.
Dr. Katharina Hall – Associate Professor of German at Swansea University; editor of CRIME FICTION IN GERMAN: DER KRIMI for University of Wales Press; international crime fiction reviewer/blogger at MRS. PEABODY INVESTIGATES.
Sarah Ward – Crime novelist, author of the forthcoming IN BITTER CHILL (Faber and Faber), and crime fiction blogger at CRIMEPIECES.
Award administrator
Karen Meek - owner of the EURO CRIME website, reviewer, former CWA judge for the International Dagger and Library Assistant.
The Petrona Award team after deciding the shortlist for the 2014 Petrona Award: Karen Meek, Katharina Hall, Barry Forshaw and Sarah Ward.
The judging panel
Barry Forshaw – Writer and journalist specialising in crime fiction and film; author of four books covering Scandinavian crime fiction: NORDIC NOIR, DEATH IN A COLD CLIMATE, EURO NOIR and the first biography of Stieg Larsson.
Dr. Katharina Hall – Associate Professor of German at Swansea University; currently editing CRIME FICTION IN GERMAN for University of Wales Press; international crime fiction reviewer/blogger at MRS. PEABODY INVESTIGATES.
Sarah Ward – Online crime fiction reviewer and blogger at CRIMEPIECES; English language teacher based in Manchester.
Leading Scandinavian crime fiction expert Barry Forshaw said "I'm delighted to be judging an award that is unique in recognising the influence of Scandinavian crime fiction in both the UK and abroad".
Award administrator
Karen Meek - owner of the EURO CRIME website, reviewer and former CWA judge for the International Dagger.
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