The Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Awards are fan awards chosen by registered members of the Left Coast Crime conventions since 1996. Nominations for awards to be presented at each annual convention are made by people registered for that convention and also the immediately prior convention. A ballot listing the official nominees is given to each registrant when they check in at the convention, and final voting takes place at the convention. The ballots are tabulated and that year’s Lefty Awards are presented at the Awards Celebration.
2024 Lefty Awards
Left Coast Crime 2024 — Seattle Shakedown — will
be presenting four Lefty Awards at the convention
in Bellevue, Washington. Registrants of the Left Coast Crime
Conventions in Seattle and Tucson will be able to nominate three titles in
each category. The 2024 Lefty awards will be voted
on at the convention and presented at the Awards Banquet.
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Best Humorous Mystery Novel |
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Best Historical Mystery Novel for books covering events before 1970 (the Bill Gottfried Memorial ) |
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Best Mystery Novel |
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Best Debut Mystery Novel |
To be eligible for the 2024 Lefty Awards, titles must have been published for the first time in the United States or Canada during 2023, in book or ebook format. (If published in other countries before 2023, a book is still eligible if it meets the US or Canadian publication requirement.)
Questions about the Lefty Awards? Email Awards Co-Chairs Lucinda Surber and Stan Ulrich
History of the Left Coast Crime Awards |
