
The Petrona Award is open to crime fiction in translation, either written by a Scandinavian author or set in Scandinavia.
The winning title will be announced at the Gala Dinner on 11 May during the annual international crime fiction convention CrimeFest held in Bristol on 9-12 May 2019. The winning author and the translator of the winning title will both receive a cash prize, and the winning author will receive a full pass to, and a guaranteed panel at, CrimeFest 2020.