Davitt Award
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| Davitt Awards | |
|---|---|
| Description | Excellence in Australian crime fiction, adult and young adult |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Sisters in Crime Australia |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Website | http://www.sistersincrime.org.au/node/2 |
The Davitt Awards (named in honour of Ellen Davitt (1812-1879) who wrote Australia's first mystery novel, Force and Fraud in 1865) are presented annually by the Sisters in Crime Australia association. The awards are presented for Australian crime fiction, by women, for both adults and young adults. They were established in 2001 to mark the 10th anniversary of the association.
Categories
- Best Adult Novel
- Best Young Adult Novel
- True Crime
- Debut Crime
- Readers' Choice
Previous winners
| Year | Best Adult Novel | Best Young Adult Novel | Best Children's Novel | True Crime | Debut Novel | Readers' Choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Eye to Eye by Caroline Shaw | |||||
| 2002 | A Simple Death by Carolyn Morwood | Three-Pronged Dagger by Kerry Greenwood | Bleeding Hearts by Lindy Cameron | |||
| 2003 | (tie) Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing by Gabrielle Lord Blood Redemption by Alex Palmer |
Fireworks and Darkness by Natalie Jane Prior | Skin Deep by Cathy Cole | |||
| 2004 | Due Preparations for the Plague by Janette Turner Hospital | Muck-Up Day by Ruth Starke | Thicker Than Water by Lindy Cameron | |||
| 2005 | Malicious Intent by Kathryn Fox | Devastation Road by Joanna Baker | Peepshow by Leigh Redhead | |||
| 2006 | The Butterfly Man by Heather Rose | Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks | (tie) Heavenly Pleasures by Kerry Greenwood Rubdown by Leigh Redhead | |||
| 2007 | Undertow by Sydney Bauer | The Betrayal of Bindy Mackenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty | Silent Death: The Killing of Julie Ramage by Karen Kissane | (tie) Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood Silent Death: The Killing of Julie Ramage by Karen Kissane | ||
| 2008 | Frantic by Katherine Howell | The Night Has a Thousand Eyes by Mandy Sayer | Killing Jodie by Janet Fife-Yeomans | Scarlet Stiletto - The First Cut by Lindy Cameron | ||
| 2009 | A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn | Genius Squad by Catherine Jinks | The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island by Chloe Hooper | The Darkest Hour by Katherine Howell | ||
| 2010 | Sharp Shooter by Marianne Delacourt | Liar by Justine Larbalestier | Lady Killer by Ellen Connolly and Candace Sutton | Forbidden Fruit by Kerry Greenwood | ||
| 2011 | Cold Justice by Katherine Howell | A Girl Like Me by Penny Matthews | Murderer No More by Colleen Egan | The Old School by P.M. Newton | ||
| 2012 | A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill | Surface Tension by Meg McKinlay | Cold Case Files: Past crimes solved by new forensic science by Liz Porter | Beyond Fear by Jaye Ford | (tie) The Brotherhood by YA Erskine; and Beyond Fear by Jaye Ford | |
| 2013 | Mad Men, Bad Girls and the Guerilla Knitters Institute by Maggie Groff | The Tunnels of Tarcoola by Jennifer Walsh | The Waterlow Killings by Pamela Burton | Mad Men, Bad Girls and the Geurilla Knitters Institute by Maggie Groff | Taman Shud: The Somerton Man by Kerry Greenwood | |
| 2014[1] | Dark Horse by Honey Brown | The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee | Truly Tan: Spooked! by Jen Storer | Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport by Anna Krien | Burial Rites by Hannah Kent | Burial Rites by Hannah Kent |
| 2015[2] | Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty | Every Word by Ellie Marney | Withering-By-Sea by Judith Rossell | Last Woman Hanged by Caroline Overington | Intruder by Christine Bongers | Tell Me Why by Sandi Wallace |
| 2016[3] | Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic | Wildman by Alecia Simmonds | (tie) Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic and Risk by Fleur Ferris | Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic | ||
| 2017[4] | The Dry by Jane Harper | Frankie by Shivaun Plozza | Wormwood Mire: A Stella Montgomery Intrigue by Judith Rossell | Look What You Made Me Do: Fathers Who Kill by Megan Norris | Ghost Girls by Cath Ferla | The Dry by Jane Harper |
External links
See also
References
- ^ "Whodunnit? The women killing it in crime writing" by Stephen A Russell "The New Daily", 4 September 2014
- ^ Announcing the 15th Davitt Awards' Results for Best Crime Books
- ^ "It's a crime spree as Emma Viskic snaffles four writing awards" by Jason Steger, The Age, 28 August 2016
- ^ "'The Dry' wins best novel at 2017 Davitt Awards". Books and Publishing. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.