Davitt Awards finalists announced
The finalists for this year’s Davitt Awards, presented by Sisters in Crime for crime books written by Australian women, have been announced. This year 49 books are competing for awards...
New prizes for Scarlett Stilleto Awards
Two new prizes will be presented as part of this year’s Scarlet Stiletto Awards for crime writing. Melbourne’s Athenaeum Library will present a new prize for a short story featuring...
2012 Ngaio Marsh Award longlist announced
The longlist for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Award for New Zealand crime fiction has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Collecting Cooper (Paul Cleave, S&S) Luther: The Calling (Neil Cross,...
Promise (Tony Cavanaugh, Hachette)
It was a pleasure to read this debut from Australian film and television writer and producer Tony Cavanaugh. Promise is a sharply written and well-plotted crime novel, with mostly clear...
Savage wins 2011 Scarlet Stiletto
Angela Savage has won the 2011 Sisters in Crime Scarlet Stiletto Award, presented on 25 November in Melbourne. Savage, author of Behind the Night Bazaar and The Half-Child (both Text),...
Sisters in Crime celebrates 20 years at SheKilda 2011
Sisters in Crime Australia celebrated its 20th anniversary at the 2011 SheKilda Australian Women Crime Writers' Convention, held in Melbourne between 7 and 9 October. Sisters in Crime national co-convenor...
2011 Davitt Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2011 Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards were announced at this year's SheKilda Australian Women Crime Writers' Convention in Melbourne on 8 October. The winning titles in...
2011 Ned Kelly Awards winners announced
The winners of this year's Ned Kelly Awards for Australian Crime Writing were announced in Melbourne on 31 August. The Diggers Rest Hotel by Geoffrey McGreachin (Viking) won the best...
2011 Ned Kelly Awards winners announced
The winners of this year's Ned Kelly Awards for Australian Crime Writing were announced in Melbourne on 31 August. The Diggers Rest Hotel by Geoffrey McGreachin (Viking) won the best...
‘Blood Men’ wins 2011 Ngaio Marsh Award
Blood Men by Paul Cleave (Random House NZ) has won this year's Ngaio Marsh Award for New Zealand crime fiction, announced on 21 August at the Christchurch Arts Festival. Cleave's...
2011 Ned Kelly Awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year's Ned Kelly Awards for Australian Crime Writing have been announced.The shortlisted titles are:Best First FictionPrime Cut (Alan Carter, Fremantle Press)Line of Sight (David Whish-Wilson, Viking) The...
2011 Ned Kelly Awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year's Ned Kelly Awards for Australian Crime Writing have been announced.The shortlisted titles are:Best First FictionPrime Cut (Alan Carter, Fremantle Press)Line of Sight (David Whish-Wilson, Viking) The...
2011 Ngaio Marsh Award shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year's Ngaio Marsh Award for New Zealand crime fiction has been announced. The shortlisted titles are:Blood Men (Paul Cleave, Random House NZ)Captured (Neil Cross, S&S)Hunting Blind...
‘Surrender’ wins NZSA-Pindar Publishing Prize, exclusive REDgroup deal criticised
Surrender by Donna Malane is the inaugural winner of the NZSA (New Zealand Society of Authors)-Pindar Publishing Prize. Malane's manuscript, chosen as the winner from 508 submissions, was described by...
Ned Kelly Awards 2010 winners announced
The winners of the 2010 Ned Kelly Awards for Australian Crime Writing Awards were presented at the Melbourne Writers Festival on Friday 3 September. Best fiction book went to Garry...
Ned Kelly Awards 2010 winners announced
The winners of the 2010 Ned Kelly Awards for Australian Crime Writing Awards were presented at the Melbourne Writers Festival on Friday 3 September. Best fiction book went to Garry...
Inaugural Ngaio Marsh crime award shortlist announced
The shortlist for the inaugural Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel has been announced. The finalists are: Cut and Run (Alix Bosco, Penguin)Burial (Neil Cross, S&S)Containment (Vanda Symon, Penguin).The...
Ned Kelly Awards 2010 shortlist announced
The titles shortlisted for the 2010 Ned Kelly awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are:True crimeCrooks Like Us (Peter Doyle, Historic Houses Trust)Pitcain: Paradise Lost (Kathy Marks, Harper Collins)Medical Murder...
Lay wins Reader’s Feast/Eureka Street Award at third Crime and Justice Festival
The third Reader's Feast Crime and Justice Festival was held over the weekend from 16 to 18 July at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne. Festival organiser Mary Dalmau told the...
Ned Kelly Awards shortlist announced
The shortlists for the 2009 Ned Kelly Awards have been announced. ‘The Neds' award crime writing in Australia. This year, a new award has been added, honouring Australia's best crime...