Sara HoodSisters in Crime Australia launched the Davitt Awards for best crime books by Australian women at its 10th anniversary convention, SheKilda 2001, to provide some much needed – and overdue – recognition for Australian women crime writers. The Davitts are named after Ellen Davitt, the author of Australia’s first mystery novel, Force and Fraud, in 1865. An e-book …
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The long list for the Davitt Awards 2025 will be announced in early June 2025.
Media contact for the Davitt Awards 2025 is Ruth Wykes on davitts2025@sistersincrime.org.au or 0407 898 754 MEDIA RELEASES October 2024: Announcement of the awards: Riding the Crime Wave. LOGOS AND IMAGES Davitt Awards logo – generic Davitt Awards logo – 25th anniversary – COMING SOON
The short list for the Davitt Awards 2025 will be announced in mid July 2025.
An awards ceremony will be held mid year in 2025. More information will be posted in due course.
Sisters in Crime’s Davitt Awards for the best crime and mystery books by Australian women turn 25 next year and we plan to celebrate in style. Entries are now open! EarlyBird closes 31 November 2024.
For the best Australian women’s crime and mystery books of 2024 Note: contact details have changed. All enquiries should be sent to the judge co-ordinator Ruth Wykes. ENTRY FEES Save 33% with EarlyBird entries from 1-30 November 2024. Full fee entries from 1 December 2024 to 31 January 2025. Entry fees are: $20 per book …
For the February Crime Stack, Simon and Schuster has kindly offered 20 copies of The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish. To be in the running you need to be a member of Sisters in Crime. Why not join now?
For the December Crime Stack, Simon and Schuster has kindly offered 20 copies of The Next Girl by Perth author Pip Drysdale. To be in the running you need to be a member of Sisters in Crime. Why not join now?