Sarah Jackson
The judges of the 2026 Davitt Awards have selected a shortlist of 16 books from 126 entries that reflect the excellent quality and maturity of stories written by Australian women crime writers. These stories are notable for their originality, depth and high level of the authors’ skills.
Everything you need to know about entering your book in the Davitt Awards.
The shortlist is decided and the event is planned! Check out the details and book your tickets.
With more than $13,000 in prizes up for grabs, the Scarlet Stilettos are Australia’s premier short story awards for crime fiction written by Australian women. More female criminal talent – of the literary kind – is about to be uncovered!
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Sisters in Crime Australia Inc. (ABN 52 728 423 463) will be held on:
Friday, 16 October 2026, at 9.45 pm at The Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Raglan Street, South Melbourne, 3205. (Following the Comfort of Cosy Crime event). More details: AGM
Olivia De Lesantis, cosy crime writer and Sisters in Crime Communications team member, caught up with Jane R. Miles shortly after the release of Stay Buried.
Author Riley James, gives a rundown of her latest book ‘The Wreck’.
For the Crime Stack in October, Pan Macmillan Australia is generously donating ten copies of both Big Little Truths, the lates novel by Liane Moriarty, and The Dying Light, the fourth novel in Ann Cleeves’ Matthew Venn series.