Thursday, July 30, 2015

Up for Honors Down Under

Sisters in Crime Australia has announced its shortlist of contenders for the 2015 Davitt Awards, which are named in honor of Ellen Davitt (1812-1879), Australia’s first crime novelist. These commendations are supposed to identify the best Aussie crime fiction by women, for both adults and children. The nominees are listed below.

Adult Novel:
Through the Cracks, by Honey Brown (Penguin Australia)
Forbidden Fruits, by Ilsa Evans (Momentum)
A Murder Unmentioned, by Sulari Gentill (Pantera Press)
A Morbid Habit, by Annie Hauxwell (Penguin Australia)
Big Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty (Pan MacMillan)
Present Darkness, by Malla Nunn (Atria)

Young Adult Novel:
Intruder, by Christine Bongers (Woolshed Press)
The Astrologer’s Daughter, by Rebecca Lim (Text)
Every Word, by Ellie Marney (Allen & Unwin)
The Ratcatcher’s Daughter, by Pamela Rushby (HarperCollins Australia)

Children’s Novel:
The Adventures of Stunt Boy and His Amazing Wonder Dog, Blindfold, by Lollie Barr (Pan Macmillan Australia)
Kitten Kaboodle Mission 1: The Catier Emerald, by Eileen O’Hely (Walker)
Withering-by-Sea, by Judith Rossell (HarperCollins Australia)
Friday Barnes: Big Trouble, by R.A. Spratt (Random House)
Truly Tan 4: Freaked!, by Jen Storer (ABC)

Non-fiction:
Love You to Death: A Story of Sex, Betrayal and Murder Gone Wrong, by Megan Norris (Five Mile Press)
Last Woman Hanged, by Caroline Overington (HarperCollins Australia)
Have You Seen Simone?: The Story of an Unsolved Murder, by Virginia Peters (Nero)
The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama, by Julie Szego (Wild Dingo Press)

Debut:
The Adventures of Stunt Boy and His Amazing Wonder Dog, Blindfold, by Lollie Barr (Pan Macmillan Australia)
Hades, by Candice Fox (Random House)
What Came Before, by Anna George (Penguin Australia)
Gap, by Rebecca Jessen (University of Queensland Press)
Intruder, by Christine Bongers (Woolshed Press)
Have You Seen Simone?: The Story of an Unsolved Murder, by Virginia Peters (Nero)
The Ratcatcher’s Daughter, by Pamela Rushby (HarperCollins Australia)
Tell Me Why, by Sandi Wallace (Clan Destine Press)
The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama, by Julie Szego (Wild Dingo Press)

In addition, the 650 members of Sisters in Crime Australia will have the opportunity to select a Readers’ Choice winner.

Recipients of all these prizes will be announced on Saturday, August 29, during a ceremony at the Thornbury Theatre in Melbourne.

(Hat tip to Mystery Fanfare.)

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