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.)
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment