Ned Kelly 2015 shortlists announced
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the shortlists for this year’s Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing.
The Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s oldest and most prestigious prizes for crime fiction and true crime writing. First established in 1995, the list of previous winners includes Peter Temple, Shane Maloney, Kerry Greenwood and Geoffrey McGeachin.
The shortlisted works in each category are:
2014 BEST CRIME NOVEL:
- Peter
Docker, Sweet One
- Candice
Fox, Eden
- Sulari
Gentill, A Murder Unmentioned
- Barry
Maitland, Crucifixion Creek
- Adrian
McKinty, Gun Street Girl
- Malla
Nunn, Present Darkness
2014 BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL:
- Nigel
Bartlett, King of the Road
- Anna
George, What Came Before
- Nicholas
J Johnson, Chasing the Ace
- Jock
Serong, Quota
2014 BEST TRUE CRIME:
- Amy
Dale, The Fall
- Helen
Garner, This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial
- Debi
Marshall: The Family Court Murders
- Kate
McClymont and Linton Besser, He Who Must Be Obeid
- David
Murray, The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay
- Liam
Pieper, The Feel-Good Hit of the Year
SD HARVEY SHORT STORY (IN CONJUNCTION WITH KILL YOUR OWN DARLINGS):
- Aoife
Clifford, A Watched Pot
- Andrea
Gillum, Short Term People
- Stephen
Gray, Prisoner's Dilemma
- Grace
Heyer, Sweetie
- Adriane
Howell, Daddy Played the Trumpet
- Darcy-Lee
Tindale, Roux's Sister
The winners will be announced at an event at the Melbourne Writers Festival on 22 August. For more information, visit the ACWA website here.