Ned Kelly Awards
| Ned Kelly Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in Australian Crime fiction & true crime |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Website | http://www.nedkellyawards.com  |
The Ned Kelly Awards (named for bushranger Ned Kelly) are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres. They were established in 1996 by the to reward excellence in the field of crime writing within Australia.
The genre of crime writing has long been popular, but it was not until the early 1990s that a local growth of writing within the genre occurred in Australia. By the middle of the decade support for the field had grown sufficiently that it was decided to establish the Ned Kelly Awards.
The awards are affectionately referred to as 'The Neddies' within the community.
Categories[]
- Best First Novel
- Best True Crime
- Best Novel
- Best Teenage/Young Adult
- Readers Vote
- Best Non-Fiction
- Lifetime Achievement Awards
Winners[]
| Year | Best Novel | Best First Novel | Best True Crime | Best teenage/Young Adult | Reader's Vote | Best Non-Fiction | Lifetime Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996[1] | (tie) The Malcontenta by Barry Maitland Inside Dope by Paul Thomas |
Dark Angel by John Dale | NA | NA | NA | NA | Jon Cleary |
| 1997[2] | The Brush-Off by Shane Maloney | (tie) Bad Debts by Peter Temple Get Rich Quick by Peter Doyle |
NA | NA | NA | How to Write Crime edited by Marele Day | Alan Yates (aka Carter Brown) |
| 1998[3] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1999[4] | Amaze Your Friends by Peter Doyle | The Last Days by Andrew Masterson | NA | NA | NA | NA | Peter Corris |
| 2000[5] | Shooting Star by Peter Temple | The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders by Marshall Browne | (tie) Huckstepp: A Dangerous Life by John Dale Underbelly 3 by Andrew Rule and John Silvester |
NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2001[6] | (tie) Dead Point by Peter Temple The Second Coming by Andrew Masterson |
Last Drinks by Andrew McGahan | Broken Lives by Estelle Blackburn | NA | Bleeding Hearts by Lindy Cameron | NA | Professor Stephen Knight |
| 2002[7] | Death Delights by Gabrielle Lord | (tie) Apartment 255 by Bunty Avieson Who Killed Angelique? by Emma Darcy |
(tie) Razor by Larry Writer The Hanged Man by Mike Richards |
Blue Murder by Ken Catran | Apartment 255 by Bunty Avieson | NA | Patrick Gallagher |
| 2003[8] | White Dog by Peter Temple | Blood Redemption by Alex Palmer | Blood Stain by Peter Lalor | NA | NA | NA | Kerry Greenwood |
| 2004[9] | Degrees of Connection by Jon Cleary | (tie) by Jane R. Goodall by |
Killing Juanita by Peter Rees | NA | NA | NA | Bob Bottom |
| 2005[10] | Lost by Michael Robotham | A Private Man by Malcolm Knox | (tie) Joe Cinque's Consolation by Helen Garner Mr Big by Tony Reeves |
NA | NA | NA | Stuart Coupe |
| 2006[11] | (tie) Crook as Rookwood by Chris Nyst The Broken Shore by Peter Temple |
Out of the Silence by Wendy James | Packing Death by | NA | NA | NA | Andrew Rule and John Silvester |
| 2007[12] | Chain of Evidence by Garry Disher | Diamond Dove by Adrian Hyland | (tie) Written On The Skin by Liz Porter Killing For Pleasure: The Definitive Story of the Snowtown Murders by Debi Marshall |
NA | NA | NA | Sandra Harvey and Lindsay Simpson |
| 2008[13] | Shatter by Michael Robotham | The Low Road by Chris Womersley | Red Centre, Dead Heart by Evan McHugh | NA | NA | NA | Marele Day |
| 2009[14] | Deep Water by Peter Corris and Smoke and Mirrors by Kel Robertson |
Ghostlines by Nick Gadd | The Tall Man by Chloe Hooper | NA | NA | NA | Shane Maloney |
| 2010[15] | Wyatt by Garry Disher | King of the Cross by Mark Dapin | Pitcairn: Paradise Lost by Kathy Marks | NA | NA | NA | Peter Doyle |
| 2011[16] | The Diggers Rest Hotel by Geoffrey McGeachin | Prime Cut by Alan Carter | Abandoned - The Sad Death of Dianne Brimble by | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2012[17] | Pig Boy by J. C. Burke | The Cartographer by Peter Twohig | Sins of the Father: The Untold Story Behind Schapelle Corby's Ill-Fated Drug Run by Eamonn Duff | NA | NA | NA | Gabrielle Lord |
| 2013[18] | Blackwattle Creek by Geoffrey McGeachin | The Midnight Promise by Zane Lovitt | The People Smuggler by Robin de Crespigny | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2014[19] | In the Morning I'll Be Gone by Adrian McKinty | Hades by Candice Fox | Murder in Mississippi by John Safran | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2015[20] | Eden by Candice Fox | Quota by Jock Serong | This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial by Helen Garner | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2016[21] | Before It Breaks by Dave Warner | Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic | Certain Admissions by Gideon Haigh | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2017[22] | Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly by Adrian McKinty | The Dry by Jane Harper | (tie) Getting Away With Murder by Duncan McNab The Drowned Man by Brendan James Murray |
NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2018[23] | Crossing the Line by Sulari Gentill | The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey | Unmaking a Murder: The Mysterious Death of Anna-Jane Cheney by Graham Archer | NA | NA | NA | Garry Disher |
| 2019[24] | The Lost Man by Jane Harper | The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan | Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee | NA | NA | NA | Bob Bottom |
| 2020[25] | The Wife and the Widow by Christian White | Present Tense by Natalie Conyer | Bowraville by Dan Box | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2021[26] | Consolation by Garry Disher | The Second Son by Loraine Peck | Stalking Claremont by Bret Christian | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Shortlists[]
- 2021[27]
Best Crime Novel
- Garry Disher, Consolation
- Candice Fox, Gathering Dark
- Sulari Gentill, A Testament of Character
- Jane Harper, The Survivors
- Dervla McTiernan, The Good Turn
- J P Pomare, Tell Me Lies
- Michael Robotham, When She Was Good
- Sarah Thornton, White Throat
Best Debut Crime Novel
- Rae Cairns, The Good Mother
- Lorraine Peck, The Second Son
- Kyle Perry, The Bluffs
- Greg Woodlands, The Night Whistler
Best true crime
- Tanya Bretherton, The Husband Poisoner
- Bret Christian, Stalking Claremont: Inside the hunt for a serial killer
- Mark Dapin, Public Enemies
- Tom Doig, Hazelwood
- Louise Milligan, Witness
Best international crime fiction
- Lucy Foley, The Guest List
- Charity Norman, The Secrets of Strangers
- Sara Sligar, Take Me Apart
- Chris Whittaker, We Begin at the End
- Don Winslow, Broken
- 2020[28]
Best Crime Novel
- Nick Gadd, Death of a Typographer
- Dave Warner, River of Salt
- Dervla McTiernan, The Scholar
- Pip Drysdale, The Strangers We Know
- David Whish-Wilson, True West
- Christian White, The Wife and the Widow
Best First Crime Novel
- Susan Hurley, Eight Lives
- Sarah Thornton, Lapse
- R W R McDonald, The Nancys
- Natalie Conyer, Present Tense
- Petronella McGovern, Six Minutes
- Karina Kilmore, Where the Truth Lies
Best True Crime
- Dan Box, Bowraville
- Kate McClymont, Dead Man Walking: The murky world of Michael McGurk and Ron Medich
- Phillip Roope and Kevin Meagher, Shark Arm
- Angela Williams, Snakes and Ladders
- 2019[29]
Best Crime Novel
- Garry Disher, Kill Shot: A Wyatt Thriller
- Candice Fox, Gone by Midnight
- Kerry Greenwood, The Spotted Dog
- Jane Harper, The Lost Man
- Michael Robotham, The Other Wife
- Sue Williams, Live and Let Fry
Best First Crime Novel
- Katherine Kovacic, The Portrait of Molly Dean
- Dervla McTiernan, The Ruin
- Emily O'Grady, The Yellow House
- Ben Stevenson, Greenlight
Best True Crime
- Chloe Hooper, The Arsonist
- Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull
- Deborah Snow, Siege: Inside the Lindt Cafe
- Kate Wild, Waiting for Elijah
- 2018[30]
Best Crime Novel
- Alan Carter, Marlborough Man
- Garry Disher, Under Cold Bright Lights
- Candice Fox, Redemption Point
- Sulari Gentill, Crossing the Lines
- Anna George, The Lone Child
- Iain Ryan, The Student
Best First Crime Novel
- Mark Brandi, Wimmera
- Sarah Bailey, The Dark Lake
- Megan Goldin, The Girl in Keller’s Way
- Sarah Schmidt, See What I Have Done
Best True Crime
- Mark Abernethy, The Contractor
- Graham Archer, Unmaking A Murder: The Mysterious Death of Anna Jane Cheney
- Tanya Bretherton, The Suitcase Baby
- Campbell McConachie, The Fatalist
- Gabriella Coslovich, Whiteley on Trial
- 2017[31]
Best Crime Novel
- Emily Maguire, An Isolated Incident
- Candice Fox, Crimson Lake
- Ann Turner, Out of the Ice
- Adrian McKinty, Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly
- Wendy James, The Golden Child
- Jock Serong, The Rules of Backyard Cricket
Best First Crime Novel
- Ron Elliott, Burn Patterns
- Holly Throsby, Goodwood
- Anna Snoekstra, Only Daughter
- Andy Muir, Something for Nothing
- Jane Harper, The Dry
- Laura Elizabeth Woollett, The Love of a Bad Man
Best True Crime
- Colin Dillon, with Tom Gilling, Code of Silence
- , Denny Day
- Duncan McNab, Getting Away with Murder
- Mark Tedeschi, Murder at Myall Creek
- Duncan McNab, Roger Rogerson
- Brendan James Murray, The Drowned Man
- 2016[32]
Best Crime Novel
- Mark Dapin, R&R
- Garry Disher, The Heat
- Candice Fox, Fall
- Adrian McKinty, Rain Dogs
- Barry Maitland, Ash Island
- Dave Warner, Before It Breaks
Best First Crime Novel
- Tania Chandler, Please Don't Leave Me Here
- J. M. Green, Good Money
- Mark Hollands, Amplify
- Gary Kemble, Skin Deep
- Iain Ryan, Four Days
- Emma Viskic, Resurrection Bay
Best True Crime
- Gideon Haigh, Certain Admissions
- Kate Kyriacou, The Sting
- Martin Mckenzie-Murray, A Murder Without Motive
- Rebecca Poulson, Killing love
- Mark Tedeschi, Kidnapped
- 2015[33]
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
Best First Crime Novel
- Nigel Bartlett, King of the Road
- Anna George, What Came Before
- Nicholas J Johnson, Chasing the Ace
- Jock Serong, Quota
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
- 2014[34]
Best Crime Novel
- Garry Disher, Bitter Wash Road
- Kathryn Fox, Fatal Impact
- Adrian McKinty, In The Morning I'll Be Gone
- PM Newton, Beams Falling
- Stephen Orr, One Boy Missing
- Angela Savage, The Dying Beach
Best First Crime Novel
- Peter Cotton, Dead Cat Bounce
- Candice Fox, Hades
- Alex Hammond, Blood Witness
- Ellie Marney, Every Breath
Best True Crime
- Paul Dale, Disgraced?
- John Kidman & Denise Hofman, Forever Nine
- Eleanor Learmonth & Jenny Tabakoff, No Mercy
- Colin McLaren, JFK: The Smoking Gun
- Duncan McNab, Outlaw Bikers in Australia
- John Safran, Murder in Mississippi
- 2013[35]
Best Crime Novel
- Robert Gott, The Holiday Murders
- Katherine Howell, Web of Deceit
- Geoffrey McGeachin, Blackwattle Creek
- Adrian McKinty, I Hear The Sirens In The Street
- Malla Nunn, Silent Valley
Best First Crime Novel
- Paul Anderson, The Robbers
- Andrew Grimes, The Richmond Conspiracy
- Steve Lewis & Chris Uhlmann, The Marmalade Files
- Zane Lovitt, The Midnight Promise
- Sue Williams, Murder With The Lot
Best True Crime
- Robin de Crespigny, The People Smuggler
- Belinda Hawkins, Every Parent's Nightmare
- Steve Lillebuen, The Devil's Cinema
- Derek Pedley, Dead by Friday
- Mark Tedeschi QC, Eugenia
- 2012[36]
Best Crime Novel
- J. C. Burke, Pig Boy
- Malcolm Knox, The Life
- Barry Maitland, Chelsea Mansions
Best First Crime Novel
- Claire Corbett, When We Have Wings
- Peter Twohig, The Cartographer
- Kim Westwood, The Courier's New Bicycle
Best True Crime
- Eamonn Duff, Sins of the Father
- Michael Duffy, Call Me Cruel
- Liz Porter, Cold Case File
- 2011[37]
Best Crime Novel
- Angela Savage, The Half-Child
- Geoffrey McGeachin, The Diggers Rest Hotel
- Chris Womersley, Bereft
Best First Crime Novel
- Alan Carter, Prime Cut
- David Whish-Wilson, Line of Sight
- P.M. Newton, The Old School
Best True Crime
- Geesche Jacobson, Abandoned: The Sad Death of Dianne Brimble
- Ross Honeywill, Wasted
- Lindsay Simpson & Jennifer Cooke, Honeymoon Dive
- 2010[38]
Best Crime Novel
- Lenny Bartulin, The Black Russian
- Michael Robotham, Bleed For Me
- Garry Disher, Wyatt
Best First Crime Novel
- Andrew Coome, Document Z
- Mark Dapin, King of the Cross
- Robin Adair, Death and the Running Patterer
Best True Crime
- Peter Doyle, Crooks like Us
- Kathy Marks, Pitcairn: Paradise Lost
- Robert M. Kaplan, Medical Murder: Disturbing Cases of Doctors Who Kill
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 1997 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 1998 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 1999 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 2000 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 2001 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 2002 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 2003 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 2004 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ "Australian Crime Writers - 2005 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
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- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 2007 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 2008 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 2009 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 2010 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 2011 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 2012 Ned Kelly Award Winners
- ^ Australian Crime Writers - 2013 Ned Kelly Award Winners
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- ^ "It's a crime spree as Emma Viskic snaffles four writing awards" by Jason Steger, The Age, 28 August 2016
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- ^ Steger, Jason (2019-09-06). "Women crime writers clean up at the Ned Kelly awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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- ^ Ned Kelly Awards 2019 shortlists announced
- ^ Ned Kelly Awards 2018 shortlists announced
- ^ 2017 Ned Kelly Awards - Shortlists
- ^ "2016 Ned Kelly Awards - Shortlists". Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ 2015 Ned Kelly Awards - Shortlists
- ^ 2014 Ned Kelly Awards - Shortlists
- ^ "2013 Ned Kelly Awards - Shortlists". Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ^ 2012 Ned Kelly Awards - Shortlists
- ^ 2011 Ned Kelly Award - Shortlists
- ^ 2010 Ned Kelly Award - Shortlists
External links[]
Categories:
- Australian literary awards
- Awards established in 1996
- Ned Kelly Award winners
- Ned Kelly Award-winning works
- Mystery and detective fiction awards
- 1996 establishments in Australia