Davitt Awards 2019 longlists announced

Sisters in Crime Australia has announced the longlists for the 2019 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women.

A total of 127 titles have been longlisted, including 73 adult novels, 17 YA novels, 15 children’s novels and 22 nonfiction books. To see the longlists in each category, click here.

This year’s judging panel comprises Sisters in Crime national co-convenors Moraig Kisler and Pauline Meaney, author Kelly Gardiner, forensic specialist Debbie Stephen, librarian Jacqui Horwood and public servant Michaela Lobb.

The shortlists will be announced in early July, with the details about the Davitt Awards ceremony to be announced.

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