Davitt Awards 2023 winners announced
Sisters in Crime Australia has announced the winners of the 2023 Davitt Awards for best crime books by Australian women.
The winning titles in each category are:
Adult novel
- All That’s Left Unsaid (Tracey Lien, HQ Fiction)
Young adult novel
- Seven Days (Fleur Ferris, PRH)
Children’s novel
- The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-bottomed Boat (Charlie Archbold, Text)
Nonfiction book
- Out of the Ashes (Megan Norris, Big Sky)
Debut book
- Dirt Town (Hayley Scrivenor, Macmillan)
Readers’ choice
- The Unbelieved (Vikki Petraitis, A&U).
Judge Philomena Horsley said, ‘The number of quality entries each year continues to rise as publishers invest in books that showcase the authorial skills and creativity amongst both Australia’s established and debut crime writers. And writers are also increasingly going their own way—self-publishing their stories in increasing numbers. The end result is a bonanza for the crime-loving public.’
The Davitt Awards were presented at a gala dinner in Melbourne on 2 September by journalist, true-crime author, and television producer Debi Marshall.
Last year’s winners included Charlotte McConaghy for Once There Were Wolves (Hamish Hamilton) and Kate Holden for The Winter Road: A story of legacy, land and a killing at Croppa Creek (Black Inc.).
For more information, see the Sisters in Crime website.
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