Davitt Award Winners: Sisters in Crime Australia

The Davitt Awards (named in honor of Ellen Davitt (1812-1879) who wrote Australia's first mystery novel, Force and Fraud in 1865) are presented annually by Sisters in Crime Australia. The awards are presented for Australian crime fiction, by women, for both adults and young adults. Awards were announced last night. Congratulations to all!

ADULT FICTION

• Liane Moriarty, Big Little Lies

YOUNG ADULT NOVELS

• Ellie Marney, Every Word (Allen & Unwin)

CHILDREN'S NOVELS

• Judith Rossell, Withering-by-Sea (HarperCollins Australia)

NON FICTION

• Caroline Overington, Last Woman Hanged (HarperCollins Australia)

DEBUT

• Christine Bongers, Intruder (Woolshed Press – a Random House imprint)