The Davitt Awards are literary awards which are presented annually by the Sisters in Crime Australia association. The awards are named in honour of
Ellen Davitt
Ellen Davitt was an English-born Australian writer.
Biography
Marie Antoinette Hélène Léontine (Ellen) Heseltine was born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire in 1812.
She married Arthur Davitt, an educationalist, in Jersey in 1845. The couple ...
(1812–1879) who wrote Australia's first mystery novel, ''Force and Fraud'' in 1865. They are presented for Australian
crime fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...
, by women, for both adults and young adults. They were established in 2001 to mark the 10th anniversary of the association.
Categories
*Adult Novel
*Young Adult Novel
*True Crime
*Debut Crime
*Readers' Choice
Previous winners
2000s
2010s
See also
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List of Australian literary awards
A list of Australian literary awards and prizes:
Literature
* ABC Fiction Award (2005–2009)
* ACT Book of the Year
* ACT Writing and Publishing Awards
* Ada Cambridge Prize
*The Age Book of the Year – discontinued after 2012; reinstitut ...
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List of literary awards honoring women
This list of media awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring women.
The list includes general, literary and music awards for women.
It excludes List of awards for actresses, awards for actresses, including List o ...
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Sisters in Crime
References
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External links
Davitt Awards
Australian literary awards
Literary awards honoring women
Mystery and detective fiction awards
Awards established in 2001