Davitt Awards contenders announced
Davitt Awards
‘Early bird’ bookings for Sisters in Crime members open 9am Thursday July 15 (1 day early).
Bookings close Monday August 23 but book early to avoid disappointment—
individually or in tables of up to 10 or 15 via the Melbourne Writers’ Festival:
http://tickets.mwf.com.au/session.asp?sc=1801 or ring (03) 9999 1199
$45. All drinks at bar prices. From 8.30 pm, some places are available without dinner —
cost $10 ($5 members/conc) with the option of buying coffees, drinks and desserts.
Info: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~sincoz/
2010 DAVITT AWARDS: BOOKS IN CONTENTION
ADULT FICTION
Allen & Unwin
Marianne Delacourt, Sharp Shooter
Kerry Greenwood, Forbidden Fruit
Fleur McDonald, Red Dust
Arcadia (Australian Scholarly Publishing)
Antoinette Eklund, Steel River
Hachette Australia
Bronwyn Parry, Dark Country
HarperCollins
Alex Palmer, Labyrinth of Drowning
Colleen McCulloch, Too Many Murders
Fiona McIntosh, A Beautiful Death
Tara Moss, Siren
Maria Quinn, Gene Thieves
Rhonda Roberts, Gladiatrix
PanMacmillan
Sydney Bauer, Move to Strike
Joy Dettman, Pearl in A Cage
Kathryn Fox, Bloodborn
PD Martin, The Killing Hands
Polygon Press (Newsouth Books)
Helen Fitzgerald, The Devil’s Staircase
Penguin
Emma Boling, Riding High
H (Honey) M Brown, Red Queen
Random House
Caroline Overington, Ghost Child: The Past Is Always Close Behind
Leah Giarrantano, Black Ice
Zeus Publications
Carol Gibson, Pestle & Mortar
CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Allen & Unwin
Catherine Jinks, The Reformed Vampire Support Group
Catherine Jinks, Genius Wars
Justine Larbalestier, Liar
Interactive Publications
Goldie Alexander, Hedgeburners: An A~Z Mystery
Random House
Isabelle Merlin, Pop Princess
Isabelle Merlin, Cupid’s Arrow
Scholastic Australia
Gabrielle Lord, Conspiracy 365 – January
Walker Press
Moya Simons, The Walk Right in Detective Agency – Bad News for Milk Bay
Moya Simons, The Walk Right in Detective Agency – On the Case The Walk
Moya Simons, Right in Detective Agency – Mischief Afoot
TRUE CRIME
Allen & Unwin
Candace Sutton and Ellen Connolly, Lady Killer: How Conman Bruce Burrell
Kidnapped and Killed Rich Women for Their Money
Boolarong Press
Noelene Kyle, A Greater Guilt: Constance Emilie Kent and the Road Murder
Ford Street Publishing
Sue Bursztynski, Crime Time: Australians Behaving Badly
Jewel Publishing
Vikki Petraitis, Salvation – The True Story of Rod Braybon’s Fight for Justice
PanMacmillan
Kathryn Bonella, Hotel Kerobokan: The Shocking Inside Story of Bali’s Most
Notorious Jail
Random House
Debi Marshall, Lambs to the Slaughter
The Five Mile Press
Robin Bowles, Blood Brothers: Justice at Last
Lindy Cameron, ed.,Outside the Law 3
Viking (Penguin)
Esther Mckay, Forensic Investigator: True Stories from the Life of a Country
Crime Scene Cop
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