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The '''Ned Kelly Awards''' (named for [[bushranger]] [[Ned Kelly]]) are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the [[crime fiction]] and [[true crime]] genres. They were established in 1996 by the [[Crime Writers Association of Australia]] to reward excellence in the field of crime writing within Australia.
The '''Ned Kelly Awards''' (na#ed for ##bushranger## ##Ned Kelly##) are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the ##crime fiction## and ##true crime## genres# They were established in 1996 by the ##Crime Writers Association of Australia## to reward excellence in the field of crime writing within Australia#


The genre of crime writing has long been popular, but it wasn't until the early 1990s that a local growth of writing within the genre occurred in Australia. By the middle of the decade support for the field had grown sufficiently that it was decided to establish the Ned Kelly Awards.
The genre of crime writing has long been popular, but it wasn't until the early 1990s that a local growth of writing within the genre occurred in Australia# By the middle of the decade support for the field had grown sufficiently that it was decided to establish the Ned Kelly Awards#


The awards are affectionately referred to as 'The Neddies' within the community.
The awards are affectionately referred to as 'The Neddies' within the community#


==Categories==
==Categories==
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! Lifetime Achievement
! Lifetime Achievement
|-
|-
|[[1996 in literature|1996]]
|##1996 in literature|1996##
|(tie) ''[[The Malcontenta]]'' by [[Barry Maitland]] <br>''[[Inside Dope]]'' by [[Paul Thomas (writer)|Paul Thomas]]
|#tie# ''##The Malcontenta##'' by ##Barry Maitland## <br>''##Inside Dope##'' by ##Paul Thomas #writer#|Paul Thomas##
|''[[Dark Angel (Dale novel)|Dark Angel]]'' by [[John Dale (writer)|John Dale]]
|''##Dark Angel #Dale novel#|Dark Angel##'' by ##John Dale #writer#|John Dale##
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|[[Jon Cleary]]
|##Jon Cleary##
|-
|-
|[[1997 in literature|1997]]
|##1997 in literature|1997##
|''[[The Brush-Off]]'' by [[Shane Maloney]]
|''##The Brush-Off##'' by ##Shane Maloney##
|(tie) ''[[Bad Debts]]'' by [[Peter Temple]] <br>''[[Get Rich Quick (novel)|Get Rich Quick]]'' by [[Peter Doyle (writer)|Peter Doyle]]
|#tie# ''##Bad Debts##'' by ##Peter Temple## <br>''##Get Rich Quick #novel#|Get Rich Quick##'' by ##Peter Doyle #writer#|Peter Doyle##
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|''How to Write Crime'' edited by [[Marele Day]]
|''How to Write Crime'' edited by ##Marele Day##
|Alan Yates (aka [[Carter Brown]])
|Alan Yates #aka ##Carter Brown###
|-
|-
|[[1998 in literature|1998]]
|##1998 in literature|1998##
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
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|NA
|NA
|-
|-
|[[1999 in literature|1999]]
|##1999 in literature|1999##
|''[[Amaze Your Friends]]'' by [[Peter Doyle (writer)|Peter Doyle]]
|''##Amaze Your Friends##'' by ##Peter Doyle #writer#|Peter Doyle##
|''[[The Last Days (Australian novel)|The Last Days]]'' by [[Andrew Masterson]]
|''##The Last Days #Australian novel#|The Last Days##'' by ##Andrew Masterson##
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|[[Peter Corris]]
|##Peter Corris##
|-
|-
|[[2000 in literature|2000]]
|##2000 in literature|2000##
|''[[Shooting Star (Temple novel)|Shooting Star]]'' by [[Peter Temple]]
|''##Shooting Star #Temple novel#|Shooting Star##'' by ##Peter Temple##
|''[[The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders]]'' by [[Marshall Browne]]
|''##The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders##'' by ##Marshall Browne##
|(tie) ''Huckstepp: A Dangerous Life'' by [[John Dale (writer)|John Dale]] <br>''Underbelly 3'' by Andrew Rule and John Silvester
|#tie# ''Huckstepp: A Dangerous Life'' by ##John Dale #writer#|John Dale## <br>''Underbelly 3'' by Andrew Rule and John Silvester
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
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|NA
|NA
|-
|-
|[[2001 in literature|2001]]
|##2001 in literature|2001##
|(tie) ''[[Dead Point]]'' by [[Peter Temple]]<br>''[[The Second Coming (Australian novel)|The Second Coming]]'' by [[Andrew Masterson]]
|#tie# ''##Dead Point##'' by ##Peter Temple##<br>''##The Second Coming #Australian novel#|The Second Coming##'' by ##Andrew Masterson##
|''[[Last Drinks]]'' by [[Andrew McGahan]]
|''##Last Drinks##'' by ##Andrew McGahan##
|''Broken Lives'' by [[Estelle Blackburn]]
|''Broken Lives'' by ##Estelle Blackburn##
|NA
|NA
|''Bleeding Hearts'' by Lindy Cameron
|''Bleeding Hearts'' by Lindy Cameron
|NA
|NA
|Professor [[Stephen Thomas Knight|Stephen Knight]]
|Professor ##Stephen Thomas Knight|Stephen Knight##
|-
|-
|[[2002 in literature|2002]]
|##2002 in literature|2002##
|''[[Death Delights]]'' by [[Gabrielle Lord]]
|''##Death Delights##'' by ##Gabrielle Lord##
|(tie) ''[[Apartment 255]]'' by [[Bunty Avieson]] <br>''[[Who Killed Angelique?]]'' by [[Emma Darcy]]
|#tie# ''##Apartment 255##'' by ##Bunty Avieson## <br>''##Who Killed Angelique?##'' by ##Emma Darcy##
|(tie) ''Razor'' by Larry Writer <br>''The Hanged Man'' by Mike Richards
|#tie# ''Razor'' by Larry Writer <br>''The Hanged Man'' by Mike Richards
|''Blue Murder'' by [[Ken Catran]]
|''Blue Murder'' by ##Ken Catran##
|''[[Apartment 255]]'' by [[Bunty Avieson]]
|''##Apartment 255##'' by ##Bunty Avieson##
|NA
|NA
|Patrick Gallagher
|Patrick Gallagher
|-
|-
|[[2003 in literature|2003]]
|##2003 in literature|2003##
|''[[White Dog (novel)|White Dog]]'' by [[Peter Temple]]
|''##White Dog #novel#|White Dog##'' by ##Peter Temple##
|''[[Blood Redemption]]'' by [[Alex Palmer]]
|''##Blood Redemption##'' by ##Alex Palmer##
|''Blood Stain'' by Peter Lalor
|''Blood Stain'' by Peter Lalor
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|[[Kerry Greenwood]]
|##Kerry Greenwood##
|-
|-
|[[2004 in literature|2004]]
|##2004 in literature|2004##
|''[[Degrees of Connection]]'' by [[Jon Cleary]]
|''##Degrees of Connection##'' by ##Jon Cleary##
|(tie) ''[[The Walker (novel)|The Walker]]'' by [[Jane R. Goodall]]<br>''[[Junkie Pilgrim]]'' by [[Wayne Grogan]]
|#tie# ''##The Walker #novel#|The Walker##'' by ##Jane R# Goodall##<br>''##Junkie Pilgrim##'' by ##Wayne Grogan##
|''Killing Juanita'' by Peter Rees
|''Killing Juanita'' by Peter Rees
|NA
|NA
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|Bob Bottom
|Bob Bottom
|-
|-
|[[2005 in Australian literature|2005]]
|##2005 in Australian literature|2005##
|''[[Lost (Australian novel)|Lost]]'' by [[Michael Robotham]]
|''##Lost #Australian novel#|Lost##'' by ##Michael Robotham##
|''[[A Private Man]]'' by [[Malcolm Knox (author)|Malcolm Knox]]
|''##A Private Man##'' by ##Malcolm Knox #author#|Malcolm Knox##
|(tie) ''[[Joe Cinque's Consolation]]'' by [[Helen Garner]] <br>''Mr Big'' by Tony Reeves
|#tie# ''##Joe Cinque's Consolation##'' by ##Helen Garner## <br>''Mr Big'' by Tony Reeves
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
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|Stuart Coupe
|Stuart Coupe
|-
|-
|[[2006 in Australian literature|2006]]
|##2006 in Australian literature|2006##
|(tie) ''[[Crook as Rookwood]]'' by [[Chris Nyst]] <br>''[[The Broken Shore]]'' by [[Peter Temple]]
|#tie# ''##Crook as Rookwood##'' by ##Chris Nyst## <br>''##The Broken Shore##'' by ##Peter Temple##
|''[[Out of the Silence]]'' by [[Wendy James (author)|Wendy James]]
|''##Out of the Silence##'' by ##Wendy James #author#|Wendy James##
|''Packing Death'' by [[Lauchlin McCulloch]]
|''Packing Death'' by ##Lauchlin McCulloch##
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|Andrew Rule and [[John Silvester]]
|Andrew Rule and ##John Silvester##
|-
|-
|[[2007 in Australian literature|2007]]
|##2007 in Australian literature|2007##
|''[[Chain of Evidence]]'' by [[Garry Disher]]
|''##Chain of Evidence##'' by ##Garry Disher##
|''[[Diamond Dove (novel)|Diamond Dove]]'' by [[Adrian Hyland]]
|''##Diamond Dove #novel#|Diamond Dove##'' by ##Adrian Hyland##
|(tie) ''Written On The Skin'' by Liz Porter<br> ''Killing For Pleasure: The Definitive Story of the Snowtown Murders'' by Debi Marshal
|#tie# ''Written On The Skin'' by Liz Porter<br> ''Killing For Pleasure: The Definitive Story of the Snowtown Murders'' by Debi Marshal
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|Sandra Harvey and [[Lindsay Simpson]]
|Sandra Harvey and ##Lindsay Simpson##
|-
|-
|[[2008 in Australian literature|2008]]
|##2008 in Australian literature|2008##
|''[[Shatter (novel)|Shatter]]'' by [[Michael Robotham]]
|''##Shatter #novel#|Shatter##'' by ##Michael Robotham##
|''[[The Low Road]]'' by [[Chris Womersley]]
|''##The Low Road##'' by ##Chris Womersley##
|''Red Centre, Dead Heart'' by Evan McHugh
|''Red Centre, Dead Heart'' by Evan McHugh
|NA
|NA
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|Marele Day
|Marele Day
|-
|-
|[[2009 in Australian literature|2009]]
|##2009 in Australian literature|2009##
|''[[Deep Water (Peter Corris novel)|Deep Water]]'' by [[Peter Corris]]<br>and ''[[Smoke & Mirrors (novel)|Smoke & Mirrors]]'' by [[Kel Robertson]]
|''##Deep Water #Peter Corris novel#|Deep Water##'' by ##Peter Corris##<br>and ''##Smoke & Mirrors #novel#|Smoke & Mirrors##'' by ##Kel Robertson##
|''[[Ghostlines]]'' by [[Nick Gadd]]
|''##Ghostlines##'' by ##Nick Gadd##
|''The Tall Man'' by [[Chloe Hooper]]
|''The Tall Man'' by ##Chloe Hooper##
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|[[Shane Maloney]]
|##Shane Maloney##
|-
|-
|[[2010 in Australian literature|2010]]
|##2010 in Australian literature|2010##
|''Wyatt'' by [[Garry Disher]]
|''Wyatt'' by ##Garry Disher##
|''[[Kings of the Cross]]'' by [[Mark Dapin]]
|''##Kings of the Cross##'' by ##Mark Dapin##
|''[[Pitcairn: Paradise Lost]]'' by [[Kathy Marks]]
|''##Pitcairn: Paradise Lost##'' by ##Kathy Marks##
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|[[Peter Doyle (writer)|Peter Doyle]]
|##Peter Doyle #writer#|Peter Doyle##
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
|''The Diggers Rest Hotel'' by [[Geoffrey McGeachin]]
|''The ##Diggers Rest Hotel##'' by ##Geoffrey McGeachin##
|''Prime Cut'' by [[Alan Carter (author)|Alan Carter]]
|''Prime Cut'' by ##Alan Carter #author#|Alan Carter##
|''Abandoned - The Sad Death of Dianne Brimble'' by [[Geesche Jacobsen]]
|''Abandoned - The Sad Death of Dianne Brimble'' by ##Geesche Jacobsen##
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nedkellyawards.com Ned Kelly Awards]
*#http://www#nedkellyawards#com Ned Kelly Awards#


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 07:06, 10 January 2013

Ned Kelly Awards
DescriptionExcellence in Australian Crime fiction & true crime
CountryAustralia
Presented byCrime Writers Association of Australia
First awarded1996
Websitehttp://www.nedkellyawards.com

The Ned Kelly Awards (na#ed for ##bushranger## ##Ned Kelly##) are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the ##crime fiction## and ##true crime## genres# They were established in 1996 by the ##Crime Writers Association of Australia## to reward excellence in the field of crime writing within Australia#

The genre of crime writing has long been popular, but it wasn't until the early 1990s that a local growth of writing within the genre occurred in Australia# By the middle of the decade support for the field had grown sufficiently that it was decided to establish the Ned Kelly Awards#

The awards are affectionately referred to as 'The Neddies' within the community#

Categories

  • Best First Novel
  • Best True Crime
  • Best Novel
  • Best Teenage/Young Adult
  • Readers Vote
  • Best Non-Fiction
  • Lifetime Achievement Awards

Previous winners

Year Best Novel Best First Novel Best True Crime Best teenage/Young Adult Reader's Vote Best Non-Fiction Lifetime Achievement
1996## Paul Thomas## Dark Angel## by ##John Dale #writer#|John Dale## NA NA NA NA ##Jon Cleary##
1997## ##The Brush-Off## by ##Shane Maloney## Get Rich Quick## by ##Peter Doyle #writer#|Peter Doyle## NA NA NA How to Write Crime edited by ##Marele Day## Alan Yates #aka ##Carter Brown###
1998## NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
1999## Peter Doyle## The Last Days## by ##Andrew Masterson## NA NA NA NA ##Peter Corris##
2000## Shooting Star## by ##Peter Temple## ##The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders## by ##Marshall Browne## John Dale##
Underbelly 3 by Andrew Rule and John Silvester 		NA NA NA NA
2001## The Second Coming## by ##Andrew Masterson## ##Last Drinks## by ##Andrew McGahan## Broken Lives by ##Estelle Blackburn## NA Bleeding Hearts by Lindy Cameron NA Stephen Knight##
2002## ##Death Delights## by ##Gabrielle Lord## #tie# ##Apartment 255## by ##Bunty Avieson##
##Who Killed Angelique?## by ##Emma Darcy## 		#tie# Razor by Larry Writer
The Hanged Man by Mike Richards 		Blue Murder by ##Ken Catran## ##Apartment 255## by ##Bunty Avieson## NA Patrick Gallagher
2003## White Dog## by ##Peter Temple## ##Blood Redemption## by ##Alex Palmer## Blood Stain by Peter Lalor NA NA NA ##Kerry Greenwood##
2004## ##Degrees of Connection## by ##Jon Cleary## The Walker## by ##Jane R# Goodall##
##Junkie Pilgrim## by ##Wayne Grogan## 		Killing Juanita by Peter Rees NA NA NA Bob Bottom
2005## Lost## by ##Michael Robotham## Malcolm Knox## #tie# ##Joe Cinque's Consolation## by ##Helen Garner##
Mr Big by Tony Reeves 		NA NA NA Stuart Coupe
2006## #tie# ##Crook as Rookwood## by ##Chris Nyst##
##The Broken Shore## by ##Peter Temple## 		Wendy James## Packing Death by ##Lauchlin McCulloch## NA NA NA Andrew Rule and ##John Silvester##
2007## ##Chain of Evidence## by ##Garry Disher## Diamond Dove## by ##Adrian Hyland## #tie# Written On The Skin by Liz Porter
Killing For Pleasure: The Definitive Story of the Snowtown Murders by Debi Marshal 		NA NA NA Sandra Harvey and ##Lindsay Simpson##
2008## Shatter## by ##Michael Robotham## ##The Low Road## by ##Chris Womersley## Red Centre, Dead Heart by Evan McHugh NA NA NA Marele Day
2009## Deep Water## by ##Peter Corris##
and ##Smoke & Mirrors #novel#|Smoke & Mirrors## by ##Kel Robertson## 		##Ghostlines## by ##Nick Gadd## The Tall Man by ##Chloe Hooper## NA NA NA ##Shane Maloney##
2010## Wyatt by ##Garry Disher## ##Kings of the Cross## by ##Mark Dapin## ##Pitcairn: Paradise Lost## by ##Kathy Marks## NA NA NA Peter Doyle##
2011 The ##Diggers Rest Hotel## by ##Geoffrey McGeachin## Alan Carter## Abandoned - The Sad Death of Dianne Brimble by ##Geesche Jacobsen## NA NA NA NA

See also

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