New Zealand writers shortlisted for 2021 Ned Kelly Awards
Kete congratulates J.P. Pomare (shortlisted by 2021 Best Crime Fiction), Charity Norman (shortlisted for 2021 Best International Crime Fiction) and Tom Doig (shortlisted for 2021 Best True Crime) on being shortlisted in the 2021 Ned Kelly Awards.
MEDIA RELEASE 28 July 2021
Ned Kelly Awards 2021 shortlists announced
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) is pleased to announce the shortlists for the 2021 Ned Kelly Awards.
Established in 1995, the Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s oldest, most prestigious awards honouring crime fiction and true crime writing. The ACWA reported a record number of entries for the awards in their 26th year, with 149 entries, a 50% increase on previous years.
Australian Crime Writers Association chair Robert Goodman said the large increase in entries this year demonstrates that Australian crime writing and reading has never been stronger.
‘This is not just evident in the number of submissions but in the diversity and quality of the entries. Congratulations to all our entry authors.’
‘There are plenty of familiar names among the best crime fiction and true crime entries but also an exciting crop of new voices across all categories, particularly those in contention for the Best Debut Crime Fiction Award,’ Goodman said.
This is the second year of the Ned Kelly Awards for Best International Crime Fiction published in Australia.
‘It is exciting to recognize not only our incredible home grown talent but also some of the world’s top international crime authors,’ Goodman said.
The shortlisted titles in each category are:
Best crime fiction
Consolation (Garry Disher, Text)
Gathering Dark (Candice Fox, Penguin)
A Testament of Character (Sulari Gentill, Pantera)
The Survivors (Jane Harper, Pan)
The Good Turn (Dervla McTiernan, HarperCollins)
Tell Me Lies (J P Pomare, Hachette)
When She Was Good (Michael Robotham, Hachette)
White Throat (Sarah Thornton, Text)
Best true crime
The Husband Poisoner (Tanya Bretherton, Hachette)
Stalking Claremont: Inside the hunt for a serial killer (Bret Christian, HarperCollins)
Public Enemies (Mark Dapin, A&U)
Hazelwood (Tom Doig, Viking (Penguin))
Witness (Louise Milligan, Hachette)
Best international crime fiction
The Guest List (Lucy Foley, HarperCollins)
The Secrets of Strangers (Charity Norman, Allen & Unwin)
Take Me Apart (Sara Sligar, Text)
We Begin at the End (Chris Whittaker, A&U)
Broken (Don Winslow, HarperCollins).
Best debut crime fiction
The Good Mother (Rae Cairns, Bandrui Publishing)
The Second Son (Lorraine Peck, Text)
The Bluffs (Kyle Perry, PRH)
The Night Whistler (Greg Woodlands, Text)
For more information about the 2021 shortlists, see the ACWA website
