{"id":9072,"date":"2025-09-09T04:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T04:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/9072\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T04:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T04:05:11","slug":"davitt-awards-2025-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/9072\/","title":{"rendered":"Davitt Awards 2025 winners announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\tTuesday, 9 September 2025 \u00a0 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing<\/a><\/p>\n

Sisters in Crime has announced<\/a> the winners of the 2025 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women.<\/p>\n

The winning titles in each category, chosen from shortlists announced in July<\/a>, are:<\/p>\n

Adult novel<\/p>\n

Nonfiction book<\/p>\n

The Lasting Harm: Witnessing the Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell (Lucia Osborne-Crowley, A&U)<\/p>\n

Young adult novel<\/p>\n

Into the Mouth of the Wolf\u00a0(Erin Gough, HGCP)<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s novel<\/p>\n

The Midwatch (Judith Rossell, HGCP)<\/p>\n

Best debut book<\/p>\n

What I Would Do to You (Georgia Harper, Vintage)<\/p>\n

Kerry Greenwood Readers\u2019 Choice<\/p>\n

A highly commended certificate was also awarded to Fiona McFarlane for Highway 13 (A&U).<\/p>\n

Judges coordinator Ruth Wykes said, \u2018The Davitt Awards have transformed the literary landscape over the past three decades. Twenty-five years ago, when the Davitts were launched at SheKilda, Sisters in Crime\u2019s 10th anniversary convention, seven books were in contention. This year, there were 150.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s not just the quantity, but the quality \u2013 the complex layers of the characters, the realism of the settings, and above all else, the magic of beautifully told stories. The themes are contemporary \u2013 environmental destruction, the nature of justice, queer romance, girl power, and, of course, sexual exploitation and violence against women. Now more than ever, we need a strong, vibrant writing community of Australian women storytellers, and we need them to be fearless.\u2019<\/p>\n

The winners were announced at an event on 5 September in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s winners<\/a> included When One of Us Hurts\u00a0(Monica Vuu, Macmillan), The Schoolgirl, Her Teacher and His Wife\u00a0(Rebecca Hazel, Vintage), Eleanor Jones Is Not a Murderer<\/a>\u00a0(Amy Doak, Penguin), The Wolves of Greycoat Hall<\/a>\u00a0(Lucinda Gifford, Walker Books), The Half Brother<\/a> (Christine Keighery, Ultimo) and The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies<\/a> (Alison Goodman, HarperCollins).<\/p>\n

Pictured [left\u2013right]: Dervla McTiernan, Vikki Wakefield, Judith Rossell, Erin Gough, Georgia Harper.<\/p>\n

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Category: Awards<\/a> Local\u00a0news<\/a> <\/p>\n

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