Today, the 2019 Davitt Awards shortlist have been released, celebrating the best Australian crime fiction written by women. With 127 books assessed in total, the shortlist reflects an exciting and varied number of crime titles out today.

We are so happy for our speakers who are represented across the Young Adult, Non-fiction and Children’s categories. What an incredible array of engrossing, mysterious and tense titles!

Young Adult Crime Novels

• Fleur Ferris, Found.
• Ellie Marney, White Night.
• Lili Wilkinson, After The Lights Go Out.

Children’s Crime Novels

• Rebecca Lim, The Relic of the Blue Dragon.
• R.A. Spratt, The Mystery of the Squashed Cockroach.

Non-fiction Crime Books and Debut Books

• Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull.

To read the full press release please click here.