Davitt Awards 2011 - YA Shortlist

The longlists for the Australian Sisters in Crime’s 2011 Davitt Awards (criteria: crime/mystery fiction by an Australian woman) have been announced. The list for the Children and Young Adult category is:

Randa Abdel-Fattah, Noah’s Law: Crime, Punishment and Paper Jams (PanMacmillan Australia)
Georgia Blain, Darkwater (Random House Australia)
Nette Hilton, The Innocents (Random House Australia)
Rebecca James, Beautiful Malice (Allen & Unwin)
Catherine Jinks, The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group (Allen & Unwin)
Rebecca Lim, Mercy (Harper Collins)
Gabrielle Lord, Conspiracy 365 – February (Scholastic Australia)
Gabrielle Lord, Conspiracy 365 – March (Scholastic Australia)
Gabrielle Lord, Conspiracy 365 – April (Scholastic Australia)
Gabrielle Lord, Conspiracy 365 – May (Scholastic Australia)
Gabrielle Lord, Conspiracy 365 – June (Scholastic Australia)
Gabrielle Lord, Conspiracy 365 – July (Scholastic Australia)
Gabrielle Lord, Conspiracy 365 – August (Scholastic Australia)
Gabrielle Lord, Conspiracy 365 – September (Scholastic Australia)
Gabrielle Lord, Conspiracy 365 – October (Scholastic Australia)
Gabrielle Lord, Conspiracy 365 – November (Scholastic Australia)
Gabrielle Lord, Conspiracy 365 – December (Scholastic Australia)
Shirley Marr, Fury (Black Dog Books)
Sophie Masson, The Phar Lap Mystery (Scholastic Australia)
Penny Matthews, A Girl Like Me (Penguin Books Australia
Isabelle Merlin, Bright Angel (Random House Australia)
Chrissie Michaels, Lonnie's Shadow (Ford Street Publishing)
Lara Morgan, Genesis (Walker Books)

The winner will be announced on 8th October 2011.

Davitt Awards 2010 - YA Shortlist

The longlists for the Australian Sisters in Crime’s 10th Davitt Awards (criteria: crime/mystery fiction by an Australian woman) have been announced. The list for the Young Adult category is:

Goldie Alexander: Hedgeburners: An A~Z Mystery**
Catherine Jinks: The Reformed Vampire Support Group*
Catherine Jinks: Genius Wars**
Justine Larbalestier: Liar**
Gabrielle Lord: Conspiracy 365 – January* review
Isabelle Merlin: Cupid’s Arrow*
Isabelle Merlin: Pop Princess*
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

*published in the UK.
**published in the US.

Read more about each title here.

The winner will be announced on 28th August 2010.

The 2009 shortlist and winner can be found here.

Davitt Awards 2009 - YA shortlist

The longlists for the Australian Sisters in Crime’s 9th Davitt Awards (criteria: crime/mystery fiction by an Australian woman) have been announced. The list for the Young Adult category is:

Catherine Jinks - Genius Squad (out in the US Apr 2009)
Maureen McCarthy - Somebody’s Crying
Sophie Masson - The Case of the Diamond Shadow
Isabelle Merlin - Three Wishes (out in the US Nov 2009)
Beth Montgomery - Murderer’s Thumb
Felicity Pulman - Willows for Weeping
Moya Symons - The Walk Right In Detective Agency: Open for Business
Moya Symons - The Walk Right In Detective Agency: High Crime in Milk

Unfortunately only a couple of them are listed on amazon.co.uk at a reasonable price. I have used the Australian Online Bookshop in the past to buy Australian crime novels.

Update: the winner, announced 21st August 2009 was Genius Squad by Catherine Jinks.