Ned Kelly Award
The Ned Kelly Awards , also known as the “Neddies” , are annual Australian literary prizes that were established by the Crime Writers Association of Australia (CWAA). The awards are given to novels by Australian crime writers or those living in Australia in the previous year as well as works of the so-called true crime genre in which authors take on true crimes as the starting point for a largely fictional plot (such as Truman Capotes in cold blood ). The award is named after Edward "Ned" Kelly (1855–1880), an Australian mugger who is considered a folk hero in his homeland.
Categories
The Ned Kelly Awards were first presented on February 25, 1996 in the presence of the American crime writer James Ellroy in the Berkelouw Bookshop (Australia's largest and oldest bookseller) in Paddington , near Sydney . Since then, the award ceremony has taken place at different venues. Since 1996 the best novel and best first novel have been awarded. In 2000, the Best True Crime category was introduced, which is reserved for non-fiction works. In the same year, a one-time award for the best children's and youth book was given. The CWAA has been awarding a prize for the best short story since 2009.
In addition to the regular categories, the Lifetime Achievement Award is also given out irregularly for a person's contribution or life's work (mostly established authors) to the crime genre.
| category | Original designation | Award period |
|---|---|---|
| Best novel | Best novel | since 1996 |
| Best first novel | Best First Novel | since 1996 |
| Best non-fiction book | Best True Crime | since 2000 |
| Best short story | SD Harvey Short Story Award | since 2009 |
| Best children's and youth book | Best Teenage / Young Adult | 2000 |
Special prices
| category | Original name (s) | Award period |
|---|---|---|
| Honorary award | Lifetime Achievement Award / Lifetime Contribution | 1996–1997, 1999, since 2001 |
| Audience award | Readers Vote | 2001-2002 |
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Ned Kelly Awards in the Australian Crime Fiction Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Jones, Deborah: The magic of Mikhail . In: The Weekend Australian, February 17, 1996