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Book and newspaper sales up 20.5% on 2007Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures for September indicate books are bucking the flat national retail trend. While retail trade figures for the Septe...

Davitt award winners announced

The winners of this year's Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards for women's crime writing have been announced. Katherine Howell took out the Best Crime Novel prize for Frantic (Pan) at the awards held on Fr...

Ned Kelly Awards announced

Presented on Friday night in the Festival Club at the Melbourne Writers' Festival, the Ned Kelly Awards honour Australian crime writing. The 2008 winners are: FictionShatter, Michael ...

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Ned Kelly Awards shortlist announced

The shortlist for the 2008 Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best first fictionA Fraction of the Whole (...

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Fyfield wins Duncan Lawrie Dagger

Frances Fyfield was announced the winner of the £20,000 (A$39,000) Duncan Lawrie Dagger for her novel Blood From Stone (Little, Brown) at an awards ceremony held in London on July 10. The £...

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Ned Kelly awards longlist announced

The longlist for the 2008 Ned Kelly Awards (or ‘Neddies') has been announced. Presented by The Crime Writers Association of Australia, the awards are for Best First Fiction, Best Fiction, ...

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Davitt award winners announced

The winners of the 2007 Davitt awards for women's crime writing, administered by Sisters in Crime, were announced in Melbourne on 2 November. Silent Death: The Killing of Julie Ramage by Karen K...

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