Davitt Award

Davitt Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in Australian crime fiction, adult and young adult
Country	Australia
Presented by	Sisters in Crime Australia
First awarded	2001
Official website	http://www.sistersincrime.org.au/node/2

The Davitt Awards (named in honour of Ellen Davitt (1812-1879) who wrote Australia's first mystery novel, Force and Fraud in 1865) are presented annually by the Sisters in Crime Australia association. The awards are presented for Australian crime fiction, by women, for both adults and young adults. They were established in 2001 to mark the 10th anniversary of the association.

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