The Davitt Award
The Davitt Award is given out each year by Sisters of Crime Australia for the best crime novel by a woman and published in Australia in book form in the previous year. The award is named in honor of Ellen Davitt (1812-1879) who wrote Australia's first mystery novel, Force and Fraud, in 1865.
2009
◊ Best Adult Novel: A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn
◊ Best Young Adult Novel: Genius Squad by Catherine Jinks
◊ Readers Choice Award: The Darkest Hour by Katherine Howell
2008
◊ Best Adult Novel: Frantic by Katherine Howell
◊ Best Young Adult Novel: The Night Has a Thousand Eyes by Mandy Sayer
◊ Readers Choice Award: Scarlet Stiletto: The First Cut by Lindy Cameron (editor)
2007
◊ Best Adult Novel: Undertow by Sydney Bauer
◊ Best Young Adult Novel: The Betrayal of Bindy Mackenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty
◊ Readers Choice Award (tie): Silent Death: The Killing of Julie Ramage by Karen Kissane
◊ Readers Choice Award (tie): Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood
2006
◊ Best Adult Novel: The Butterfly Man by Heather Rose
◊ Best Young Adult Novel: Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
◊ Readers Choice Award (tie): Rubdown by Leigh Redhead
◊ Readers Choice Award (tie): Heavenly Pleasures by Kerry Greenwood
2005
◊ Best Adult Novel: Malicious Intent by Kathryn Fox
◊ Best Young Adult Novel: Devastation Road by Joanna Baker
◊ Readers Choice Award: Peepshow by Leigh Redhead
2004
◊ Best Adult Novel: Due Preparation for the Plague by Janette Turner Hospital
◊ Best Young Adult Novel: Muck-Up Day by Ruth Starke
◊ Readers Choice Award: Thicker Than Water by Lindy Cameron
2003
◊ Best Adult Novel (tie): Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing by Gabrielle Lord
◊ Best Adult Novel (tie): Blood Redemption by Alex Palmer
◊ Best Young Adult Novel: Fireworks and Darkness by Natalie Jane Prior
◊ Readers Choice Award: Skin Deep by Cathy Cole
2002
◊ Best Adult Novel: A Simply Death by Carolyn Morwood
◊ Best Young Adult Novel: Three-Pronged Dagger by Kerry Greenwood
◊ Readers Choice Award: Bleeding Hearts by Lindy Cameron