NED KELLY AWARDS 2025

The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has begun announcing the shortlists for the 2025 Ned Kelly Awards.

Established in 1995, the Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s oldest, most prestigious awards honouring crime fiction and true crime writing. 

• All You Took from Me - Lisa Kenway, Transit Lounge
• The Chilling - Riley James, Allen & Unwin
• Down the Rabbit Hole - Shaeden Berry, Echo
• Everywhere We Look - Martine Kropkowski, Ultimo
• Those Opulent Days - Jacquie Pham, Ultimo
• A Town Called Treachery - Mitch Jennings, HarperCollins