The Australian Crime Writers Association is proud to launch the 2025 Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime writers.
Entries open: Saturday March 15, 2025
Entries close: Tuesday April 15, 2025 (11.59pm AEST)
The Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s oldest and most prestigious award, honouring published crime fiction and true crime writing. The awards are a highlight of the Australian publishing and literary calendar and they celebrate the very best crime writing has to offer.
The list of winners reads like a Who’s Who of Australian crime writers including some of the highest profile and best-selling Australian and international authors.
The 2025 award categories are:
Best Crime Fiction, Best Debut Crime Fiction, Best True Crime and Best International Crime Fiction (published in Australia).
A shortlist for each award category is expected to be announced in August and the winners to be announced in September, 2025.
For entries and further information click here.