The Neddies - Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing

The Crime Writers Association of Australia established these awards to promote and encourage Australian crime writing.

2008

Best first novel

• The low road
  WOMERSLEY, Chris

Best fiction

• Shatter
  ROBOTHAM, Michael 

Best true crime

• Red centre, dark heart
  MCHUGH, Evan

Lifetime achievement award

• DAY, Marele
  
  
  

2007

Best first novel

• Diamond dove
  HYLAND, Adrian 

Best fiction

• Chain of evidence
  DISHER, Gary

Best true crime

• Killing for pleasure: the definitive story of the Snowtown murders
  MARSHALL, Debi
• Written on the skin
  PORTER, Liz

Lifetime achievement award

• HARVEY, Sandra
• SIMPSON, Lindsay
  
  
  

2006

Best first novel

• Out of the silence
  JAMES, Wendy

Best fiction

• The broken shore
  TEMPLE, Peter
• Crook as Rookwood
  NYST, Chris

Best true crime

• Packing death
  MCCULLOCH, Lauchlin

Lifetime achievement award

• RULE, Andrew
• SILVESTER, John
  
  
  

2005

Best first novel

• A private man
  KNOX, Malcolm

Best fiction

• Lost
  ROBOTHAM, Michael

Best true crime

• Joe Cinque's consolation
  GARNER, Helen
• Mr Big
  REEVES, Tony

Lifetime achievement award

• COUPE, Stuart
  
  
  

2004

Best first novel

• Junkie pilgrim
  GROGAN, Wayne
• The walker
  GOODALL, Jane R 

Best fiction

• Degrees of connection
  CLEARY, Jon

Best true crime

• Killing Juanita
  REES, Peter 

Lifetime achievement award

• BOTTOM, Bob
  
  

2003

Best first novel

• Blood redemption
  PALMER, Alex

Best fiction

• White dog
  TEMPLE, Peter

Best true crime

• Blood stain
  LALOR, Peter

Lifetime achievement award

• GREENWOOD, Kerry
  
  
  

2002

Best first novel

• Apartment 255
  AVIESON, Bunty
• Who killed Angelique?
  DARCY, Emma

Best fiction

• Death delights
  LORD, Gabrielle

Best true crime

• Hanged man
  RICHARDS, Mike
• Razor
  WRITER, Larry 

Lifetime achievement award

• GALLAGHER, Patrick (Managing Director, Allan & Unwin)
  
  

2001

Best first novel

• Last drinks
  MCGAHAN, Andrew

Best fiction

• Dead point
  TEMPLE, Peter
• Second coming
  MASTERSON, Andrew 

Best true crime

• Broken lives
  BLACKBURN, Estelle 

Lifetime achievement award

• KNIGHT, Stephen 
   

2000

Best first novel

• Wooden leg of Inspector Anders
  BROWNE, Marshall

Best fiction

• Shooting star
  TEMPLE, Peter 

Best true crime

• Huckstopp: a dangerous life
  DALE, John
• Underbelly 3
  RULE, Andrew and SILVESTER, John