Ned Kelly Awards 2011 Shortlist

I am thrilled to announce The Half-Child has made a shortlist of three for Best Fiction in this year’s Ned Kelly Awards.

The Half-Child is in good company: I recently read Bereft, by Chris Womersley and I’m rapt to have my book mentioned in the same space. The other shortlisted novel, The Diggers Rest Hotel by Geoffrey McGeachin, I haven’t read yet but will aim to before the awards ceremony on Wed 31 August 2011, part of the Melbourne Writers Festival.

Two writers who I’ve become mates with over the past year have been shortlisted for Best First Book: congratulations to PM Newton for The Old School and Dave Whish-Wilson for Line of Sight; and also to Alan Carter for Prime Cut. My first book, Behind the Night Bazaar, was shortlisted in this category in 2007 and while I lost to my Text stablemate Adrian Hyland, it was enormously encouraging to be shortlisted and I had great fun at the awards ceremony.

Now, what to wear on the night…

About Angela Savage

Angela Savage is a Melbourne-based crime writer, who has lived and travelled extensively in Asia. Her first novel, Behind the Night Bazaar won the 2004 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript. She is a winner of the Scarlet Stiletto Award and has thrice been shortlisted for Ned Kelly awards. Her third novel, The Dying Beach, was also shortlisted for the 2014 Davitt Award. Angela teaches writing and is currently studying for her PhD in Creative Writing at Monash University.

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7 Responses to Ned Kelly Awards 2011 Shortlist

Sulari Gentill says:

03/08/2011 at 12:00 pm

Bravo Angela! Wear something deadly….

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Andrew Nette says:

03/08/2011 at 12:29 pm

Congratulations, darling, well deserved.

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- angelasavage says:
  
  03/08/2011 at 12:37 pm
  
  Thanks my love. I mean it when I say I couldn’t do it without you.
  
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PM Newton says:

03/08/2011 at 6:13 pm

You rock! Congratulations. This is two out of two for you, yes? *respect*

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Palani Narayanan says:

15/08/2011 at 9:45 pm

Super cool! Congratulation – well deserved and I am not surprised at all. Now about what to wear…..do you want me to fly over next week for a shopping expedition??? Will be happy to!

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- angelasavage says:
  
  15/08/2011 at 9:54 pm
  
  What I really need, sweetie darling, is for Troy to do my hair!
  
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