The Davitt Awards 2025

The Davitt Awards are presented annually by the Sisters in Crime Australia association for Australian crime fiction written by women. The winners were announced in September 2025.

Adult Fiction

Winner Adult Fiction
Winner: To the River by Vikki Wakefield
 
Shortlisted Adult Fiction
Shortlist: Safe Haven by Shankari Chandran
Shortlist: What I Would Do to You by Georgia Harper
Shortlist: Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane
Shortlist: The Rewilding by Donna M. Cameron
   

Adult Non-Fiction

Winner Adult Non-Fiction
Winner: Lasting Harm by Lucia Osborne-Crowley
 
Shortlisted Adult Non-Fiction
Shortlist: In Bad Faith by Dassi Erlich
Shortlist: Crimes of the Cross by Anne Manne