2025 Ned Kelly Awards Announcements

It’s that time of year again - Ned Kelly Awards time!

We warmly invite you to join us in person to celebrate our Australian crime writing and crime reading at the 2025 Ned Kelly Awards announcement: 

Thursday 25 September, 6-8pm

We have a venue in each major city to help us celebrate our mutual appreciation of all things criminal, kicking off with a live panel of local crime writers, followed by the announcement of the newest members of the Ned Kelly Awards gang. 

Please join us to raise a glass in celebration, catch up with our authors and committee members and snaffle some of the latest crime books, thanks to our bookshop partners.

Free but please RSVP to your nearest location for ticketing.

BRISBANE Brisbane Square Library (and Dymocks) RSVP

SYDNEY Constant Reader Bookshop, Crows Nest RSVP

CANBERRA Harry Hartog Bookshop, ANU Campus RSVP

MELBOURNE Readings Hawthorn, Glenferrie Road RSVP

HOBART The Hobart Bookshop, Salamanca Square RSVP

ADELAIDE Wheatsheaf Hotel, Thebarton (and Mostly Books) RSVP

PERTH Beaufort Street Books, Mount Lawley RSVP