Ned Kelly Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 5 (2000) Winner
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Edition 11 (2006) Special Award
John Silvester
ジョン・シルベスター
Jon Silvesutā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Melbourne
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, crime writer
- Active Years
- 1979-2024
- Affiliations
- The Age, Herald Sun, 3AW
- Memberships
- Victorian Press Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Trobe University | — | politics and legal studies | Bachelor of Arts | — | Australia |
La Trobe University
politics and legal studies
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Walkley Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2007 | Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year | coverage of crime and corruption | — | Melbourne Press Club | winner |
| — | Ned Kelly Award | true crime writing | — | — | winner |
| — | Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | — | winner |
Walkley Award
Result:
winner
Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year
2007
Work:
coverage of crime and corruption
Organization:
Melbourne Press Club
Result:
winner
Ned Kelly Award
Work:
true crime writing
Result:
winner
Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Underbelly: True Crime Stories
1997 Crime non-fictionTrue crime stories based on Melbourne's underworld.
crimeunderworldpolice
Adaptations
- [TV series] Underbelly (2008)
Underbelly: The Gangland War
2008 Crime non-fictionAccount of Melbourne's gangland war.
gangland warcorruption
Adaptations
- [TV series] Underbelly (2008)
Bibliography
- Inside Victoria: A Chronicle of Scandal
- The Silent War: Behind the Police Killings That Shook Australia
- Underbelly: True Crime Stories
- Underbelly 2: More True Crime Stories
- Underbelly 3: Some More True Crime Stories
- Underbelly 4: More True Crime Stories
- Underbelly 5: More True Crime Stories
- Underbelly 6: True Crime Stories
- Tough: 101 Australian Gangsters: A Crime Companion
- Underbelly 7: More True Crime Stories
- Underbelly 8: More True Crime Stories
- Leadbelly: Inside Australia's Underworld Wars
- Underbelly 9: More True Crime Stories
- Gotcha: How Australia's Baddest Crooks Copped Their Right Whack
- Underbelly 10: More True Crime Stories
- Rats: Crooks Who Got Away With It: Tails of True Crime and Mystery from the Underbelly Archives
- Underbelly 11: True Crime Stories
- Underbelly: The Gangland War
- Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities
- Underbelly: The Golden Mile
- Underbelly: The Golden Casket
- Underbelly: Mokbelly
- Underbelly: Where the Bodies Are Buried
- Underbelly: Shot at Close Range
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- investigative journalism styledetailed true crime narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Melbourne underworldpolice corruptiongangland wars
Legacy
Prominent Australian crime journalist and co-author of the Underbelly series, which has sold over a million copies. Multiple award winner including Walkley Awards.
In Popular Culture
- Provided basis for hit TV series Underbelly
Quotes
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John Silvester has been a crime reporter in Melbourne since 1979, moving to The Age in 1993.
Source: The Age profile
Trivia
- Passionate supporter of the Hawthorn Football Club.
- Drew with former world champion Barry Michael in a charity boxing match.