Ned Kelly Awards
3 appearances
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Edition 2 (1997) Winner
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Edition 4 (1999) Winner
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Edition 15 (2010) Special Award
Peter Doyle
ピーター・ドイル
Pītā Doiru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-01-01 （Maroubra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sydney's eastern suburbs
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Musician, Visual artist, Exhibition curator, Honorary Associate Professor
- Active Years
- 1996-2024
- Affiliations
- Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, Macquarie University
- Memberships
- Australian Crime Writers Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Technology, Sydney | — | Communications | Bachelor of Arts (Communications) | — | Australia |
| Macquarie University | — | Media and Mass Communications | PhD | — | Australia |
University of Technology, Sydney
Communications
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts (Communications)
Country:
Australia
Macquarie University
Media and Mass Communications
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel | Get Rich Quick | Best First Fiction | Australian Crime Writers Association | Co-winner |
| 1999 | Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel | Amaze Your Friends | Best Fiction | Australian Crime Writers Association | Winner |
| 2010 | Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award | — | Lifetime Achievement | Australian Crime Writers Association | Winner |
| 2006 | National Trust/Energy Australia Heritage Award, Interpretation and Presentation | City of Shadows | — | National Trust | Winner |
| 2006 | ARSC award for Best Research in Record Labels and General History | Echo and Reverb | — | Association of Recorded Sound Collections | Winner |
Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel
1997
Work:
Get Rich Quick
Category:
Best First Fiction
Organization:
Australian Crime Writers Association
Result:
Co-winner
Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel
1999
Work:
Amaze Your Friends
Category:
Best Fiction
Organization:
Australian Crime Writers Association
Result:
Winner
Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award
2010
Category:
Lifetime Achievement
Organization:
Australian Crime Writers Association
Result:
Winner
National Trust/Energy Australia Heritage Award, Interpretation and Presentation
2006
Work:
City of Shadows
Organization:
National Trust
Result:
Winner
ARSC award for Best Research in Record Labels and General History
2006
Work:
Echo and Reverb
Organization:
Association of Recorded Sound Collections
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Get Rich Quick
1996 Crime fictionDebut crime novel set in Sydney.
SydneyCrimeEntertainment
Amaze Your Friends
1998 Crime fictionSequel that won Ned Kelly Award.
SydneyCrime
The Devil's Jump
2001 Crime fictionPrequel set in WWII-era Sydney.
World War IISydneyCrime
City of Shadows: Sydney Police Photographs 1912-1948
2005 Non-fictionSocial history based on Sydney police forensic photographs.
Crime historySydneyPhotography
Bibliography
- Get Rich Quick
- Amaze Your Friends
- The Devil's Jump
- The Big Whatever
- City of Shadows: Sydney Police Photographs, 1912-1948
- Echo and Reverb: Fabricating Space in Popular Music Recording, 1900-1960
- Crooks Like Us
- Suburban Noir: Crime and Mishap in 1950s and 1960s Sydney
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detective fiction styleBlending of music and crimeSettings in Sydney's eastern suburbsAlternative histories of crime and entertainment
- Recurring Motifs
- Overlaps between crime and entertainmentForensic photographyPopular musicInner-city Sydney crime
Legacy
Recognized Australian crime fiction writer with multiple Ned Kelly Awards including Lifetime Achievement. Also active as musician, visual artist, and curator highlighting Sydney's crime history.
Archives
- Justice and Police Museum
In Popular Culture
- Influenced production and styling of Peaky Blinders.
- Inspired Ralph Lauren's Bad Boys clothing line.
Trivia
- Noted slide and steel guitarist in Sydney's blues, rockabilly, country, and pub rock scenes.
- Worked as taxi driver, musician, and teacher before debuting as novelist.
- Research interests include comics, graphic novels, 20th-century popular music, and crime writing.