Hayley Scrivenor Hayley Scrivenor i(8953248 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Hayley Scrivenor is a writer from Wollongong.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2015 shortlisted Overland Story Wine Prize for ‘The authentic life of Laura Kenny’

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Dirt Town Dirt Creek Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2022 23668015 2022 single work novel crime

'My best friend wore her name, Esther, like a queen wearing her crown at a jaunty angle. We were twelve years old when she went missing.

'On a sweltering Friday afternoon in Durton, best friends Ronnie and Esther leave school together. Esther never makes it home.

'Ronnie's going to find her, she has a plan. Lewis will help. Their friend can't be gone, Ronnie won't believe it.

'Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels can believe it, she has seen what people are capable of. She knows more than anyone how, in a moment of weakness, a person can be driven to do something they never thought possible.

'Lewis can believe it too. But he can't reveal what he saw that afternoon at the creek without exposing his own secret.

'Five days later, Esther's buried body is discovered.

'What do we owe the girl who isn't there?

'Character-rich and propulsive, with a breathtakingly original use of voice and revolving points of view, Hayley Scrivenor delves under the surface, where no one can hide. With emotional depth and sensitivity, this stunning debut shows us how much each person matters in a community that is at once falling apart and coming together.

'Esther will always be a Dirt Town child, as we are its children, still.' (Publication summary)

2023 finalist International Thriller Writers' Thriller Awards
2023 winner Lambda Awards LGBTQ+ Mystery
2023 shortlisted The Danger Prize
2023 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing Best First Novel
2023 winner Davitt Award Best Debut
2023 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel
2023 shortlisted Colin Roderick Award
2023 winner Crime Writers' Association (UK) John Creasey Award
2023 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) The Matt Richell Award for New Writer
2023 winner Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Australian General Fiction Book of the Year
2023 finalist Barry Award Best First Novel
2023 shortlisted Indie Awards Debut Fiction
2020 shortlisted PRH Australia Literary Prize as 'The Push Back'.
2020 winner Kill Your Darlings Awards The KYD Unpublished Manuscript Award as 'The Push Back'.
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