Established in 1994 by Sisters in Crime Australia to foster and encourage women's crime writing, the Scarlet Stiletto Awards are given for crime writing by women in a number of categories. The first prize winner is awarded the Scarlet Stiletto trophy for best unpublished short crime fiction. The trophy consists of a scarlet shoe with a steel stiletto heel plunging into a perspex mount.
The competition is open to women residents of Australia. All stories must contain an active woman protagonist and a crime/mystery theme.
Angela Savage wrote a history of the awards, entitled 'A Dagger With a Difference', in 2013.
Source: http://www.sistersincrime.org.au/ Sighted 10/12/2013.
The Teardrop Tattoos
Brunswick
:
Angela Savage
,
2012
7798549
2012
single work
short story
crime
'In this award-winning short story set in Melbourne, Australia, an anonymous narrator is released from prison into public housing near a child care centre. When she receives a complaint about her dog, a restricted breed, she blames a mother whose infant attends the centre. Acquiring disguises from the local op shop, she stalks the mother and sets about plotting a terrible revenge for the loss of her dog.' (Publication summary)
