The 2009 Ned Kelly Awards were presented in Melbourne on Friday night as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival.
The shortlisted works were previously posted here.
The winners of the 2009 Awards were:
Non-Fiction
The Tall Man by Chloe Hooper
First Fiction
Ghostlines by Nick Gadd
Fiction
Deep Water by Peter Corris and
Smoke & Mirrors by Kel Robertson (tie)
S.D. Harvey Award
"Fidget's Farewell" by Scott McDermott
Lifetime Achievement
Shane Maloney