Outback police procedural crime story wins Sisters in Crime’s 28th Scarlet Stiletto Award
Canberra pharmacist Hayley Young wins the 28th Scarlet Stiletto Award.
Best Holiday Reads 2021-2022
2022 looms and don’t we deserve some reading pleasure? We asked several of the Sisters to recommend their book of the year and here they are!
Turning a (Private) Eye: An Interview with Carmel Shute by Madison Scott
Historically, the crime genre has been dominated by men, “men with big egos who framed themselves as men with big dicks solving crime,” laughs Carmel.
Murder Monday: Sara Foster
With the publication of The Hush (HarperCollins Australia) in October 2021, Perth-based author, Sara Foster, has notched up six psychological thrillers. She talked about her career and the craft of writing with Karina Kilmore for November’s Murder Monday.
Murder Monday: Hayley Young
Hayley Young won the 28th Scarlet Stiletto Award for her outback police procedural, “Monster Hunters” – her first stab at crime writing.
Hierro: TV Review by Siobhan Mullany
Streaming on SBS On Demand are two series of Hierro, an award-winning Spanish/French mystery set on El Hierro, a volcanic island in the Canary Islands. It is a bleak land of black soil surrounded by stunning coast dramatically captured by the cinematographer.
The ‘Unlikeable’ Victim: Laura Elizabeth Woollett
Love ’em, hate ’em: Melbourne author Laura Elizabeth Woollett says writing unlikeable characters can be cathartic.
The Detectives (Series 1 and Series 2) – TV Review by Siobhan Mullany
This extraordinary series, now available on ABC iView, is a must-see for crime writers. It is so beautifully filmed and edited that it is hard to believe it is reality TV, not staged.
Giving a voice to the outback: Fleur McDonald
The day PETA put their Farm Maps up onto the website and animal activists were trespassing onto farms, I was driving to Perth, listening to the ABC report on this atrocity. I was getting angrier and angrier and my speed was getting faster and faster, the more furious I became! I knew I needed to tell the farmer’s side of the story.
Women crime writers in 21st-century Italy: Mirna Cicioni
There are two main differences between Italian and Australian women’s crime fiction. In Italian texts, murders are mostly motivated by jealousy or greed, and on the whole, there is less emphasis on family violence and on rape than in Australian fiction. The other noticeable difference is the emphasis on linguistic and cultural identity in the various Italian regions.
View the Davitt Awards Video
Whilst a good time was had by all, a recording was made for posterity. And for those who were unable to join us on the night.
Check out the wonderful interview with Debra Oswald, who said writers are ‘match fit for lockdown’ and ‘built for a pandemic’. Find out why by watching the video.
