32nd Scarlet Stiletto Awards now open – $13,050 up for grabs

Do you have what it takes to write a winning crime short story? This year’s Scarlet Stiletto Awards are now open! With an incredible $13,050 in cash prizes the winners. Read more

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DAVITT AWARDS: LONGLIST

The long list for the Davitt Awards 2025 has been announced.150 books were entered and the judges have selected 29 for the longlist. It has been a particularly challenging task this year. As Ruth Wykes, award winning short story writer and Judges’ Co-ordinator, said this year’s longlist is a stunning and diverse collection of stories.

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Carmel Shute Graduate House talk

Why women turn to crime (fiction)

Carmel Shute, the co-founder of Sisters in Crime in 1991, spoke to Graduate House at the University of Melbourne on 4 June. She was pleased that that the audience included a few Sisters in Crime members – Katrina Watson, Di Lightfoot, and K L Joy.

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Red Herrings

Catch up with the latest crime events from around the nation. Already there are lots of crime events happening, especially in New South Wales and Victoria. Whatever the time, whatever the season, don’t forget that a book is the perfect gift. It offers so much reading pleasure as well as supporting authors and the publishing industry.

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Crime Stack Monthly Draw

Win a Text Publishing crime book

Text Publishing is generously donating five copies of four of its best-sellers for the June Crime Stack – Traced by Catherine Jinks, Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke, No One Will Know by Rose Carlyle, and The Name of the Sister by Gail Jones. Join now to be in the running for a free copy.

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Death in a cold climate

Death in a Cold Climate

Get in the mood for winter. Cold can be confronting – whether it is in the Antarctic, Canada, or a remote Scottish island. Add in murderous intent and the results can be even more deadly, as revealed in the novels by Riley James, Ashley Kalagian Blunt, and Laura McCluskey.The three writers will be exploring the icy twists of their creations with Louisa Larkin, author of two Antarctic thrillers.

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Desperate times, desperate measures

Desperate times, desperate measures

Homelessness, financial crises, bad decisions, and family secrets can make for desperate times requiring desperate measures – even murder. Authors Michelle Prak, Samantha Byres, and Anna Snoekstra will chew over the issues with fellow author, Ilsa Evans.

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New Reviews

Every month Sisters in Crime brings you new reviews from women who write criminally good books.

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