AGM is called for 2025
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Sisters in Crime Australia Inc. will be held on: Friday, 24th October 2025, at 9.45 pm at The Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Raglan Street, South Melbourne, 3205.
Sara Hood
Fabulous, feisty, fun & Phryne: Celebrating the life of Kerry Greenwood
Join us for High Tea at Phryne Fisher’s favourite hotel, The Windsor. Celebrate the life and legacy of the wonderful Kerry Greenwood.
It’s All About the Idea: Jane Caro
Where did the idea for Jane Caro’s new novel come from? Sometimes the idea comes easy, and sometimes it doesn’t. Here she tells all….
Searching for volunteers to help with our communications
Why not get more involved? Sisters in Crime Australia is searching for volunteers to help with our communications. It could be a one off project (the comms for the Davitt Awards for example) or why not stand as the convenor responsible for communications?
A stunning new voice: Angie Faye Martin
Melaleuca is a beautifully written, absorbing crime novel that introduces us to a stunning new voice to Australian women’s crime fiction. Angie Faye Martin is a stunning new voice and here she writes about how she got to here and why.
Developing complex characters: Joanna Jenkins
Does anyone think they’re bad? That’s the question Joanne Jenkins asks. Read here how she researched this (most unusual!) and how it informed her development of complex characters.
Davitt Awards: Award Ceremony
7 books received honours in the prestigious 25th Davitt Awards, for the best crime books written by women during calendar year 2024.
Davitt Awards 2025: Shortlist
After what can only be described as extensive deliberation, the judges have announced the shortlist for the Davitt Awards 2025. Congratulations to all of these very worthy Australian women writers.
Make Your Story Stand Out
Tips for Writing a Criminally Good Short Story Ruth Wykes, Scarlet Stiletto Awards Coordinator and Sisters in Crime Australia Convenor, has provided some handy tips to help you polish your submission.
Kerry Greenwood Readers Choice Award open for voting
We are thrilled to announce that the Readers Choice Award has been renamed in honour and memory of one of Australia’s greatest and most beloved crime writers: Kerry Greenwood. Voting now open for members.