Melbourne Rare Book Week – Charlotte Jay

Library at the Dock 2nd floor, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands, VIC, Australia

The Knife is Feminine: Discovering Charlotte Jay Hosted by Melbourne Library Service The inaugural winner of the  Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe award in 1953 was an Australian woman, Charlotte Jay, for Beat Not The Bones , a mystery set in Papua New Guinea. In 2019 who has heard of Charlotte Jay in this her ...

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Free

Winter Writers’ Retreat – Writers of the Far South Coast 26-28 July, Tathra

Kianinny Bush Cottages 246 Tathra Rd, Tathra, NSW, Australia

Now in its fifth year, it’s your turn to discover our Winter Writers Retreat. By the end of the weekend, with the help of our mentors, you’ll be inspired, motivated and maybe have that next chapter. The combined creativity gathered in this tranquil bush setting is nurtured by removing the daily grind of responsibilities while ...

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$299

Sisters in Crime@Phillip Island Festival of Stories

Cowes Cultural Centre 91-97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes, Vic, Australia

Hear from a fabulous Sisters in Crime panel - Ellie Marney (compere), Anna Snoekstra and Olivia De Lesantis: 11-11.45am, Saturday 27 July Room 1, Cowes Cultural Centre,  91-97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes ELLIE MARNEY Ellie Marney is a teacher and a highly-awarded author of crime fiction for Young Adults.A long-term member of Sisters in Crime, she ...

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$20 – $55

Friends of St Kilda Cemetery- Coroners, Constabulary and Crime Tour

St Kilda Cemetery corner Hotham St & Dandenong Rd, East St Kilda, Vic, Australia

Coroners, Constabulary and Crime Tour Come and join the Friends of St Kilda Cemetery on this terrific walk around the cemetery for an insight into the work of police officers, coroners, unusual deaths and murders. THIS IS NOT A TOUR FOR THE SQUEAMISH! 2.00pm Sunday 28 July Tour Cost $15; members free. Afternoon tea included. ...

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$15

Lane Cove Literary Awards 2019

The Lane Cove Literary Awards 2019 are now open and entries will be accepted until Monday 26 August 2019. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Short Story Prize - $2,000 Travel Story Prize - $1,500 Poetry Prize - $1,500 The following additional prizes may be awarded: The Burns Bay Bookery Resident Prize - $500 Len ...

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Aesthetica Creative Writing Award

Aesthetica Creative Writing Award Supporting new writing talent across Poetry and Short Fiction, the Creative Writing Award is hosted by the international art and culture publication Aesthetica Magazine, and presents a fantastic chance for writers to further their involvement in the literary world. Both established and emerging writers are encouraged to enter, and works previously ...

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Free

Sisters@Brisbane Writers Festival – 5-8 September 2019

Sisters in Crime authors Caroline de Costa and M J  Tjia will be speaking on a Brisbane Writers Festival panel, together with Meera Atkison, on Saturday 7 September, 1pm -  Crime fiction & #metoo Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland https://bwf.org.au/2019/brisbane-writers-festival/crime-fiction-and-hashmetoo Also speaking at the festival are crime writers Chole Hooper,  Lili Wilkison, Ginger Gorman, ...

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$12 – $204

BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival: Friday 6 – Sunday 8 September

State Library of New South Wales Macquarie St,, Sydney, NSW, Australia

BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival just got a whole lot badder this year. It has events with Val McDermid, Candice Fox, Sue Turnbull,  Sulari Gentill, Emily Maguire, Aoife Clifford, Catherine du Peloux Menagé, Suzie Miller, Bri Lee, Hilary Bonney, Nicole Abadee, Susan Hurley, Katherine Kovacic, Felicity McLean, Caroline Overington, Suzanne Leal, Jacyln Moriarty, Nicola Moriarty,  Xanthé Mallett, Ava Benny-Morrison, ...

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$22 – $25

Val McDermid@Melbourne Writers Festival

Val McDermid, a Sisters in Crime favourite, is participating in three panels on the closing day of the Melbourne Writers Festival.  This year's theme is When We Talk About Love. Val is the author of 22 bestselling novels, which have been translated into 30 languages and sold over 10 million copies. She has won many awards ...

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$15 – $25

Wayward Women exhibition to 30 June 2020: Old Treasury Building, Melbourne

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring Street, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

This exhibition presents ten stories about individual women’s lives in the past.  All of the women could be described as ‘wayward’.  Either intentionally, or through force of circumstance, they transgressed society’s rules in some way. Some prospered, but others paid dearly for their actions. The women and girls featured in this exhibition all lived in ...

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Free