August meeting of Sisters in Crime Queensland

Bistro Allure Corner Ann and Roma Streets, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Topic for discussion:    Where to market your work. When: Saturday, 11 August Time: 12:00-12:30pm (for those who want to order food and/or drink and chat. Meeting Time: 12:30pm - 2:30pm Where: Bistro Allure,  Corner Ann and Roma Streets, Brisbane (the old Crest Hotel across from Brisbane City Hall) http://www.pullmanbrisbanekgs.com.au/en/dining/bistro-allure-restaurant.html It is a short walk from Roma Street and ...

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Free

18th Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women

The George Swinburne Building, 2nd floor 34 Wakefield Street,, Hawthorn, Vic, Australia

Proudly supported by Swinburne University of Technology, Department of Media and Communication and the Danish Arts Foundation Frock up and join us for champagne and canapés as we present Sisters in Crime’s annual Davitt Awards with our international guest, Danish author Sissel Jo-Gazan. Harlequin Australia has kindly donated 100 proof copies  of Anna Snoekstra's new ...

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$48

The Mystery and History Tour with L.J.M. Owen & Lindy Cameron

Prahran Mechanics Institut 9 St Edmonds Rd, Prahran, Vic, Australia

L.J.M. Owen & Lindy Cameron, writers of rollicking archaeological mysteries, will be in conversation at the Prahran Mechanics Institute on Thursday August 16, 6pm. The Intermillennial Sleuth series by L.J.M. Owen series follows Dr Elizabeth Pimms, archaeologist and librarian, as she solves ancient crimes using 21st century techniques. With really cold cases and odern family secrets, ...

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$10 – $17

The Mystery and HIstory Tour@Hastings Library

Hastings Library 7 High St .,, Hastings, VIC, Australia

L.J.M. Owen & Lindy Cameron, writers of rollicking archaeological mysteries, will be in conversation at Hastings Library on  Friday  August 17, 11 am. The Intermillennial Sleuth series by L.J.M. Owen series follows Dr Elizabeth Pimms, archaeologist and librarian, as she solves ancient crimes using 21st century techniques. With really cold cases and odern family secrets, this charming crime series focuses on ...

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Free

The Mystery and HIstory Tour@Traralgon Library

Traralgon Library 35-38 Kay St,, Traralgon, Vic, Australia

L.J.M. Owen & Lindy Cameron, writers of rollicking archaeological mysteries, will be in conversation at Traralgon Library on  Sunday August 19, 3.30 pm. The Intermillennial Sleuth series by L.J.M. Owen series follows Dr Elizabeth Pimms, archaeologist and librarian, as she solves ancient crimes using 21st century techniques. With really cold cases and odern family secrets, this charming crime series focuses on forgotten women’s ...

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Free

Extreme situations elicit unusual crimes

Rising Sun Hotel 2 Raglan St, South Melbourne, Vic, Australia

  First 25 to book get a free (proof) copy of  Anna Snoekstra’s new book, The Spite Game,  kindly donated by Harlequin Australia. Megan Goldin, Susi Fox and Pip Drysdale talk to Janice Simpson about deception and delusion, revenge and retribution, and how Sun Tzu’s The Art of War helps if you’re hellbent on making him pay. Megan ...

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$12 – $20

Dames versus Dicks Great Crime Writing Debate: Who does it better?

Big Mouth cnr Acland and Barkly Streets, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

St Kilda Writers Week, 30 September – 7 October On trial is the wit of some of Australia’s finest crime writers. The Dames and The Dicks argue each other’s case for Who does it better?, the question that lies at the criminal heart of the battle of the sexes. The Prosecutor: Lindy Cameron The Dames: Vikki ...

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$20

Killer Reads: Why crime fiction knocks the socks off capital ‘L’ Literature

Ember Lounge 88 Acland Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

St Kilda Writers Week 30 September – 7 October stkildawritersweek.com Jacqui Horwood interrogates crime writers Sarah Bailey, Katherine Kovacic and Emma Viskic about the popular appeal of crime fiction.   Sarah Bailey took up a life in crime (writing) after 15 years in the advertising industry. She now has two crime thrillers featuring Detective Gemma Woodstock ...

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$20

How to get away with murder

Ember Lounge 88 Acland Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

St Kilda Writers Week 30 September – 7 October stkildawritersweek.com Writers Liz Porter and Maggie Baron take a humorous stab at forensics and crime literature to reveal what works – and what doesn’t – when it comes to making a killing. As an expert on the forensic mistakes that help put criminals behind bars, Liz ...

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$20

True Crime: Digging out the truth

Rising Sun Hotel 2 Raglan St, South Melbourne, Vic, Australia

Authors Rachael Brown, Kate Wild and Maryrose Cuskelly talk to Vikki Petraitis about how persistence and perspicacity pay off when it comes to investigating crime.   Last year, journalist Rachael Brown made headlines with her cold-case investigation into the murder of single mother Maria James at her Thornbury bookshop in 1980. Using this material, she ...

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$12 – $22