Debra Oswald to present 21st Davitt Awards

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

Frock (or suit) up and join us for an à la carte dinner as we present Sisters in Crime’s annual Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women published in 2020. Proudly supported by Swinburne University of Technology, Department of Media and Communication   This year, our guest is Debra Oswald, award-winning playwright, screenwriter ...

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$15 – $30

Digging Up Dirt: Pamela Hart dishes it Up

NSW ONLINE EVENT: Join Pamela Hart and Whitney Fitzsimmons as they discuss murder, Sydney’s property market and the merits of fruit cake and a cup of tea.

$10

SA Chapter: The Crime Short Story

Caledonian Hotel (Barton Room) 215 O'Connell St,, North Adelaide, SA, Australia

Authors Kristin Murdock and Dorothy Shorne discuss what makes a compelling crime short story.

$18 – $25

Cop This!

Online

ONLINE EVENT. Former Victorian Assistant Police Commissioner Sandra Nicholson will interrogate a panel of writers of police procedurals: Caroline de Costa, Suzanne Frankham and Margaret Hickey.

$10.00

Mysterious pasts, haunting presents

ONLINE EVENT. Mysterious pasts, haunting presents: new novels by best selling authors Tea Cooper and Kayte Nunn.

Free

CANCELLED: An evening with Fiona McIntosh

The Hungarian Club of South Australia 82 Osmond Terrace, Norwood, SA, Australia

We regret that the evening with bestselling author Fiona McIntosh has been cancelled.

$40.00 – $52.00

28th Scarlet Stiletto Awards Night

ONLINE. Join us for the 28th Scarlet Stiletto Awards on 27 November at 8pm as a Facebook Premiere event. Catherine McClements to present. FREE. Make a $10 donation to go into the draw for 3 x $300 packs of crime books!

Free

The Sisters in Crime NSW ‘Kill Covid’ Christmas Party

Women’s Club, 179 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, N, Australia

Make up for lost time crime with the NSW Chapter of Sisters in Crime - Thursday 9 December, 5 for 5.30 (to 7.30 pm): quiz, speed crime, mystery gifts, raffle, wine, food, and good criminal company.

Small Towns, Big Crimes. Now online

FEBRUARY EVENT. What happens when crime leaves the mean streets of our big cities to stalk small-town Australia? Whether it is at the beach or in the bush, these small communities all harbour more than their fair share of deadly secrets and criminality. Three authors, Emma Viskic, Aoife Clifford, and Maryrose Cuskelly, will explore all this with award-winning short story writer, Jacqui Horwood.

$10

View Online: Seizing Justice

The formal criminal justice system doesn’t always deliver for women, so what can happen when women decide to exact justice themselves? According to three debut crime authors, Jane Caro, Debra Oswald, and Nina D. Campbell, the results can be deadly.