Writers of short fiction are invited to enter the Anthology Magazine Short Story Competition. Established to recognise and encourage creative writing and provide a platform for publication, it is open to original and previously unpublished short stories in the English language by a writer of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. Stories submitted must be on the ...
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 ...
Join the BAD Sydney Crime Writers September International Festival at 6 pm on Wednesdays in September for its short and very sweet festival with four of the best international women crime writers. Paula Hawkins, speaking to Suzanne Leal (8 September); Val McDermid, speaking to Sue Turnbull (15 September); Karin Slaughter, speaking to Andy Muir (22 September); and Ann Cleeves, speaking ...
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.
Authors Kristin Murdock and Dorothy Shorne discuss what makes a compelling crime short story.
Join Sherlock tragic, Narrelle M Harris,and Lucy Sussex in conversation about The Only One in the World: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology (Clan Destine Press).
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.
ONLINE EVENT. Mysterious pasts, haunting presents: new novels by best selling authors Tea Cooper and Kayte Nunn.
The 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial
Fiction Prize is now open for submissions. It offers a publishing contract with HQ, with a $10,000 advance.
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the best piece of unpublished short fiction is now open. £5,000 prize; regional winners receive £2,500.