Too close for comfort? The art of the domestic thriller

Sandringham Library 2 Waltham Street, Sandringham, VIC, Australia

Sisters in Crime has put together some killer library events in partnership with Bayside Library Services for September. Two top Bayside authors, Sally Hepworth and Anna George, discuss how they dig deep to expose the drama, disputes, and violence that can rip family relations and home life apart.  

Free

Sisters in Crime NSW presents: Mothers – how far will they go?

Gleebooks 49 Glebe Point Road,, Glebe, NSW, Australia

Join award-winning journalist and outspoken social commentator, Jane Caro, and Ned Kelly nominated debut author, Rae Cairns, in conversation with best-selling author, Pamela Hart, at Sisters in Crime NSW's first ‘real live’ event in 2022. This is your opportunity to engage in the discussion of Jane’s new psychological crime drama, The Mother, and Rae’s recently released high-paced crime novel, The Good Mother.

$12

BAD Sydney Crime Writers’ Festival 2022

State Library of NSW 1 Shakespeare Pl,, Sydney, NSW, Australia

8-10 September, Sate Library of NSW. Over 65 speakers, writing workshops, walking tours, and evening events. Sisters in Crime members appearing include Sulari Gentill, Candice Fox, Nina D Campbell, Lynn McFarlane, Vikki Petraitis, Veronica Lando, Petronella McGovern, Rae Cairns, Margaret Hickey, Pamela Hart, Tanya Bretherton, Suzanne Leal, Shelley Burr, Sally Bothroyd, Kayte Nunn, Sue Williams, and Sue Turnbull.

$175

The Unbelievable Vikki Petraitis

Brighton Library 14 Wilson Street, Brighton, Vic, Australia

Sisters in Crime has put together some killer library events in partnership with Bayside Library Services for September. Brighton author, teacher, and podcaster, Vikki Petraitis is best known for her 18 true crime books but she'll be speaking about her recently-pulished PhD novel, The Unbelieved, which won the inaugural Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction Award.

Free

Agatha Christie in Australia: Death on the Yarra Festival

Arts Centre Warburton 3409 Warburton Hwy, Warburton, Vic, Australia

A whole Sunday in Warburton (Vic) devoted to Agatha Christie (who visited there 100 years ago) and the wonderful world of cozy crime. Includes Katherine Kovacic, Nicki Greenberg and Lindy Cameron.

$60

NEW DATE: Sisters in Crime in the Library: Bodies on the beach

St Kilda Library 150 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, Vic, Australia

Authors Emma Viskic (Those Who Perish) and Aoife Clifford (When We Fall) will be in conversation with fellow writer, Leigh Redhead (Peepshow) , about the dead bodies which keep inconveniently washing up on beaches but are great plot devices. 

Free

Launch of Sisters in Crime (Tasmanian Chapter)

Let the heist begin. Join Angela Savage, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Lindy Cameron, and L J M Owen for the launch of the Tasmanian Chapter of Sisters in Crime over dinner - Thursday 6 October, 6.30pm, at Frank's Ciderhouse Cafe in Franklin.

$44

Murder, mystery, and memory

The Rising Sun Hotel cnr Raglan Street and Eastern Road, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

What happens when evidence points to you having committed murder, made someone disappear, committed some sort of crime, or been the victim of one – but you have no memory of it? Authors Megan Goldin, Tania Chandler, and Nell Pierce explore these tricky issues – and much more – with award-winning short story writer, Ruth Wykes.

$10 – $20

NSW CHAPTER ONLINE: The attraction of liars

Sisters in Crime (NSW Chapter) is thrilled to present its Sunday Soiree online series with Petronella McGovern discussing her latest release, The Liars (just out with Allen & Unwin) with Siobhan Mullany and Ann Penhallurick.

$10

Felony and fun

The Rising Sun Hotel cnr Raglan Street and Eastern Road, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Crime fiction can be deadly serious, but it can also have a lighter – even amusing – side. Authors Kirsty Manning, Katherine Kovacic, and Lucia Nardo explore with Angela Savage how their plots and protagonists can lift readers’ spirits and crack smiles … the ideal way to loosen up for the end of 2022.

$10 – $20