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Hear from the 2024 Davitt YA winner, Amy Doak, about the art of the unputdownable YA murder mystery. The Australian Society of Authors is running an online session with Amy, the author of Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer and Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret, who will share the key lessons she’s learned from writing and publishing YA murder mysteries and engaging with her readers. Friday 4 October, 1.00-2.00 pm. $35 for members; $70 for non-members. Book here.
New South Wales
Thursday 12 September-Sunday 14 September: BAD Sydney Crime Writing 2024 Festival. Hear from lots of Sisters in Crime authors – Amanda Hampson, B. M Carroll, Candice Fox, Dinuka McKenzie, Hayley Scrivenor, Kelli Hawkins, Lisa Kenway, Natalie Conyer, Petronella McGovern, Sue Turnbull, Sulari Gentill, and Suzanne Leal. More info here.
Friday 8 November, 6.30 pm-8.00 pm: Alicia Thompson in conversation with NSW Sisters in Crime convenor, Alexandra Larach, re her new book, Ex (NineStar Press). Set in London with a cold case investigation involving DS Xandra Bentley, part of a grief support group at St Bart’s whose members include the grieving Australian Adele Soames. $5 entry fee. $35 entry fee + book. Better Read Than Dead, 265 King St, Newtown. Book here.
Queensland
Thursday 19 September, 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm: Launch of The Fog by Brooke Hardwick, a Netherlands-based novelist. In Brooke’s spine-chilling debut Gothic thriller, a woman on the brink travels to a remote writers’ retreat to uncover the secrets of her past and lands herself in a deadly situation that could destroy her future. Three emerging writers will also read their current work. $15. Avid Reader, 193 Boundary St, West End. Bookings here.
Wednesday 25 September, 6.30 – 8.00 pm: In-store. Ned Kelly Awards Live Stream, co-hosted by Loraine Peck. Live stream starts at 7 pm. Avid Reader, 193 Boundary St, West End. Free but please book here.
Friday 4 October, 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm: Launch of Martine Kropkowski’s Everywhere We Look. Martine will be in conversation with Dr Amanda Niehaus. The book explores domestic abuse, the dynamics of female friendship, and the danger that can hide in plain sight. Avid Reader, 193 Boundary St, West End. $15. Bookings here.
Wednesday 16 October, 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm: Launch of Lisa Kenway’s All You Took From Me. Lisa will be joined in conversation by author Ben Hobson. Anaesthetist Clare Carpenter has just lost her husband and her memory in a single-vehicle accident. So why is a stranger following her? $15. Avid Reader, 193 Boundary St, West End. Bookings here.
Tasmania
Thursday 7 November, 7 pm-9 pm. Mysterious Women of Crime Trivia Night, Tasmanian Chapter Event. How well do you know your sisters? Brush up on your Agatha Christies, Ngaio Marshes, and Jane Harpers, because it’s time to join Sulari Gentill, Vanda Symon, L.J.M. Owen, Angela Meyer, and Poppy Gee for fast and furious rounds on the international world of women crime writers. Frank’s Ciderhouse and Cafe, Franklin, $20 per person. Details and bookings here.
Victoria
Monday 23 September, 7.30 pm: Suzie Miller, whose play Prima Facie became a global sensation, is coming home to St Kilda to speak at an event organised by the St Kilda Historical Society. Miller will talk about her glittering career and the joys and challenges of growing up in St Kilda with local journalist and filmmaker, Marianne Latham. Her mother, Elaine Miller, famously became the first woman mayor on St Kilda Council in 1982. Alex Theatre, 135 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda. Tickets $20. Book here.
Tuesday 24 September, 6.00-7.00 pm: Brooke Hardwick, a Netherlands-based novelist, will be conversation with Sisters in Crime convenor, Leslie Falkiner-Rose. In Brooke’s spine-chilling debut Gothic thriller, The Fog, a woman on the brink travels to a remote writers’ retreat to uncover the secrets of her past and lands herself in a deadly situation that could destroy her future. Sandringham Library, 2 Waltham St., Sandringham. Free but please book. Log in with your library credentials or book via (03) 9261 7125, here, or at your nearest library. Crime fans from outside Bayside welcome.
Wednesday 25 September, 6.30-8.00 pm: In store. Ned Kelly Awards Live Stream. Live stream starts at 7 pm. Readings St Kilda, 112 Acland Street, St Kilda. Free but please book here.
5.30 for 6 pm, Wednesday 9 October: Port Phillip Seniors’ Festival event: Thanks for the Memories. Hear crime writer Caroline de Costa and two other local residents – Boris Frankel, and George Kyriakou – dissect their lives with Carmel Shute, Sisters in Crime’s secretary. They’ll talk about their formative years, the challenges, the high points, the low points, the triumphs, the failures . . . and any lessons. St Kilda Library, 150 Carlisle Street (accessible venue). Book here.
5.30 for 6 pm, Wednesday 9 October: Port Phillip Seniors’ Festival event: Thanks for the Memories. Hear crime writer Caroline de Costa and two other local residents – Boris Frankel, and George Kyriakou – dissect their lives with Carmel Shute, Sisters in Crime’s secretary. They’ll talk about their formative years, the challenges, the high points, the low points, the triumphs, the failures . . . and any lessons. St Kilda Library, 150 Carlisle Street (accessible venue). Book here.