A sea of scarlet and pearls: Celebrating 30 years of mystery, murder, and malice with Sisters in Crime’s Scarlet Stiletto Awards

South Melbourne’s Rising Sun Hotel was awash with scarlet and pearls on Saturday night (25 November) as crime writers and fans gathered to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sisters in Crime’s Scarlet Stiletto Awards for best short stories. This year, a record 250 short stories competed for a record $12,720 in prize money. Over the …

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Celebration: 23rd Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women

Proudly supported by Swinburne University of Technology, Department of Media and Communication Frock up (or suit up) and join us for an à la carte dinner (including antipasto platters on arrival) as we present Sisters in Crime’s annual Davitt Awards, 6.00 for 6.30 pm, Saturday 2 September. This year, our guest presenter is award-winning journalist, …

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Having the Crime of Our Lives: Sisters 30th Birthday Party!

Bring out the pearls for a fabulous night of felonious talk and food, to celebrate Sisters in Crime Australia’s 30th birthday. Diary date: 23 April in St Kilda, Melbourne. Hear from Jane Clifton, Sue Turnbull, Carmel Shute, Emma Viskic, Angela Savage, Sulari Gentill, and Vikki Petraitis. Plus food and wine and singing. It’s going to be amazing. See you there!

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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!

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