Emerging Writers Festival – Masterclass: Writing Crime

Masterclass: Writing Crime Looking to learn the foundational tools of crime writing, or to sharpen existing weapons already at your disposal? This masterclass will refine your essential plot, pacing, and genre-specific techniques, and teach you how to get paid for your crimes (the fictional variety)! We discuss the responsibilities of writers in representing criminalisation and violence, …

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Noir at the Bar

Hear from Melbourne’s edgiest crime writers and grab a drink at Australia’s first Noir at the Bar night. Writers include Sisters in Crime authors, Emma Viskic, Leigh Redhead and Kat Clay plus Andrew Nette (one of the organisers), Liam Jose, Jock Serong. Crime fiction critic and blogger Peter Rozovsky of Detectives Beyond Borders originated Noir at the Bar at …

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