So many crimes, so many lies, so much deception. The new novels by Louise Milligan (Pheasants Nest), Sarah Bailey (Body of Lies), and Abby Corson (The Concierge) expose the perfidy, duplicity, and brutality that define some people, and far too many institutions. Louise, Sarah and Abby will tell all to journalist and Sisters in Crime convenor, Leslie […]
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Families harbour all sorts of secrets – and as the novels by Jo Dixon, Kylie Orr, and Glenna Thomson reveal, they can have cruel, twisted, and sometimes deadly consequences. They will divulge all to fellow author (and podcasting queen), Vikki Petraitis. Event details Friday 16 February, from 6.00 pm for dinner; 7.30 pm show. The Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Raglan
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Entries for Sisters in Crime’s 24th Davitt Awards for women’s crime books now open. Sisters in Crime Australia’s 24th Davitt Awards for the best crime and mystery books by Australian women from 2023 are now open. The competition is open to books by all women, whether cisgender, transgender or intersex, who are citizens/residents of Australia.
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Go wild in scarlet and pearls, the traditional 30th-anniversary gift, at Sisters in Crime’s 30th Scarlet Stiletto Awards. Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox, the creators of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and much more, will present the Awards after discussing their life in crime with Sue Turnbull, Sisters in Crime’s Ambassador and crime fiction expert. Cate Kennedy, the doyen of Australian short story
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Adorn yourself in your finest threads and enjoy an à la carte dinner (including antipasto platters on arrival) as the Sisters in Crime’s annual Davitt Awards are presented, 6.00 for 6.30 pm, Saturday 2 September. This year there are 144 books in contention for these awards: Best Adult Novel; Best Young Adult Novel; Best Children’s
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Submissions for the 2023 Scarlet Stiletto Awards are now open with $12,720 in prizes are on offer! The Awards are accepting stories of up to 5000 words. Submissions close on 31 August 2023. To learn more about the awards and how to submit, visit the Sisters in Crime website here.
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Crime has left the mean streets to stalk the dusty backroads of the Australian bush and thrills abound. Getting down and dirty are Michelle Prak (The Rush), Jacqueline Ross (Blackwater), Maryrose Cuskelly (The Cane) and host Catie Maher (Programs Lead, at Bayside Library Service). Please book by Thursday 22 June, 12 pm. Friday 23 June. Dinner 6.30
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It is a cause for celebration. Sisters in Crime Australia’s 30th Scarlet Stiletto Awards for best short stories will be launched by Dr Angela Savage at the Melbourne Athenaeum Library on Friday 2 June, 5.30 for 6 pm. The event will include dramatic readings of the last two winning ‘body in the library’ stories sponsored
Join Sisters in Crime at Sir Zelman Cowen Centre on Friday 19 May at 6.30pm for their 17th Law Week event: Boys behaving badly (and what to do about it). An expert panel, Elena Campbell, Ahona Guha, and Sherele Moody, chaired by Bronwyn Naylor will debate how to combat toxic masculinity and the violence perpetrated
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