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April 2020
POSTPONED: Sisters in Crime South Australia: Launch, plus dinner & speakers
Join with the South Australian members of Sisters in Crime for the launch of its new chapter and hear from Claire O'Connor (pictured) re being a criminal barrister & Detective Mike Newbury re investigating crime scenes The event will be hosted by Sisters in Crime South Australia, SA Convenor Samantha Battams. RSVP here is required - there are only 36 spaces in our booked room. Costs are as follows: Full $22 Concession (Health Care/Seniors Card) $18 Member (SistersInCrime/Writers SA) $15…
Find out more »POSTPONED: Dazzling, Deadly – The Allure of South African Crime Fiction@Gleebooks (Sydney)
L. A. Larkin and Natalie Conyer in conversation with Malla Nunn Deadly, dangerous, dazzling? What drew Larkin, Conyer and Nunn to set crime-thrillers in Africa? These Sydney Sisters in Crime will discuss their story locations, their characters and their inspiration. Sponsored by the newly-established Sisters in Crime Sydney, which supports and nurtures female Australian crime writers, this is bound to be a lively and entertaining night. In L.A. Larkin’s new thriller, Prey, journalist Olivia Wolfe must unravel the terrible secret…
Find out more »Live event cancelled: Burning issues: crime writers blaze a new trail
The live event is cancelled but Sisters in Crime is exploring online options featuring the authors. Stay posted. Australia’s recent unprecedented bushfire season and the deaths of Hannah Clarke and her children earlier this month bookend the power of fire and the damage it can cause. Writers Chloe Hooper, Kimberley Starr and Leisl Leighton talk with Maggie Baron about how their crime books get up close and personal with arson and bushfires, and confront some of the most uncomfortable realities…
Find out more »May 2020
Live event cancelled – Sisters in Crime at Law Week: The ABC of DNA
The live event is cancelled but Sisters in Crime is exploring online options featuring the authors. Stay posted. Sisters in Crime Australia is again proud to join forces with the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, Victoria University, to present its 14th Law Week event. Forensic specialists Rebecca Kogios and Dadna Hartman together with true crime author Julie Szego talk to Debbie Stephen from the Victoria Police Forensic Services Department about how DNA profiling has revolutionised criminal investigations since the 1980s. They…
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