A huge week in Sydney, in conjunction with the Sydney Writers Festival. I didn’t appear at the festival, but I was lucky enough to attend two important award nights. I was short listed for the NSW Premier’s Award for Debut Fiction – quite the honour as these awards tilt strongly towards the literary – and later in the week, short listed for the ABIA Award for General Fiction. I didn’t… Read More »Awards season
A literary lunch on the Great Ocean Road at Airey’s Inlet, hosted by the wonderful Great Escape Books. Michael Cathcart from ABC RN excelled in quizzing true crime writer Maryrose Cuskelly, author of Wedderburn, and myself. A most welcoming and engaged crowd, who enjoyed a beautiful lunch while we discussed the challenges of writing about crime, real and imagined. The one downside – I couldn’t have a drink as I… Read More »A literary lunch