EVENTS 2025

Ned Kelly Awards Announcements

THURS 25 SEP 2025
6 pm for 6.30 pm start
Location: Beaufort Street Books
567 Beaufort Street
Mount Lawley WA 6050

The evening will commence with the announcement of the winners of each of the following categories
Best Crime Fiction
Best True Crime
Best Debut Crime Fiction
Best International Crime Fiction.

It will then be followed by an author in conversation event with Josh Kemp, Sara Foster and Louise Wolhuter, moderated by Ruth McIver.

Brought to you by the Australian Crime Writers Association, the Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s oldest and most prestigious recognition honouring published crime fiction and true crime writing.

This is a free event but RVSP’s are essential.

TICKETS AND INFO HERE

Brisbane Writers Festival

SAT 11 OCT 2025 (Mis-behaving)
1.30 pm
Location: Underground Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse

SUN 12 OCT 2025 (Cop Shop)
1.00 pm
Location: Underground Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse

I’m excited to head to the Brisbane Writers Festival to take part in two panel sessions:

‘Miss-behaving’ with Meg Bignell, Naima Brown and Suzanne Do (chair Sita Walker)

The darkness of domestic life comes out of the shadows in these compelling character studies wrapped in mysteries. Whether it’s the absurdities of the upper class, the breaching of societal norms or a very unusual injury, these novels are about what makes the veneer of normalcy come crashing down.

‘Cop shop’ with Zahid Gamieldien, Laura McCluskey and Angie Faye Martin (chair Ron Serdiuk)

You have the right to remain enthralled! In this arresting session, four brilliant writers reimagine the police procedural, considering the nuances of the justice system and the complex narrative mechanisms of crime writing.

MIS-BEHAVING TICKETS AND INFO

COP SHOP TICKETS AND INFO

Festival of Fiction, Perth

SUN 19 OCT 2025
1.00 – 1.45 pm
Location: Edith Cowan University, Readers’ Theatre
Perth, WA

‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’

How do four outstanding authors bring their passion for nature to their lives and books? An intriguing insight into the different ways writers champion the land and its wildlife.

Featuring Candice Fox, Sara Foster, Tasma Walton and Jackson Harvey, moderated by Claudine Tinellis.

TICKETS & INFO HERE

Literature in the Lane – Murder They Wrote

WED 22 OCT 2025
6.00 – 8.00 pm
The Lane Bookshop
Claremont, WA

Join Sara Foster, David Whish-Wilson and Alan Carter as they compete for the titles of Master Criminal and Ace Detective. Each author will set the other two a mystery to unravel. Who will prove to be a real-life Sherlock Holmes and who will be Moriarty?