Blood on The Rocks: Exploring the True Dark History of The Rocks.
The Rocks is Australia’s most historic neighbourhood. It has over 200 years of incredible history. Many myths have developed over the years, told by enterprising publicans and tourist-exploiting storytellers. However, the truth is much more …
Pitch to an agent
IF you have a completed manuscript or are well advanced on your book, BAD offers you the opportunity to talk to agent Lou Johnson (Key People Literary Management) for a short 6-minute pitch session. If …
Pitch to a publisher
IF you have a completed manuscript or are well advanced on your book, BAD offers you the opportunity to talk to fiction publisher Vanessa Radnidge (Hachette) for a short 6-minute pitch session. If you’re at …
Danger Awards Night
Join us over drinks and nibbles to celebrate Michael Robotham’s 20 years in crime publishing. Sue Turnbull talks to him about past and present triumphs and they look to the future. Then comes the announcement …
Agents and Spies in truth and fiction
Tim Ayliffe journalist and thriller writer will be in clandestine conversation with three people who have personal experience of the world of espionage. Jack Beaumont went from being a spy to writing thrillers set in the …
Inside publishing: Different paths to publication
Three published writers share their stories of how they came to be published with Sophie Groom CEO of Writing NSW. Hear online thriller bestseller Matt Rogers tell us about now turning to print with Simon …
BAD Western Sydney: The second case
Welcome to dark stories and micro fiction set in Sydney’s Western suburbs. In this session Andrew Charlton MP for Parramatta will launch BAD Western Sydney: The Second Case, the second volume in a collaboration between WestWords …
It’s a family affair
Who knows what happens behind closed doors? Family is front and centre in four new twisty psychological thrillers. In BM Carroll’s new crime novel, there’s a disappearance on a family outing. In Kelli Hawkins’ book, …
Sins of the fathers
What is the impact of discovering murder amongst members of your own family tree. What would you do? Hide it or reveal it? How would you deal with your own feelings of shame and guilt …
A life for a life: taking revenge – legally
Imagine a near-future Australia where a family member has been murdered. The killer is convicted and capital punishment has been reinstated. The only catch is you have to kill the offender yourself and you can …