Deadly Secrets Crime Writing Weekend

This wonderful feast of crime writing held over three exciting days features visiting crime writers P.M. Newton, ex-police officer and author of award-winning crime novels set in modern Sydney, and Sulari Gentill, author of seven popular mystery novels centred on gentleman artist/amateur detective Rowland Sinclair, set in the 1930’s in Australia and overseas. They will be joined by local crime/mystery writers Bronwyn Parry, Alan Mitchell and Sophie Masson.

The 2016 New England Thunderbolt Prize will also be launched during the weekend, with entries officially open.

When: 17th—19th of June
Where: Reader's Companion and the Wicklow Hotel
Workshops: $65 for members, $75 for non-members
Mystery dinner: $50 (drinks not included)
Panel session + morning tea: $30 for members, $40 for non-members
Workshop package: $100 for members, $120 for non-members
Full package: $180 for members, $235 for non-members

What's on...

Book Signing
When: Friday 17th June, 5pm
Where: Readers’ Companion, Beardy Street Mall.
Meet our guest authors Sulari Gentill and P.M. Newton at the Readers’ Companion.  Copies of their books will be available for purchase and signing by the author.
How much: Free!

Saturday 18th
Workshops

Workshop with P.M. Newton
What a great sense of place! 
This workshop is about integrating place into your writing so that it becomes a vital element not just the stuff in the background.
Through a mix of lecture, analysis, discussion and writing exercises you will develop your understanding of the role of place in fiction. You will discover that place can be a protagonist that reveals deeper layers of your characters and drives your plot.
Where: The Wicklow Hotel
When: 10am — 12:30pm
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Workshop with Sulari Gentill
This workshop will introduce the underlying structure of the traditional crime novel and consider the ways that established tropes and reader expectations may be tested and twisted through the use of character and plot.
Where: The Wicklow Hotel
When: 1:30 — 4pm
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Mystery Dinner
Join our guest authors for dinner at the Wicklow Hotel.  Includes main, dessert and one drink (bars will be open for additional drinks).  There will be a mysterious twist.
When: Saturday 18th of June, 7pm
Where: The Wicklow Hotel
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Sunday 19th June

Panel Discussion, Literary morning tea and launch of the Thunderbolt Prize
Sophie Masson will chair a panel discussion on crime writing with Sulari Gentill, P.M. Newton, Bronwyn Parry and Allan Mitchell on crime writing.
Afterwards there will be a morning tea, a chance to meet the authors and the launch of the 2016 Thunderbolt Prize.
When: Sunday, June 19, 10am
Where: The Wicklow Hotel
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Full Package Offer
Includes both Workshops, Mystery Dinner, Panel Discussion, Literary morning tea and launch of the Thunderbolt Prize. 
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Booking Links!

Sulari Gentill workshop: $65 for members, $75 for non-members
P.M. Newton workshop:  $65 for members, $75 for non-members
Mystery dinner: $50 (drinks not included)
Panel session + morning tea: $30 for members, $40 for non-members
Workshop package: $100 for members, $120 for non-members
Full package: $180 for members, $235 for non-members

Thank you to Arts NSW for funding this event!