Deadly Secrets Crime Writing Weekend
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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...
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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 Click here to book! 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 Click here to book! 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 Click here to book! 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 Click here to book! Full Package Offer Includes both Workshops, Mystery Dinner, Panel Discussion, Literary morning tea and launch of the Thunderbolt Prize. Click here to book the full package! |
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!
