Women’s crime and mystery short story competition

The idea for a national award for short stories, written by Australian women and featuring a strong female protagonist, was cooked up over a few glasses of wine in 1994 at a convenors’ meeting in St Kilda, Victoria. The purpose was to support and unearth new talent. This has been achieved in spades!

Get in quick for an historic (and enjoyable) occasion – the launch of Sisters in Crime’s 30th Scarlet Stiletto Awards hosted by Angela Savage.

Susanna Lobez and Leigh Redhead will read the winning ‘Body in the Library’ stories from 2021 and 2022.

Date of launch Friday 2nd June 2023
Time 5.30pm (for 6.00pm) until 7.30pm
Venue Melbourne Athenaeum Library 
Level 1, 188 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia + Google Map

Of course, this event is to get writers warmed up for the writing of their own crime short story!

Competition entry details for 2023 will be posted when they come to hand… stay tuned…

Meanwhile here’s a link to some other great writing events:
https://sistersincrime.org.au/opportunities-competitions-and-workshops/

Further event information
Sisters in Crime
Carmel Shute
Secretary, Sisters in Crime
admin@sistersincrime.org.au

Yours in criminal writing,

♥  Gretchen Bernet-Ward

ENTRIES NOW OPEN – READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE:

Scarlet Stiletto Writing Awards Now Open!